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December 2004
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kathy |
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Arkansas |
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Comments: | Elaine and Sue,
You took the words right out of my mouth. To have him in a role that did justice to his talent--a Rasputin or Blaylock but for the cinema, not TV. It seems everytime he does get the chance--Mesmer, TSfJG something happens. A role like Jacques Roux but a full length movie. That would be truly wonderful. He is so much better than so many that have won Oscars it would be a shame if he didn't. |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 09:05:26 PM |
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Anke |
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Comments: | HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
I loved 'Perfume'. But as always... Making a film of a book, it is tricky... SPOILER: You read so much thoughts and to translate this in pictures... It is hard, but the ending is sublime: eating out of love... Wel it is a strange novel, but it was a hit and I still like it!So no blame for the actors (and there are no small parts, only small actors as someone once said...) I thought his father died of longcancer, I read it somewhere, but I can't rember where... Hope you all had a great evening, I did, a bit drunk now and tired... So I'm going to get some sleep... Signing of at 3.45 hour. Again: Wish you all a great 2005!!! |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 08:48:41 PM |
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Elaine (Still up) |
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UK |
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Comments: | Sue, I could not have said it better. I would love to see AR do a film that STARRED him and not had him taking the part of a "Supporting actor". StLM was almost that film but made for TV.I guess we are just greedy for more! He likes to take it easy, and why not? I think I would, too, if I did not have to work. But oh, I do wish we could see him just once in an Oscar winning role.... Happy New Year!! |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 08:48:01 PM |
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Sue |
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England |
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Comments: | Well It is 12.36 here in UK so
Here's hoping for a Happier and more Peaceful Year for the World. Dany - hope your mum feels better soon. My mum had ovarian cancer 30 years ago and she is 84 now and still doing fine. I always tell everybody about her when I hear someone has cancer cos people DO get better. I don't know anything about the Perfume book but it doesn't sound like there is much of a prt of AR or DH (another of my faves). I really wish AR would get a lead part in a decent adult drama. I know he does comedy very well but I'd love something a bit meatier for a change. JS def did call him Al at the NFT;) and I always think of Paul Simon and that great Chevy Chase video when I hear it. I must listen to that Bill Nighy play tomorrow or I shall lose it. I caught a bit of Capture the Castle the other night on tv and he was great in that. He never seems to stop working, wish AR took some pointers from him LOL |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 07:46:28 PM |
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Dany |
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Comments: | So girls
the ner year started here and after the fireworks I want to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR again....now for me in the new year! Our american ones have to wait a time till they can celebrate ....but I'll enjoy my private party now.....hope you do it later like I do now God bless you all and i hope we'll have a lot of fun this year like the last one. DAny PS.I didn't know that AR father died because of cancer but I think no matter which kind of cancer he had it is terible. My mom has cancer(braintumor ) and she had to go to the hospital next monday for the 5th chemo and it is hard. |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 06:55:20 PM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: | As far as I know, kathy, it has never been disclosed as to what type of cancer his father had. Its not on the infamous biography and I don't remember it in any of the interviews I heard or read. Does anyone else know? |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 06:02:31 PM |
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kathy |
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Arkansas |
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Comments: | Being a nurse and nosey as well, does anyone know what kind of cancer AR's father died of? |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 05:08:21 PM |
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kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | Perfume is a very strange story and so much of it is in Grenouille's thoughts. Ricci is actually the only part I could have thought for AR. He is supposed to be a man in his 40's, a widower with this beautiful 16 yr old daughter who actually figures out what it is that the murderer seeks out in these girls and tries to save his daughter. He actually is the more described character appart from the old Parisian perfumer, who really is old. It is a very strange story, Grenouille is a very strange character. I guess it would depend on the screen play how strange the movie was. AR always says it is the writing that makes it for him.
What does anyone hear about Snow cake lately? |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 03:34:23 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | Claudia, it doesn't get better, it just gets weirder and more pointless.
Hey! DS just opened up his 2005 Futurama wall calendar -- everyone knows the TV show "Futurama" right, the outer space cartoon from the guy who does the "Simpsons"? Anyway, each day on the calendar there are two or three names of famous people born that day. And guess who finally made it? Feb. 21 -- Alan Rickman. It took him three years to get onto this calendar! I wonder if he's on the Simpsons 2005 wall calendar. Anybody have one? |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 01:42:56 PM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: | What I have read of the book, Emily, I have to agree with you. I think that's why its taking me so long to read the book. I just don't like it. From page one, I couldn't understand why AR OR Dustin Hoffman would even agree to do something like this. I keep thinking....maybe it will get better. |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 01:23:22 PM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: | Oops, I meant to put a link to Radio 4. If you've never experienced some of these plays, when you have a chance, do. You won't be sorry. I love them. If you subscribe to their newletter, you will have a weeks notice on what is going to air. Also, on a down note, I thought it would be good to re-post the links to make contributions for the tsunami victims. If you want to join other AR fans and donate to the Red Cross, Carol in Michigan started up a Just Giving page: Join other AR fans with 2005 Disaster Relief - Asia Earthquake |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 01:19:35 PM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: |  Happy New Year to everyone! Brilliant and very appropriate pic of AR, Sue! Looks like he's all ready for a New Year's blast! Thanks for the reminder of the Bill Nighy radio play, AFNH. I just grabbed it for listening later. Good thing I did when I did for it will be dropping off in a day or two. I sure wish AR still did radio plays. We're not asking for one every week....we'd be happy with once or twice a year. ;-) Love the little clown new year's message, RickiNicki! Thanks for the fireworks, Sabine! BTW, I am still trying to get through the book Perfume (I'm such a slow reader!). So I haven't gotten to that part yet but hope to soon. Thanks to Kathy for sending me the book. melissa--hope you enjoyed the Minghella bio. I find him a very interesting person not to mention those eyes of his! Oh and his voice is sweet too! LOL Kathy, look for a little film called Still Crazy with Bill Nighy. Ali-Pat gave me the opportunity to see this and it really is a cute little film. Also, I think I've mentioned I Capture the Castle before too. BN is remarkable in this. Thanks for the reminder that Juliet Stevenson had called AR "Al", Elaine. It seems that someone had reported that she had called him that at the NFT. But as usual I couldn't remember when I or where I had read it. Best wishes to everyone. Please be safe and if you don't get back tonight....please come back tomorrow! |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 01:11:03 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | How disappointing that AR is supposedly playing Antoine Richis in "Perfume." First off, I don't think much of this book. It seems like it would be very difficult to adapt into a movie that people would want to see. Second, Richis is not much of a part. I thought he's play Baldini, the older perfumer. That was still a small part, but bigger than Richis. That at least was a very showy role that he could do well. Richis's part is even smaller in the book and it's really kind of blah - it's an old man part. All in all, I wouldn't mind if this movie never gets made and he puts his energy into something worthier of his talents and screen presence! |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 01:06:15 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | Happy New Year Everyone!
Be careful of the drunks on the road. We want everyone safe and sound to share another year of "Al"....what a hoot..... |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 01:00:31 PM |
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Dany |
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Location: |
Germany |
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Comments: | Hello out there!
I want to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! (I don't know if I'm online later....and in Oz we have 2005 since a couple of hours) So may all your wishes come true! All the best Dany |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 12:36:30 PM |
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Elaine |
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UK |
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Comments: | Oooh, sounds as if "Perfume" might actually be on the cards then. I'm fed up of all these projects he has that come to nothing because of lack of finances - not his fault I know, but frustrating for us! Melssa,there was a big discussion somewhere about friends actually calling him "Al". He doesn't seem like one to me either but Juliet Stephenson called him Al at the NFT. (And I can hear Paul Simon too!) |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 10:50:40 AM |
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Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | A Perfume rumor: I read on a German forum that AR is playing a character by the name of Antoine Richis in The Perfume. Has anybody else heard about this? Apparently Grenouille is after Richis daughter and Richis is doing everything he can to protect her. I’m not going to say if he succeeds… *grin*
Melissa: he can call me Betty, if I can call him Al… Sorry, to all Paul Simon fans, I just couldn’t resist! LOL I’m not sure when I’ll be able to be on-line again, so Happy New Year to everybody! 
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 09:25:26 AM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | oh sorry....it was Elaine not Sue who wondered about the family photo albums |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 08:00:45 AM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | was reeding a site on the BBC news page where people post messages to find people who are still missing....it is heartwrenching to read these pleas for help locating their loved ones, but a couple of messages are positive ones of people who have been found and are safe.
Sue: those picture albums must be deliscious, but i really don't imagine anyone calling him "Al" ;-) |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 07:59:21 AM |
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RickiNicki |
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Germany |
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Comments: | 
To Everyone! I wish everyone good luck and happiness! Ok, it's a bit early but I have no chance to be online around midnight. |
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 07:46:27 AM |
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kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | I just watched Blow Dry for the 2nd time--I'd only seen it once before when I rented it but Santa was very good to me and brought me 2 AR DVD's. It really is a very sweet movie, very touching. Too bad they emphasised the hair part and not the family part in the advertising for the movie. I love Bill Nighy. I am definitely going to have to see more of him.
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Friday, December 31st 2004 - 01:18:47 AM |
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Carla |
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Comments: | I hope everyone has a good NYE.
I found that watch againg in AABA. I LOVE that movie!!!!!!!!! anhoo I watched help i'm a fish. I was worried for a moment when Joe sounded very much like tim curry in places |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 10:49:52 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | well, talk about obsessed....they only showed about 20 seconds of Alan, and they DIDN'T talk about TMD!!!!! humpf!
mean people.......! |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 08:09:18 PM |
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Elaine |
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UK |
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Comments: | I really should be in bed. I love that pic from ebay. Have seen it before somewhere. I think it was some theatre bash as it was definitely his "Private Lives era". The Hamlet -like one is fab too. Now that, I had not seen. I guess there must be loads of unseen AR pics out there, in photo libraries,in some photographers pile of negatives - and in his fans albums! And do his neices take pics of "Uncle Al" when he visits? Funny where your mind takes you.... |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 07:58:10 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | on tnt they are going to show the A minghella bio in 5 imnutes!!!!!!! |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 07:27:06 PM |
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Sue |
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Comments: | Just having a rummage on Ebay and here is a New year pic for you all!
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 07:18:54 PM |
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AFNH |
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Comments: | Sorry, that would be Radio 4!!! |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 06:51:38 PM |
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AFNH |
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Comments: | Thanks, too for that new pic, Tikkirose, looks very Hamlet era (sigh!).
Checked out Dennis Potter: Painting the Clouds, Claudia, nothing on Mesmer, unfortunately. Next to be aired is Pennies from Heaven on BBC4. Bill Nighy fans check out All Fingers And Thumbs on BBC4's website, romantic comedy! |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 06:50:23 PM |
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Claudia (who is busy inserting her head) |
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GA |
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Comments: | Hey hey hey, Zzzz! That's pretty cool. Thanks for the message and Happy New Year to you. Elaine! I love the new wallpaper! I love it! |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 06:38:43 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | I like the banner, ZZZZ! I've been playing this evening.Here's a bit of "fun" for New Year to fuel all your fantasies. You'll find an"unadulterated" one on my PB account:  Keep the obsession going,girls! |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 05:44:16 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Wow that's clever Zzzzz
Happy New Year back atya |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 05:28:09 PM |
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Zzzzz |
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Comments: | drag on confetti above |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 04:29:31 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | No knighthood for AR this year. What was the Queen thinking?? (I'm joking -- I have no idea if he even cares.)
Actress Anna Massey, who acted with AR in "The Seagull", got an honor. Also, Simon McBurney, who heads the Theater Complicitie group -- very interesting guy, his group does challenging stuff. He's also a FOA - friend of Alan. He played Mesmer's stepson in the movie ... |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 02:47:20 PM |
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Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Who's obsessed, Susan? I think we are all pleasantly obsessed! LOL That image is definitely not a Hamlet performance shot but it certainly seems to be him "Hamlet" era. Possibly a rehearsal shot, maybe? Obsessed me puts him pictures into eras. For instance, the candid shot of him on the home page is from what I call his "Antony & Cleopatra" era. |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 02:19:35 PM |
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Susan |
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CA |
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Comments: | The picture I sent was labeled "Hamlet" when I found it, but what he's wearing doesn't match any "Hamlet" costume I've seen. On the other hand, his age and hair are about right, so I suspect the picture was taken during the period of "Hamlet," but probably isn't an on-stage shot. Meanwhile, Tikki's pic. of today is from Rasputin. They did apparently lie to AR about when they were going to drop him at the end of Die Hard (it's in the DVD commentary and an interview AR gave), but no one seems to remember whether they said "five" and dropped him on "three" or said "three" and dropped him on "one." Who's obsessed? |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 01:41:28 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | what a nice piccie! I like the pic of the day site. I think i remember he said once that they told him they would drop him on the count of 3 and actually dropped him on 2 so that the look of terrified surprise on his face would be real. Does that ring any bells? |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 09:21:10 AM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: | Thanks for the link to Tikkirose, Susan. I knew it was saved in my favorites somewhere but I was looking for "Pic of the Day" instead of "The Faces of Mr. Rickman". I must make this site one of my daily stops! LOL Sniv, Susan asked me to post the pic. It does look like its from his Hamlet era, do you know it is, Susan? Thanks for staking out the Dennis Potter shows, AFNH. This must be the time for DP on telly because I read at Scotsman.com a review of the UK
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 08:12:48 AM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | OMG that JC letter made my day! LOL respect to that man! And yeah a letter to Blair could turn out even better! lol...And like Elaine I can actually hear him reading it out loud! LOL...I would love to see Bush' face if he saw it!
Great thanks for the two pics! Is the one you posted from Hamlet or something, Claudia? ...I dunno...Ive never seen it before... |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 05:32:41 AM |
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Sue |
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Comments: | An unseen pic! They are getting rare these days. (Obsessive?Moi?) What is it from? Hamlet?
Thanks for posting it. |
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Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 05:19:25 AM |
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Susan |
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CA |
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Comments: | Dear Claudia-- Thanks very much for posting the picture. So glad you like it. I wonder where it's been hiding all these years. TikkiRose's daily picture site has AR's profile and nude chest on display Wednesday until about midnight, west coast time: TikkiRose's daily pic Susan
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 10:13:03 PM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: | Our good friend, Susan wanted me to post this pic to cheer the place up. Nice find there, Susan. Thank you!!!! One more favor, Susan. Would you post the url for Tikkirose's AR picture of the day? |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 09:58:27 PM |
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Zzzzz |
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Z + 1z 2z 3z 4z |
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Comments: | You will stop your love affair with the letter "Z" !?!?!? Restrictions, restrictions, restrictions! John, you should be in the US government and you don't even know it! LOL |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 08:39:32 PM |
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AFNH |
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Comments: | Thanks for posting that John Cleese letter, Emily, bit of a hoot!
Claudia - been looking out for the Dennis Potter stuff, but no mention of Mesmer as yet. The Singing Detective with Michael Gambon has been repeated on BBC4 this week, also starred Bill Paterson and David Ryall from TMD (six degrees of AR separation again!). Have been watching with total horror the events unfolding in the Indian Ocean this week. That region now needs a warning system similar to the one in the Pacific to help prevent such a dreadful loss of life in future, and I can't help feeling the "developed" nations need to help out with that. There is a phoneline in the UK for donations to the relief fund on 0870 60 60 900 or donate online at www.dec.org.uk (it is organised by a group of leading UK charities including ActionAid and Oxfam). |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 07:13:56 PM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: | I love that Cleese letter! It is so funny. I've read it over a couple of times and probably will continue to use it to lift me when I begin to feel the political pinch of depression. LOL Thanks for sharing Gissing's Girl and Emily. Sniv, I think your English served you well on that article. You described the way the play is to work perfectly for the way I understand it. |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 07:08:49 PM |
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Elaine |
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UK |
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Comments: | Emily, thanks for posting the letter. I can just hear JC reading it aloud! I'd love to know what he thinks of Bliar. Perhaps he should write one to him? Brilliant letter though. |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 05:55:23 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | (Here's the John Cleese letter. Brilliant!)
To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up 'aluminium'. Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour', skipping the letter 'U' is nothing more than laziness on your part. Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters. You will end your love affair with the letter 'Z' (pronounced 'zed' not 'zee') and the suffix 'ize' will be replaced by the suffix 'ise'. You will learn that the suffix 'burgh is pronounced 'burra' e.g. Edinburgh. You are welcome to respell Pittsburgh as 'Pittsberg' if you can't cope with correct pronunciation. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up 'vocabulary'. Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as 'like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up 'interspersed'. There will be no more 'bleeps' in the Jerry Springer show. If you're not old enough to cope with bad language then you shouldn't have chat shows. When you learn to develop your vocabulary then you won't have to use bad language as often. 2. There is no such thing as 'US English'. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of '- ize'. 3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. English accents are not limited to cockney, upper-class twit or Mancunian (Daphne in Frasier). You will also have to learn how to understand regional accents - Scottish dramas such as 'Taggart' will no longer be broadcast with subtitles. While we're talking about regions, you must learn that there is no such place as Devonshire in England. The name of the county is 'Devon'. If you persist in calling it Devonshire, all American States will become 'shires' e.g. Texasshire, Floridashire, Louisianashire. 4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. Hollywood will be required to cast English actors to play English characters. British sit-coms such as 'Men Behaving Badly' or 'Red Dwarf' will not be re-cast and watered down for a wishy-washy American audience who can't cope with the humour of occasional political incorrectness. 5. You should relearn your original national anthem, 'God Save The Queen', but only after fully carrying out task. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through. 6. You should stop playing American 'football'. There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American 'football' is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays 'American' football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American 'football', but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like nancies). We are hoping to get together at least a US Rugby sevens side by 2005. You should stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the 'World Series' for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.15% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. Instead of baseball, you will be allowed to play a girls' game called 'rounders' which is baseball without fancy team strip, oversized gloves, collector cards or hotdogs. 7. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry guns. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous in public than a vegetable peeler. Because we don't believe you are sensible enough to handle potentially dangerous items, you will require a permit if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public. 8. July 4th is no longer a public holiday. November 2nd will be a new national holiday, but only in England. It will be called 'Indecisive Day'. 9. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean. All road intersections will be replaced with roundabouts. You will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour. 10. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips. Fries aren't even French; they are Belgian though 97.85% of you (including the guy who discovered fries while in Europe) are not aware of a country called Belgium. Those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called 'crisps'. Real chips are thick cut and fried in animal fat. The traditional accompaniment to chips is beer which should be served warm and flat. Waitresses will be trained to be more aggressive with customers. 11. As a sign of penance 5 grams of sea salt per cup will be added to all tea made within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this quantity to be doubled for tea made within the city of Boston itself. 12. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all, it is lager. From November 1st only proper British Bitter will be referred to as 'beer', and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as 'Lager'. The substances formerly known as 'American Beer' will henceforth be referred to as 'Near-Frozen Knat's Urine', with the exception of the product of the American Budweiser company whose product will be referred to as 'Weak Near-Frozen Knat's Urine'. This will allow true Budweiser (as manufactured for the last 1000 years in Pilsen, Czech Republic) to be sold without risk of confusion. 13. From November 10th the UK will harmonise petrol (or 'Gasoline' as you will be permitted to keep calling it until April 1st 2005) prices with the former USA. The UK will harmonise its prices to those of the former USA and the Former USA will, in return, adopt UK petrol prices (roughly $6/US gallon - get used to it). 14. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you're not grown up enough to handle a gun. 15. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy. Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all revenues due (backdated to 1776). 16. Last but not the least, and for heaven's sake.....it's Nuclear as in 'clear' NOT Nucular. Thank you for your co-operation and have a great day. |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 05:40:30 PM |
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Elaine |
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UK |
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Comments: | Could someone post a link to the Cleese letter? I have issues with MS passport and messenger. Looks like the total will be well over 100.000 in SE Asia. It is so dreadful. I think a bit of Blow Dry will help, or maybe the backstage bit on WKWYLL, which is just about my favourite bit of AR, ever! |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 05:15:44 PM |
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kathy |
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Comments: | PS Claudia, Please feel free to fix my spelling ;-)) |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 05:12:27 PM |
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Name: |
kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | Speaking as a blue person in a red state, I found that letter HILARIOUS!!!!! However, I have red friends in this red state that would fail to get the humo(u)r. I think Basil Fawlty is the all time, hands down funniest character in Britcom history, that and Monty Python. The laughter wells up just thinking of the episodes where Basil and Manuel cart a dead body all over the hotel or try to keep two unmarried people from sleeping in the same room or the MP episode that has John Cleese as minister for funny walks. I am laughing already. I love his quick and biting wit. And Thank You John for letting our (ignorant or stubborn or childish) president know the correct pronunciation for nuclear. (one of my pet peeves.) It seems if you can order their use you should be able to prounounce it. OK finished with the soap box--next?! |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 05:08:20 PM |
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Gissing's Girl |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Has every one read the John Cleese letter to all Americans. It is so funny that it would be hard to take offence.John Cleese |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 03:36:32 PM |
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Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oops, I meant the number of homeless survivors is 100,000.
On a lighter note, your notice about Dennis Potter made me think up this: "Mr. Potter, can you tell me the purpose of a baquet?" Sorry, couldn't help it, I'm too big a Potterhead. |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 01:41:06 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oops, I see I didn't include the day the program airs! Sunday Jan 2 |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 12:18:46 PM |
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Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Heads up, our British pals. This from my TheatreVoice newletter. Possible AR moment or two. TELEVISION BBC4: Potter at the BBC, Arena: Two Sides of Potter: Its in the Songs (10.05-10.35pm, BBC4) Programme considering how and why Dennis Potter used music, and asking why the popular song is so potent. The season continues later in the month with some of his best-known plays: including Pennies from Heaven and Son of Man. Dennis Potter wrote Mesmer.
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 11:32:52 AM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Here's a link to the article from the NYT: Toll Exceeds 70,000 as Bodies Wash Ashore; Many Missing.
Now the fear is outbreak of disease from rotting food and open toilets used by many homeless survivors. The number of survivors at this time is estimated at 100,000. |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 11:00:02 AM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | 70000? omg!
Nice Happy new year sign Claudia! lol Ok let me get that article right? The actors are just gonna come up with lines from time to time or...sorry my Engilsh is on vacation...:-/ |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 10:41:20 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | This sounds like such a cool idea. Starcross'd, and head over heels in love Me thinks that they just don't know what they have lost by not working something out for our dear AR. |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 09:49:20 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | what do they mean by contaminated water? is this figure diferent from the wave? i don't understand
It is just horrible to think of such devastation and death. I cannot even BEGIN to imagine the suffering and loss of 70 000 individuals.....LIVES.....it just doesn't fit in my head.....i am just stunned |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 09:42:35 AM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | On the news this morning: 70,000 dead from contaminated water in the Indian Ocean. This is beyond words. |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 08:31:34 AM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | What terrible news about Attenborough's family! Omg it must be terrible for him and his family!
My heart goes out to all the people around the world who have been touched by this disaster! There are no words... Yesterday on the Danish news they showed two small children (they were not even 1) arrieve to Kastrup (Danish airport) without their parents because they had died. I wonder what will happen to those two children...Its terrible and most of all unbelieveable! They also said that (it was last night Danish time) for now they have counted 55000 dead and the number rising! I cant even grasp that number! On lighter note I can still not imagine Alan as Ventura! *shudders* although I must say it sounds interesting lol... And also the fact about that guy in The Last Action Hero wearing that Im cheaper than Alan Rickman shirt... IF Alan had said yes he would actually had to wear some kind of an false eye-thing....! |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 04:01:06 AM |
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Name: |
Carla & Bridget |
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Location: |
my house |
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Comments: | hi all....erm... Yay Bridgets here!!!!!
B:hello! i am bridget. carla has told me alot about you guys now we have to go to watch many movies which contain... u know who! ;) |
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Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 01:57:30 AM |
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Name: |
Zzzzz |
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Comments: | I've been through a tiny earthquake, knowledge about them can help; it's good to be prepared with info on what to do, even AR related a story about being in an earthquake in CA. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 09:23:04 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | No you didn't offend anyone...don't worry. I just worded it wrong....sorry! |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:47:51 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I'm the same way, Emily. I've already given without the need of AR's name or even thinking about him whatsoever. But if the Just Giving page spurs someone to give that might not otherwise, I don't see the harm, do you? |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:47:07 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Well, I looked at the link and I see it's not really in AR's honor, it's more of a "fans getting together" thing, so that makes more sense to me now. I'm sorry if I offended anyone. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:46:41 PM |
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Name: |
kathy |
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Comments: | Thanks Claudia for the Red Cross info--wonderful idea.
In the midst of all the helpless feelings at least it is something we can do. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:42:00 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Forgive me, but ... I don't understand the concept of giving to the Red Cross "in AR's honor." It's not like he had anything to do with the disaster (besides having a friend who lost family members). I mean, you give at a time like this because you want to do a good turn in a terrible situation - not pile up brownie points with AR. I would be kind of embarrassed if I were him if someone set this up in my name. In all honesty, I find it a tad creepy.
But that's just me and maybe I don't fully understand why someone would do this. I don't mean to insult anyone who is giving to this fund! Every bit of help is needed. I'm just pondering the concept. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:37:10 PM |
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Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I am so sorry to hear about all the deaths around.
There has been talk about some kind of warning system that should have been in place, but I am made to understand that for that kind of disaster no warning would have been fast enough. It's heartbreaking to hear of so many children dying. I'm also angry at developers who would be so greedy and uncaring as to overdevelop the beaches in a place known for earthquakes and tsunamis. I wonder how many vacationers there were really aware of the possible risks? And I hope they don't pester Richard Attenboro and his family at this time. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:33:09 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Carol in Michigan has went to the trouble to organize a Just Giving page in AR's honor if anyone wants to donate to the Red Cross this way. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:26:43 PM |
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Name: |
kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | all I can say is OMG tragedy is everywhere from the tsunami.
I can't imagine how awful that would be--think of how helpless people must feel. I have always had good luck with donating to the red cross and doctors w/o borders. I makes me sick, especially this time of year. We here in the central arkansas area are also saddened by the suicide of our prominent pediatric heart surgeon, Jonathan Drummond-Webb he was from So. Africa and was brilliant, saved so many children's lives and was intrumental in the advancement of pediatric cardiac surgery internationally. He took his life Christmas night and we all are so saddened by this as well. It is incredible the depression he must have felt to think his life so worthless. I could really cry tonight. Elaine, I think you're right we need an AR movie. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:14:34 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia (who is praying doubly hard) |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | This from The Scotsman I hope the press does honor their wish for privacy. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:07:56 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ohhh noooo, Emily. What horrible news. Thanks for keeping us posted. Simply heart-breaking. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:02:15 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | From Reuters news report about the tsunami disaster:
"Hollywood actor-director Richard Attenborough's family also suffered tragedy. His granddaughter, Lucy, 14, perished and his daughter, Jane, and her mother-in-law are missing in Phuket. Another granddaughter, Alice, 17, was being treated in a hospital." Attenborough is the chairman of RADA, AR's alma mater. AR is a vice-chairman. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 07:43:08 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | AR as Ace Ventura? I am SO glad he never took that particular part! No non niet nein ochi! I really hope for all you guys in the US that AR makes it to that theatre benefit. You are right, it is the kind of thing he would support. We in the UK will be waiting for the reports - boot on the other foot as it were. I think that Momoko's pic is from the Die Hard Premiere. I remember seeing a similar pic somewhere and I think he was doing Jan Man at the time. I like the Ed look a lot. Just spent the evening playing a silly game called "Rapidough" where you have to guess what your team is making from play-dough. Good laugh for all ages. I think I need to get some lego. My son has boxes of it but no HP sets. He was into Star Wars so he has loads of those Lego sets, but no HP. He pretends he is too old for Lego now - but won't let me sell it! The death toll in the Indian Ocean keeps rising and rising. It is unbelievable. I will be making a donation but I want to make sure it goes to the right place. Our coverage centres on tourists that have been caught out in it. I think we should remember the people that actually live there. They really need our help. I feel in the need of several AR films tonight. See you |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 06:50:03 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oops! LOL I was thinking "flea something" from the Kimmel interview too, Kathy. I suppose all fleas aren't created equal! Interesting background, Emily. We will definitely have to "stay tuned for more information". It would be lovely to see him in that Hawaiian shirt from WKWYL again, wouldn't it? But New York in January is not the best time for summer wear, for sure. If those folks are going to be wearing summer wear, they will have to really rip on the heat. I don't know if I will start feeding the family mac and cheese just yet but I think I'll start stocking up on it! *grin* Sue, we have a tiny little theatre here as you described called The Human Experience Theatre. They do lovely productions that a lot of times takes to the audience for participation. I love going to one of their productions. The audience is seated at tables and are allowed to bring in their own little baskets of food and drink. I never go without a good bottle of Cabernet and cheese and crackers. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 04:08:25 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Kathy, on Jimmy Kimmel, the musician was named Flea (he's the bass player for Red Hot Chili Peppers)-- nothing to do with the Flea Theater. LOL!
Ticket prices for a Flea run of "Rachel Corrie" would be much lower than for a Broadway show. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 03:18:32 PM |
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Name: |
kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | If my memory serves me correctly when AR did the interview on the Jimmy Kimmel show weren't the kid musicians from the Flea as well or was that something else? AR certainly has his fingers in alot of things doesn't he, no wonder he is so busy---good for him. Maybe he will be in Canada filming SnowCake so it would be just a skip over the border to NY. If he does bring Rachael Corrie to NY wouldn't that be grand? Should I start buying mac and cheese for the kids?? |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 02:26:16 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Hmmm, interesting scoop about the Flea, Claudia. The Flea has an annual benefit show every January called "Flea for All". Kind of like variety shows with themes like cowboy, circus etc. Actors who have attended in the past included Bill Murray and Meryl Streep - I'm not sure if they performed. This year, it looks like the theme is a luau, and it's January 24. (Wonder if AR kept his Hawaiian shirt from WKWYL). And you're right, maybe this is a good sign for a NY production of "Rachel Corrie" ...
If AR attends the luau, maybe he'll also be attending the Golden Globes Jan 16. Oh, I shouldn't have said that. Now everyone's going to get all hyperventilatey. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 01:48:13 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Interesting link Claudia. Took the theatre tour. Looks very similar to a litle offshoot theatre of the Guildford Yvonne Arnaud Theatre called the Mill studio that I went to a couple of weeks ago to see a Youth theatre production of Midsummer's Nights Dream. I love those tiny place where you can get really involved. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 01:20:32 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Here's a possible AR scoop. bwybaby posted this on IMDb: Hi everyone!
I looked up The Flea Theatre and it does seem just like the kind of theatre AR would support as well as a possible place for My Name is Rachel Corrie to come to the US maybe????? |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 12:25:52 PM |
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Name: |
Nicole |
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Location: |
Germany |
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Comments: | I am really shocked about the earthquake in Thailand. I mean there are said to be 80'000 dead people! This is a tragedy I cannot explain! So many people without a home or anything. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 11:26:15 AM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I found this review of Love Actually while ago. It doesn't mention RA, though. There is a nice comparison of the airport scene with the one in Dogma, though.
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 11:00:54 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: |  ANA JULIA!!! Welcome back! We've missed you. What a cute little cartoon--kind of says it all, doesn't it?What an absolutely wonderful Christmas gift from your brother, Kathy! I remember Live Aid, Sabine. I remember watching bits and pieces of it. It spawned off all kinds of "aid" programs. I am going to get my LA DVD out today and search the Curtis commentary for the RA parts. I bought the DVD when it first came out and only watched the AR parts....shame on me! ;-) Another good place to have inserted RA's "angel" would have been when the curtain opened at the children's performance that revealed a kissing David and Natalie. Hmmm, I can't believe I'm trying to re-write LA!!! LOL |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:41:02 AM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I would just like to add my sentiments regarding the earthquake and tsunamis. You guys have pretty much already summed it up, it’s just too horrible to put into words. I just have a hard time grasping the fact that so many people died within moments. I’m glad to hear that so many relief efforts are underway.
On a lighter note: I had no idea that there are so many HP lego sets out there! Must remember to add these to my Christmas wish list next year… LOL My favorite gift this year was the Live Aid DVD I received from my husband. Ten hours worth of music! Yay! I don’t know how many here remember the Live Aid concerts. It’s one of my regrets that I wasn’t able to actually be at Wembley Stadium, I watched in front of the TV. *sigh* |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 08:18:07 AM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | I would love to read what Richard E. Grant wrote about Alan...lol sounds interesting! I saw him in that...Indian talkshow and it was quite funny I must say...
Anyone seen Grant in "Hudson Hawk" LOL...Bruce Willis starred lol...Grant is just crazy in that film! Thanks for the link Claudia! I was svery shocked when I first heard about it - its terrible! HP lego? lol...I only have a Snape keychain... |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 07:14:21 AM |
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Name: |
sonoma |
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Comments: | Nice to see people cheerfully re-emerging from their festivities. Today I exchanged two sweaters for a clearance priced Lego Shrieking Shack--don't think I'll tell the person who gave me the sweaters. Thanks for the earthquake relief links Claudia. On tv it seems like numbers being thrown out and on to the the next story, which I understand, but find jarring. I'm struggling to comprehend 23,000+ individual men, women, and children being killed so violently and so quickly on nature's whim, with who knows how many more to follow. What with natural disasters wreaking havoc on us, as well as us constantly doing it to ourselves, the world seems pretty hopeless to me sometimes. I'm glad to be able to come here for some good natured chatter and a smile or two, and be reminded that human kindness exists. And I do like to think that AR's artistic choices and the messages they convey, as well as his personal commitments to helping others, inspire and bring us together just as much as, well, you know...(blushes) |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 02:05:30 AM |
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Name: |
Carla |
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Location: |
unnatually cold Australia |
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Comments: | Terrible news of the Tsunami. We have a friend in Tiwan so i hope she is ok.
Isn't lego fun! i love it but i only have one of the very first HP legos it the one with harry ron and those flying keys Finale we will have a video night! i can't wait! Oh and i read somwhere that Rowan Atkinson's character in LA was a guadian angel. i think that was in Empire of somthing. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 01:54:06 AM |
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Name: |
Kate |
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Location: |
SF |
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Comments: | Happy Holidays to this great site and those who visit. May 2005 be a good year for everyone. |
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Tuesday, December 28th 2004 - 12:31:32 AM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | I'm another one who got Legos for Xmas -- Professor Lupin's classroom with Boggart Snape. DS bought it for me (but the tag said that they were from Prof Snape). I already have Snape's Potions Classroom, and a Snape Lego keyring. And that's only the beginning of my collection ... |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 08:33:14 PM |
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Name: |
kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | HI Ana-Julia!!!!!
Glad to see you back!!! We missed you. |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 07:41:58 PM |
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Name: |
kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | Hi all--
Hope everyone had lovely holidays and that the New Year will bring peace and prosperity--and AR goodness to everyone. Sounds like this old world could use some peace with all the awfulness in the news lately. Thanks Claudia for the charitable links. Makes it so nice to be able to donate to them on the web. We had a good Christmas, ate too much, laughed a lot. Had 2 international students join us for Christmas dinner--was loads of fun and very interesting. I think I am guilty as many Americans are of taking our plenty for granted. Santa added to my AR DVD collection, watched TMD all day yesterday--as adorable as AR was in that film, I think he got better looking as he got older. They should sell that DVD with a box of tissues included tho--- For my Christmas gift my brother gave me a ticket to the Michael Ball concert at the Hammersmith Apollo theatre on June 25 in London--I am soooooo excited. Now if someone would give me AR for my birthday I will be totally over the moon!!!! |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 07:39:14 PM |
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Name: |
ANA JULIA |
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Location: |
México |
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Comments: | As Sue already said... R. Curtis (in LA) in the commentary from the DVD, pretended that Rowan Atkinson was an angel, but he dismissed the subplot idea.
The Asian tragedy it's so sad and heartbreaking. Just a little cartoon for the legos lovers!! (I found it somewhere in the web) (Hoping it's not out of context!)and hope it works...  |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 07:36:21 PM |
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Name: |
Anke |
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E-mail address: |
Ankeboe@planet.nl |
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Comments: | I want to thank you all for posting all those sweet, hilarious, personal messages, all those bits of AR information witch I never would have found without you, all those movies you mention, all those books, all those pictures! It is a joy reading and getting to know a bit of you all! So thanks to Claudia, Ali-Pat, Elaine, Melissa, Sniv, Sue, Kathy, Sonoma, Emily, Lucy, Carla, Zzzz, Kathy and kathy, SuzyQ and everybody else!!!!
I hope you hade a great Christmas, get rid of all the colds and food poisoning, and have a great new years eve! Let’s all buy a bit less food and a bit less firecrackers and donate some money for the people who need it! If not for the Asian tragedy, then for every other good cause… Hope to see/read a lot more from all you people out there and hope to have lots and lots of time to keep writing (sometimes it is a bit scares… ) |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 04:20:10 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Thank you for posting those links to donate to the tsunami relief, Claudia. What a horrific disaster ... |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 03:27:31 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ohhh I'm so glad that I'm not the only that thinks in those terms, Sue. I was still away from the AR online world when LA came out so I missed fandom reviews and thoughts about it. Yes, the Asian tragedy just keeps getting worse and worse. Its so sad and heartbreaking. I hope nobody minds my taking the liberty of looking up some of the organizations that are helping in the crisis and posting them below (in random order). It looks like all of them are accepting online donations. So if you are so inclined, by all means, please do. |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 03:10:37 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | oh my goodness : from 6000 to 11000 to 23000
It's amazing that some people that were nearbye actually lived to tell the tale That has got to be one of the most horrifying experiences possible |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 02:32:06 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Location: |
England |
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Comments: | Hi all, hope everybody had a nice Christmas. My cold has just about turned the corner today but my husband is starting it now. His mother who we took home today has also got it now. She suffers from asthma and a bad chest so we did warn her but left it up to her to decide whether being lonely or getting a bad cold was more inmportant to her. Glad Christmas is over anyhow, although still got lots to eat and drink!
Claudia - I am the same about surfing the tv. Help I'm A Fish had its terrestrial premiere at lunchtime and I stumbled upon it whilst preparing lunch so obviously had to watch it all! It's a cute little film. We watched LA on Christmas night. My husband thought it was a "chick-flick" - he only learnt that term recently so tends to overuse it!! He did seem to get a bit involved though as he was urging Sarah to tell the hunk what she felt about him. He also said that even he would get the message from Mia!LOL However his simple solution to the present predicament was simple - he would just have bought two necklaces!!(Which as the old Amex ad said "Says more about him than cash ever could") The Rowan Atkinson as angel thing was picked up on by a few people when LA came out and Richard Curtis does say somewhere that RA was supposed to be a kind of spirit of Christmas character and at one time was due to have wings! Wishing everybody a Peaceful and Healthy New Year and thinking of all those poor people suffering in Asia, the toll just keeps rising at every bulletin. |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 01:33:56 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | There was something else about Rowan Atkinson's character: if he had gone ahead and let him wrap the present like he'd planned Karen wouldn't have known the difference! She would perhaps have thought it was something else besides jewellry. |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 01:23:16 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | i like the New Years sign. how did you all survive the holidays? The cleaning, cooking and eating and cleaning again.....? We are still lying in a little lump like beached whales recovering.
OT..........i saw the incredibles! what a cute movie. No Alan unfortunately, but still, a good movie heehehehe |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 12:55:08 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I had a chance to see Love Actually again over the holiday. No matter whether its a favorite of mine or not, if I stumble on an AR film while surfing....I just can't help but watch it. I'd watch Bob Roberts from start to finish, if I surfed into it on television! LOL Anyway, getting back to my point. I've wondered on several occasions about Rowan Atkinson's appearance at the end at the airport. I came up with a little theory. I know...I need a life, don't I? LOL OK, his appearance as the department store clerk, I've always thought of as just comedy relief. And I must admit, the scene, with both AR and RA, is simply hilarious. But, his appearance at the airport got me to thinking. Is is possible that RA's appearance in the film could be tied to maybe the "Angel of All Things Right"? *GRIN* I mean, he does deliberately detain the completion of Harry's purchase of the necklace to the point that Karen almost saw it. Then there's the sad little boy being stopped at the gate and voila....RA appears with a diversion that allows him to run past the guard. Its just the look and wink that RA gives Liam Neeson's character as he turns around that led me to thinking about it. Oh well..its just a bored cleaning up all the Christmas mess thought. Back to cleaning! LOL |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 12:50:53 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
Ga |
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Comments: | Zzz, Wa-wa-wa-wa-WA-WA-WA! as Zero Mostel in The Producers would say. What a beautiful pic!
And Alan Rickman...Ace Ventura...I wonder why he turned it down? (Hear the sarcasm dripping off THAT one.) |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 10:37:59 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I've been following the news of the devastating earthquake and tsunamis in the Far East too. And it is just heartbreaking to hear survivors describe what happened and see the pictures. Thanks for mentioning it earlier, Elaine. My heart and prayers are going out to all of them.
Phew! You did a lot of work to In Passing! AR considered for Ace Ventura???? ROTFLMAO! Also, I was quite surprised to see AR was mentioned in Richard E. Grant's AND Glena Jackson's memoirs. I've just recently been seeking out some of Grant's work after seeing Jack and Sarah and watching his Kumar interview. It'd be so cool if one of Ali-Pat's extra Lego pieces was sonoma's missing piece. What a hoot! 15 shoeboxes of Legos, melissa? *grin* I hope everyone is feeling all better by now. Especially with the new year approaching. My Mom always said that whatever you do on New Year's is what you will be doing the whole year. Laundry was never allowed on New Year's Day! Zzzz's picture comes from our very own Momoko's archive of AR pics. I don't believe I've ever seen that one either. Momoko, do you know where it came from? The fan looking on looks absolutely fascinated, doesn't she? *grin* |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 09:11:55 AM |
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Carla |
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Comments: | LOL I would love to see your Sim Snape lol
And Zz thanks for the pic. He looks so adorable! |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 08:39:16 AM |
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Carla |
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Aussie land |
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Comments: | I'm back! I hope everyone had a great Christmas!!!!
It was my coldest Christmas yet!!! though i was still in the southern hemisphere. Now i'm back and i've brought the rain with me and i'm COLD! Wow i really need to go away where i have internet fercilities coz the amount of emails i have in unbelivable! Ohhh now i can give my Snape Sim Magic YAY! |
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Monday, December 27th 2004 - 01:54:36 AM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | oh...what a sweet face in that pick.....so young and thin
*wicked grin* Sonoma and Ali-Pat: as a person who has literally 15 shoe boxes worth of legos (and no kids) in my house...cheers! Continue having a marvelous time everyone! |
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Sunday, December 26th 2004 - 11:00:16 PM |
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Zzzzz |
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Comments: | http://www.winc.ne.jp/~kosumosu/treasure/photo1.html above pic was not familiar. Also, cute to hear people say L.A. is their favorite AR movie, new fans? |
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Sunday, December 26th 2004 - 09:49:24 PM |
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Zzzzz |
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Comments: | Since the topic is germs, Alan, please come to this guestbook and give us multiple organisms! |
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Sunday, December 26th 2004 - 09:07:22 PM |
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Elaine |
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UK |
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Comments: | Hope you all had a great time. My Chrimbo was very quiet and my wish for a cold was bestowed on me today - but it is nearly gone, so no skiving off tomorrow night. But I am feeling a little jaded after hearing the awful news about the eathquake in the Far East this morning. They think over 12,000 people have lost their lives. You just can't imagine it, can you? Let's look forward to a New Year full of good things, - good AR things even! |
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Sunday, December 26th 2004 - 07:08:01 PM |
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Aurora |
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Location: |
a bit to the north |
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Comments: | Ali-Pat, thanks for the wonderful reading list. It's so thorough and detailed! It must have taken a lot of work. Happy post-Christmas to all....I'm off to Christmas part deux. |
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Sunday, December 26th 2004 - 06:59:06 PM |
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SuzyQ |
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suzystuff@ntlworld.com |
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Homepage URL: |
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/johne.redfern/actors.htm |
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Comments: | Happy Hols gals, I hope you all had a brilliant one with lots of Alan related stuff like I did. I hope you new year brings you the best of life and its twice as good as last year. Tons of Hugs SuzyQ |
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Sunday, December 26th 2004 - 10:53:20 AM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | OMG that pic of Snape looks yummi!!!
Happy new year everyone its just around the corner lol... |
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Sunday, December 26th 2004 - 06:42:55 AM |
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sonoma |
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Comments: | I'm so relieved I got through cooking the Christmas dinner okay, despite suffering a bout of food poisoning on Thursday--I was pretty bad yesterday, but caught a late night showing of TMD on tv, and I think that rejuvenated me! Anyway, today the feast didn't do much for me, but everyone else seemed to really enjoy it--whew! Ali-Pat, don't you feel a bit embarrassed being an adult and playing with legos? By the way, what are your extras? Mine was missing a piece! |
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Sunday, December 26th 2004 - 01:19:38 AM |
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Zzzzz |
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Comments: | If you've been dreaming of "A White Christmas"... |
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Saturday, December 25th 2004 - 08:59:31 PM |
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Ali-Pat |
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Location: |
Still Snowed in, Ohio |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~sa.pe/APLhome.html |
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Comments: | Hey all--thanks for the well-wishing. I feel better now!
Santa brought me a Marauder's Map Lego set and I put it together in record time. However, I have two little pieces left over. Maybe I assembled it too fast? I just love those little Lego Snapes. Had a lazy day and made significant additions to In Passing. Enjoy! |
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Saturday, December 25th 2004 - 06:14:40 PM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: | My goodness, can we be a softy lot when we want to be or what??? LOL I hope everyone had (or is still having) a brilliant Christmas. All my wishes came true....hoping all yours did too. Thanks for the link to the WB tour report, Sabine. I wonder if painting of AR from StLM ended up in an HBO musuem? Is there even an HBO museum??? Other than Snape, I really liked the photo of the Mystery Machine too. Scooby Doo has been a television staple around my home for as long as I can remember. |
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Saturday, December 25th 2004 - 04:17:44 PM |
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Sabine |
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GA |
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Comments: | I just saw that someone on Suzanne's GB posted a pic of AR as Snape that hangs somewhere on the WB lot. I thought I'd share it with you here. I wish it was bigger, it looks like a really cool picture. :-)
The person who took it is an HP fan who took a tour of the WB HP set as I understand it. You can read the full report at The Leaky Cauldron |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 11:06:26 PM |
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Zzzzz |
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Comments: | Elaine, as someone who knows people in the army, I can tell you they are aware of our appreciation and we can be thankful there is still more goodness than evil in the world! |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 10:32:42 PM |
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AFNH |
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Comments: | Hear, hear Elaine. To echo yours and everyone else's posts, the Season's Best to you all (Melissa, we're quite fond of a Merry Christmas here in the UK too - believe me!). May peace and happiness be yours.
And many thanks to Claudia for putting up with us and making this such a friendly place to meet up. Be good to yourselves, everyone! |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 06:49:20 PM |
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Elaine |
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Location: |
A very quiet (at the moment) ward |
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Comments: | Half an hour to go before the big day. I am at work but we've just had a very nice supper with lots of "goodies" and hopefully our charges will sleep well tonight. Time to stop by and wish all of you a very Happy Christmas, Winter Solstice, Hannukah, Ede or whatever your religion celebrates - or not - at this time of year. Hope you all have a lovely holiday and look forward to good things to come next year. I, personally, want to thank Claudia for being a great mate and to everyone I've met through this wonderful GB. I also want to ask you to spare a thought for all the guys and gals out in sandy places. I was there this time last year, and although the Army tries hard to make it as special as they can, it is still hard being away from your family. So if you know someone out there, or not, please send Christmas wishes to them all. They are doing a great job. Pity the politicians can't get their act together and bring them home. So her's to an AR filled future. And to Mr Rickman (if he should read this - you never know!) thank you for giving me so much pleasure through your work. Cheers! |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 06:39:36 PM |
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Sue |
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Comments: | Kathy - Yes, that's Dame Edna's song that she always used to finish her act with years back:"My Niceness" LOL |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 05:40:13 PM |
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kathy |
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Comments: | Sue, Is that Dame Edna? OMG I love her/him:-))) |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 05:16:33 PM |
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Kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | Happy Merry Christmas Everyone You're a great bunch!!
Thru the wonders of modern technology I listened on BBC2 radio thru the computer to Michael Ball's Christmas Eve program and have been sent sufficiently into the holiday spirit. (you guys from the UK should know who he is but Americans still aren't too sure) Hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow. |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 05:14:05 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | Ringo?
Anyway, happy holidays to everyone here and thank you Claudia for making all of these AR rarities available! Best wishes for an AR-filled 2005 ... |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 01:00:16 PM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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Comments: | Happy Christmas to everyone!!! |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 12:52:09 PM |
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Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Awww, you guys are enough to get me into the Christmas spirit too!
So, MERRY CHRISTMAS everybody! |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 12:30:50 PM |
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Sabine |
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GA |
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Comments: | I would like to add my good wishes to everybody out there! This GB is such a wonderful place, so thank you to every one who contributes (and lurks :-). But most of all
And Happy whatever Holiday you might be celebrating! :-) |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 10:50:21 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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England |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasteeek/ |
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Comments: | Just wanted to say thanks for the good wishes and a BIG
to Claudia for her wonderful site and this Guest Book which is a little piece of "Niceness" (cue Edna Everage)in a nasty world:)) |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 09:55:54 AM |
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Dany |
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E-mail address: |
Dany-4877@t-Online.de |
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Comments: | .....I tried to post that before but I think it didn't work.
So...... I wish you all a wonderful merry christmas! May all your dreams and wishes come true. Love Dany @ Claudia...thank you for posting the drawings :) and for the e-card......and not to forget thanks for that wonderful page. @ all thank you for the compliments for the drawings :) |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 09:29:07 AM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | It's GB's first Christmas!
Merry or (to our british friends out there) Happy Christmas and happy whatever other holliday you may celebrate. You are such a wonderful group of people......not only very very VERY nice, but intelligent and histerically funny The last month and a half have been a joy. Have a wonderful holiday with your families and loved ones, and be safe. |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 08:21:16 AM |
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Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I have to get this day started but I wanted to stop by first and wish everyone a very safe and happy Christmas. The last 4-1/2 months have been a joy. Each one of you make this Guest Book the nice, calm, and friendly place it is. Here's to many more months. Have fun and see you soon! |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 06:43:20 AM |
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Gissing's Girl |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | A very Happy Christmas to everyone and a happy AR filled New Year. Happy Christmas Claudia and thank you for this lovely peaceful site.
There seems to be lots of AR to look forward to in the New Year, the only thing lacking is a new play so every one keep your fingers crossed. |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 05:27:17 AM |
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Name: |
Vicki |
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Location: |
Los Angeles |
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Comments: | My, I've been so busy shopping and wrapping that I've missed a lot! Hope all our invalides are getting well. Thanks for all the great pictures and links. I love those pictures from "Private Lives". It looks like it was such an enjoyable play. I wish I could have seen it. Loved the advent calendar also. It's nice to see that Alan's work is appreciated.
Thanks to Claudia for her Christmas greeting! I wish everyone here a very Merry Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of year. I probably won't be able to pop back in until after the New Year. Since I'm hosting the Christmas Eve dinner tomorrow night I'll be up to my elbows in the kitchen. Then the frenzy of Christmas day...the following day I leave for four days of skiing in Mammoth and when I return I'll be flying to Seattle to ring in the New Year with my Uncle and some dear relatives who are visiting from Italy. By the time I make it back here I'll be panting and trying to catch up with you all!! Best wishes to the greatest group of AR fans on the net!! |
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Friday, December 24th 2004 - 01:42:38 AM |
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Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Geez, I hope everyone gets to feeling better soon. It looks like the boys are through the worst of their sickness now (knock on wood). And thanks to all the people who left get-well wishes.
Oh, yeah, I just found this page about the history of eyeglasses. Polarized lenses were invented in 1937, and the first colored glasses weren't even invented until 1763, the century after Cromwell. Still, those glasses looked good on Alan, didn't they? |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 11:08:24 PM |
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sonoma |
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Comments: | Oh no, I hope everyone who's sick starts feeling better soon--echinacea drops and pots of hot tea with lemon usually work well for me. That and wearing a scarf at all times--and if only I had a time turner, I'd knit them for you all as thanks for making this such a great place to visit and think about AR. In lieu of that, I wish everyone health and happiness and lots of AR projects to discuss in the new year! And Ali-Pat, please don't shovel any more snow until you're well! |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 10:57:34 PM |
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melissa |
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Location: |
thought this was hillarious |
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E-mail address: |
amazon.com |
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Comments: | Listmania!
Alan Rickman Movies Rated By Key Lust-Factors by maidodie, a girl trapped in a tower texas: Why is a music cd here? Simple: it's the sexiest thing Alan has EVER done. He's in the video and causes extreme tingles. If you haven't seen this, you've not lived. GQ: Alan spent the entire film in a latex headpiece and he's still hot. Highly recommend the deleted scenes for there is much Alan-Goodness. Watch for his spazz attack. Brilliant. DH: This movie takes days to reach its climax but what a climax it is! Last 20-minutes include: spazz attack, nudity and making out that shows he's a SUPERB kisser. Mesmer: I found it "mesmerizing" although some find it dull. Alan was able to make a fully clothed porno by shouting "Surges!" and making a room of women go into orgasm (or so I like to pretend). |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 09:47:57 PM |
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Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | My, I have missed a lot! So sorry to hear of all the sniffles going around. It may be a bit weird, but I have not had a cold for several years, and I just want to get one so I can go to bed and be waited on and feel really sorry for myself! Seriously, hope you all shake off the worst before Christmas. BTW, did any of you Brit lurkers see "Grumpy Old Women" the other night? It was SO true! Am feeling better today because yesterday I went to Starbucks at Taunton, only to find out that they had run out of Eggnog for the Eggnog Latte! Disaster!!!So I fought my way into Sainsburys and bought a bottle so now I make my own! It's my Christmas Treat, and I recommend it to everyone! Hic! Christmas Wish? Same as most people's - a new play for Alan to star in, rather than direct! Other than that, merry meet to you all!
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 07:39:34 PM |
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Name: |
AFNH |
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Comments: | Oh no - another Christmas, another bout of the lurgies doing the rounds! I can sympathise with you all - Sue, Ali-Pat and Lucy's twins, I'm just starting to get rid of it, but still barking like a seal colony. Makes a great excuse to hit the sherry with a vengeance (purely medicinal of course!).
Sue, I've a feeling bint means "girl" in Arabic, so you dad was probably right!
Did anyone catch Juliet Stevenson in the Radio 4 play Ancient and Modern today? I missed it, so I'll try to catch it on the web site. It had a good write up. |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 07:04:57 PM |
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Zzzzz |
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Location: |
making spirits bright + * + * + * + * + * |
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Comments: | * ** ^^ AAA ^ ^A^ ^ . * /\/[ ]\__\ A..^^^AAA It's dreary outside, so the decorations help even if you don't celebrate Christmas, so Happy Holidays! (and remember, everyone will be as crazy as they are all year, so shrug it off)... Is this funny, I hope it's not taken as an afront to our guy, but it could cheer y'all up: Merry Christmas to All, get well soon, Happy Holidays, and have a peaceful New Year! |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 05:19:52 PM |
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Zzzzz |
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Location: |
dashing through the snow + * + * + * + |
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Comments: | Ali-Pat, 20 inches?!?!? Holy Toledo! |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 05:18:42 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oh no, Ali-Pat! I heard on the news that Ohio has been making some all time records on the amount of snow. Hang it there....or should we say hunker down and stay put especially being sick. Get to feeling better soon! For everyone that's feeling so badly....Sue, Lucy's twins, and Ali-Pat....  |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 05:11:27 PM |
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Name: |
Ali-Pat |
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Location: |
All In, Ohio |
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Homepage URL: |
http://home.earthlink.net/~sa.pe/APLhome.html |
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Comments: | Since sympathy is being passed around for sick people, I might as well make my bald-faced plea now. Not only have I been sick all week, coughing so hard that...well let's not go there... Anyway, on top of being sick I had to go out and shovel away 20" of snow just to get to my garage. Not sure why I did that, as it is clear I am not going anywhere today! The ridiculous amount of snow we have received in 24 hours has completely shut down the city.
Merry Christmas (for me that's a soft warm bed and some heavy duty meds). BTW I think someone out there has been dreaming TOO MUCH of a White Christmas. I mean please. (LO-cough-L) |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 04:46:58 PM |
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Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I kinda love the "protects silly kids" scene. Oh, to have been Emma Watson in that scene... |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 04:12:44 PM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/features/awards/empire2005/
Empire has opened the nominations for "Scene of the Year"....Hmm Snape...what scene what scene...The scene where Alan either flies through the air and lands on a bed (Mmm), protects silly kids or wears a dress...hmm |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 03:44:45 PM |
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Name: |
Barbara the H |
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Location: |
New Zealand |
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Comments: | Christmas greetings from the Southern Hemisphere. I'm afraid to say it is not all sunshine, barbecues and beaches yet. Not here in Wellington, anyway. My son is having his second Christmas in london but I'll ring him on his cell phone and be blowed to the expense. Hope all the sick GBers will soon get better. I loved the sunglasses in Israel of the 10 tribes no less. Very subversive - a sort of spot the deliberate mistake. Like calling someone a "twit" in medieval England. All best wishes. |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 03:06:36 PM |
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Sue |
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Comments: | Yes, as soon as I saw the sunglass-wearing I(OTTTNL)Y I knew we were in for something special. Oh to see it more clearly, although I have an idea it was always very dark even before all the re-recording! He really is one of my fave characters along with Jaques Roux.
Thanks for all your good wishes, I think the last lot of DayNurse is kicking in now as I appear to be drying up at the mo:) Lucy hope yout boys are getting better too. My two teens have just cooked their own tea after I lay groaning in the lounge so will just have to call hubby to bring in something for his te now;) |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 01:44:50 PM |
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martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | Claudia - yes, a typo does make sense! I could never figure what I(OTTTNL)Y was doing in sunglasses. They didn't have sunglasses then, did they? And if anyone says, "Sure, they had sunglasses in 1989," I'll throw a apple at them! (No snow - it's an overcast 48degrees.) |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 01:23:55 PM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | Thanks for the Empire calender - I found that great! LOL...
The specs list...very good to see Alan is there... Im sorry Im just on for my daily AR fix so Im off again now... Btw AR in AABA the clip Claudia uploaded is yummi yes...And he does not say much in the start ...*dreams away* |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 01:11:24 PM |
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Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | My sentiments exactly, Kathy! Thanks for the list, melissa. He does look great in glasses, doesn't he? I like the pair from Bob Roberts  Its very very difficult to see in the copy of From Sleep and Shadow I have but Isreal of the ten tribes Yates wears a pair of sunglasses that are right sexy too! LOL |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 01:03:36 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | YIKES! i just read that half the GB has the plague!
no coughing here! *raises a threatening finger* Hope you all get better quickly! We learned to swallow pills, by swallowing M&Ms |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 12:58:49 PM |
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Claudia (who is looking forward to going on a tear with the egg nog tomorrow! LOL |
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GA |
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Comments: | Ohhh I am so worry that you're sick, Sue. What a terrible way to spend the holidays. I hope you will feel better soon....especially by new years! Can't start a new year sick! Bless your heart, Lucy. Both boys are sick at the same time??? Keep 'em warm. My grandmother taught both of my kids to take pills at a very early age which spared me a lot of pain and torture in their growing up years. Hope the Nebulizer will keep working. martha, I think the "goon the tear" might be a tiny typo. Is it possible that it should read "go on a tear"? It makes more sense that way. |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 12:54:05 PM |
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melissa |
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Location: |
office cubicle....BORED |
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Comments: | One of thoses inane articles (about people who wear specs)
it's just nice to know he made the list The top five sexiest male celebrity specs wearers were: Jack Osbourne 19pc; Alan Rickman 15pc; Des Lynam 12pc; Jimmi Harkishin (Coronation Street's Dev Alahan) 7pc and Matthew Perry 3pc. LOL |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 12:47:37 PM |
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Kathy |
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Comments: | PS Thanks everyone for the explaination of UK football--makes much more sense than American football(which I hate with a passion --bunch of neanderthals grunting and piling up on each other! and in my male side of the family those are words of heresy!) |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 12:45:43 PM |
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Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I can sympathize with your lack of holiday spirit, Sue. My boys have come down with nasty respiratory viruses. They are absolutely miserable. We had to get them a Nebulizer machine so they can breathe medicated mist because they fight whenever we try to give them medicine. Luckily it seems to be working. We've been watching lots of Harry Potter to try to keep their spirits up. They love those movies.
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 12:43:03 PM |
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Kathy |
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Location: |
Snowy Arkansas |
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Comments: | Sue, I'm so sorry you're sick, what a rotten time to get the grungies. Hope you're better soon. Thank you for the advent calendar--I very much enjoyed it. I'm going to have to buy RHPoT I've always just rented it, but as many times as I've rented it I probably could have paid for one.
Thanks Claudia for the article taking the mass out of Christmas--it seems there have been no lack of Scrooges over the centuries! That is also my Christmas wish, that AR will do another play, I would very much, at least once before I die, see him "in the flesh". It is very Christmasy here in the central Arkansas area. It snowed about 6 inches yesterday, it is very cold but the sun is shining on a beautiful white landscape and I have Charlotte Church and Michael Ball singing Christmas songs in the background. I have to finish wrapping presents today and am going to sit and read my book until it is finished!!! |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 12:41:33 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Location: |
near a box of tissues!! |
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Comments: | "Cancel the kitchen scraps for beggars and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and Call Off Christmas!!"
I have the mother of all colds, streaming nose, cough, throat blah blah!! My 84 year old mother and 14 year old son are downstairs icing the Christmas cake and I am feeling distinctly non-festive. At least all the presents are wrapped but I am supposed to go do a dawn raid at 7.30 tomorrow morning to collect the turkey and seafood about 12 miles away:(( Bah humbug!! |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 11:57:12 AM |
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Name: |
martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | Claudia - fun article, but I need a translation. "Christmas in the 1600s was, much as it is today, a God-given excuse to goon the tear." "goon the tear" WTF??? |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 11:12:13 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Claudia----GREAT article! I had never heard of that before |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 10:57:05 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Thanks for the delicious Snapey Christmas sneer, AFNH! Cute. Awww, the Pl pics. What a vision....AR standing alone on a balcony with two martinis! ;-) Rafe rhymes with safe???? I didn't realize the first name was pronounced differently. GG, your elegant description of PL hits the nail on the head. Its very obvious that PL is your favorite character. Love the calandar, Sue. I read another article from the Belfast Telegraph that tied AR's Sheriff to Christmas this morning as well. Taking the 'mass' out of Christmas. AR is only mentioned in the first paragraph but I found the whole article fascinating. Well, it looks like Santa is still busy making his list so there is still time to get in those last minute AR wishes.  My AR wish is that he will star in another play very soon. |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 09:44:30 AM |
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martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | melissa - No idea how they got the pronunciation, but it rhymes with chafe - as in; "Man, these starched knickers really chafe!" |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 09:44:21 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasteeek/ |
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Comments: | Rafe rhymes with strafe but not all Ralphs call themselves Rafe, only the super posh ones;) Don't forget this is a guy who is cousin to the explorer, Ranulph Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes!! |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 09:42:47 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | call me stupid, but how did they get Rafe from Ralph, what happend to the L??? plus, call me stupidER, but how do yall pronounce RAFE?
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 08:06:07 AM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | martha and Gissing's Girl: thanks for clarifying the pronunciation. I thought his first name was pronounced in an unusual (maybe odd?) way. LOL
Melissa: if (and that's a big IF) I ever meet AR, I would like to ask him if he was as annoyed by Charlie Rose as I was! *grin* |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 07:59:51 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Snowcake,
Man U, HP4, Rachel Corrie When does he sleep or eat? |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 07:34:38 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasteeek/ |
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Comments: | I love the description "slutty office bint"!!!
Bint was one of my dear old Dad's(an ex-Army man) favourite descriptions of wanton women!! I think it might be an Arab word he picked up in the desert!! |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 07:00:46 AM |
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Name: |
AFNH |
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Comments: | Loved the description of Alan's house at Christmas, Sue! I think they like those 2 films, just a little - lol! |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 06:40:39 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Location: |
England |
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Comments: | Check out EmpireonLine Advent Calendar. Click on days 5,10 and 19 |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 05:58:49 AM |
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Name: |
Gissing's Girl |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | The name is pronounced "Rafe Fines" in England.
As to the PL O'Hara saga in AABA, it's his hair, the way it flops over his forehead and the way he just stands there for the first five minutes after his entrance and just looks, he says not a word. His look conveys a world of meaning. He was at his very best in this film. My most favourite character of all. |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 03:28:49 AM |
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Name: |
Vayda |
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Homepage URL: |
http://photobucket.com/albums/v626/vayda/ |
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Comments: | Hello everyone! *waves*
The "Love Actually" article in my PB album is from an entertainment magazine called "8 Days" printed here in Singapore. The article was printed in Dec 4, 2003! Sorry it took me so long to share...I only "re-discover" it while cleaning my room! What an apporiate time too, it being so close to Christmas. Hope you all liked my little Christmas present! *LOL* |
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Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 12:25:10 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | just re-watching Charlie Rose interview. I like the part where he is thoroughly embarrased by his performance in S&S
hee hee he speaks so softly, whispering almost. Ohhhhhh....*exhales slowly* |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 11:00:22 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | hey sniv....i really like that dancing pic.....i love to see him dance.....*skip step hop*
oh! so cute! I have just come back from the most spectacular concert of The Messiah. WOW It is a small local group, but they were SO well prepared....they just floored us all. |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 10:30:26 PM |
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Name: |
Zzzzz |
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Comments: | Claudia, this place is so much fun for artwork, thanks! .....>>>>><<<<<<.....>>>>><<<<<<.....>>>>><<<<<<..... |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 10:27:58 PM |
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Name: |
martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | Sabine - I've heard that the first name is pronounced Rafe. |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 09:53:01 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Claudia: thanks for the Ralph Fiennes pronunciation!
Sniv: Yes, I'm afraid that was me who said Snape might be killed in book 7. :-) AFNH: I guess you were a couple of minutes faster with the soccer explanation! *grin* |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 09:34:48 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasteeek/ |
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Comments: | Lovely pix from Private Lives, Sniv! Takes me right back:))) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:24:26 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | *sneaks in*
Sabine yes that was you mate who said that think about Snape...and in a way I can see your point and thats why Im so affraid that she'll kill him! Ok deep breath Sniv.. *starts staring at the pics* MmmMMmm |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:11:31 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | AFNH - cute pic!
Kathy - LOL ok...interesting! I cant remember who said it but one said something about Snape actually being killd in 7 could make be "ok" and in a way I have to agree - but I still dont want him to die!!! *hides Snape in her closet* Anyone seen Snape...? I havent...hmm wonder where he is...hmm.. Anyways I found two pics from Private Lives and I thought Id share em with you lovely lot! I love them! 
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:10:12 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Kathy: yes, football is the same as soccer. I guess in the U.S. it's called soccer because you guys already have a game that's called football. :-) And yes, the goalie is allowed to defend his/her goal with his/her hands. The other players however are not allowed to use their hands; that can actually get them thrown out of the game (red card). Hope this helps! :-) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:08:18 PM |
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Name: |
AFNH |
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Comments: | Kathy - yep, soccer is football in the UK, and the goalie is the only one allowed to handle the ball (this from one who hates football!).
As it's that time of year (doesn't it come around fast!), I'd just like to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and a AR-filled 2005!
And end with a seasonal message from Professor Snape! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:06:01 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Comments: | Sniv darling--
all I can say is--seduction!!!! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:02:14 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | JKR said this about Snape in book 6:
From March 2004 World Book Day Chat: - We'll find out more about the relationship between Snape and Sirius in their Hogwarts days. Can't wait! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:56:41 PM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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Comments: | If JKR kills Snape… I’ll kill her!!!
My wish list (very very difficult to choose): AR–Brandon–Mesmer–P.L.O’Hara–Snape–interrogator (Closet land)–Sinclair–Phil-Jaques Roux––-David–de Valera-Elyot-Sheriff–Rasputin-Alexander–Slope-Metatron-Blalock-Dwight Billings(Fallen Angel)–Detective Freeman–Hans Gruber–Harry–Ed –Elliot (Quigley)–Jamie–Israel Yates–Lukas III (but I never saw Valmont) For lunch?! (As lunch??? I don’t know the character name of that cartoon in English, but in Italian the little dinosaur is named “Piedino” ) Why only for lunch?!?! There are also dinner, dance… Did you ever done a poll regarding the AR’s preferred character? |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:52:29 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Dany, those two drawings are gorgeous!
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:28:43 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Dany those two drawings are amazing!
And just a question: PL from AABA...why is it that everybody like him? DONT GET ME WRONG; but I have not seen AABA so I dont really know anything about him...thats why Im curious...! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:19:17 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Comments: | PS I llke fruitcake, too |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:19:04 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Location: |
Snow land |
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Comments: | OK you guys from the UK, I need some help. I just watched Bend it Like Beckham--adorable loved Juliet Stevenson with her purple fingernails!--- Tell me, is Football the same as Soccer??? and can the goalie use his/her hands to defend the ball???
Going out to play in the snow!! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:18:12 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia who personally likes a well made fruit cake. LOL |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Sabine, I've always heard it pronounced "Fines". I don't recall ever hearing him say his how name though so don't take that as "carved in stone". Another Christmas funny |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:06:35 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Dany, thank you for those drawings! They are beautiful!
As far as Snape dying: I think there is a pretty good chance that he will die at the end of book 7. I just think that it would fit the story line. On the other hand, he may just become the next Headmaster or Minister of Magic! LOL Slightly OT: do you guys know how to pronounce Ralph Fiennes' name correctly? Just wondering. :-) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 03:53:53 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Merry Christmas from Dany! Thank you, Dany! These are wonderful! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 03:36:32 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | what has happenned to me several times, is that i don't say "i love you", what i do is a blow a kiss to my parents, sister, boyfriend, aunts and uncles, etc....so sometimes when i am on the phone with someone else, who i am laughing or otherwise am feeling comfortable with, is that at the end i automatically without thinking blow a kiss.....then i have to cough or make some other sound to cover it up! hehe :~) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 12:36:42 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Comments: | I meant Dee not Claudia--sorry.
Sonoma, I will be right behind you at the thrift store if Snape bites the dust, AND be in a seriously sulky mood!!! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 12:15:01 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Location: |
Freezing cold maybe it will snow Arkansas |
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Comments: | Enjoyed the article and pix, thanks everyone--
Claudia, my brother had a similar embarrassing moment with "I love you" That is something we all say and actually do mean, especially with my kids--so, I have to take exception to AR there also. My brother was calling a business acquaintence and had to leave him a voice mail and it was a fairly long message and at the end he said Love you-Bye. It took him awhile to live that one down. But isn't it nice to know that those sentiments are on the tip of your tongue. Especially at this time of year I too want to thank everyone for their generosity in sharing stories, pictures, and themselves. I have enjoyed and appreciated all of you. It is a very comfortable neighborhood to belong to. And...my preferences AR, PL, Rasputin, Jamie, Brandon, Jacques, Israel (of the 10 tribes no less), Sinclair, metatron. For lunch (as lunch??? ooooh did I just say that?) AR, Brandon, Jamie, Sinclair, Harry, Israel, Jacques, PL |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 12:04:09 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | LOL We have the same type of promotionals here too, Sue. Everytime I see one, I'm tempted to call and demand a billing adjustment! But so far, I'm been to spineless to follow through! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 11:28:54 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasteeek/ |
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Comments: | Thanks for the FilmFour alert Claudia! Unfortunately, I subscribe already!!Hmmmmm do you think I can apply for a day's refund:)) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 11:23:04 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oops! Meant to add that for those of you that can't get NPR, you will be able to listen to the Def interview after 3PM Eastern Standard time HERE You will need either Real Player or Windows Media Player to listen. |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 10:13:14 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Unfortunately, DreamBook is being a little "scroogy" today and gave Ali-Pat problems this morning...as well as myself. But she was trying to post the following: The news I was trying to impart is that Terry Gross is interviewing Mos Def on her NPR program "Fresh Air" today (3pm my time, times will vary by region and affiliate). I have a news alert for those of you in the UK. FilmFour is offering a freebie day on Christmas day and they will be airing Dogma. Read more about it here, FilmFour offers its channels for free on Christmas Day Vayda, thank you for the Love Actually article. I don't remember seeing it last year either. Dee, what a funny story! I think I can imagine the feeling in the pit of your stomach after you realized what you had said! I have been on the receiving end of that scenario before! As for saying "I love you". I think I will disagree a bit with AR on this though. I know I purposely made it a habit to tell my loved ones "I love you" everytime I talk to them whether on the phone or face to face. In fact, I will tell my Sweetie that I love him many times a day. I even sometimes wonder if he may grow tired of hearing it! LOL Sometimes it might sound to them that its just words rolling off my tongue but they are spoken from deep in my heart. SARF, I'll get there eventually...promise! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 09:52:35 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Ah yes, i forgot to mention how much i LOVE the tahiti bit.....they really are comfortable with each other
It made me giggle :) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 08:13:28 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Hi guys, i agree....if she kills off Snape in book 6 i go on strike. I really got to like Snape in book 5....before that i just liked the actor not the character hee hee
Lucy, i forgot to thank you for your very insightful little essay on E DeV.....very good <:-) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 08:07:34 AM |
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Name: |
Dee |
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Location: |
Florida |
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Comments: | Great news about the book! I called my daughter (who works at Barnes & Noble) and she said that, of course they had been told, but that NOT ONE CUSTOMER asked her about it or said a word about it!! She said it's crazy there right now with everybody just trying to get past Christmas. But still ... hmmmm.
Sniv, I adore your screencap! I've seen so many screencaps of the movie, but I think that's the first in the tux ... yummy yummy!!! Vayda, thank you for the article. I don't remember ever seeing it before. I think it's so cute how they wound up finishing each other's sentences when talking about Tahiti! They just seem so comfortable with each other. And I LOVED this quote: "People on the phone, they yabber yabber yabber then, 'Okay, bye, I love you.' You can't ever believe that." I had to smile because it reminded me of the time I was on the phone at work, talking to a coworker ... strictly business, strictly professional ... and I actually said that when I went to hang up! (soooo embarassing!) It really does get to become habit. (Maybe I should send him a copy of the article, by way of apology) Anyway ... I'm FINALLY getting into the Christmas spirit ... most of the work is done, and family will be coming from out of town in a couple of days, so for just a brief time I sit back and just enjoy the lull before the storm! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!!!! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 08:07:04 AM |
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Name: |
sonoma |
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Comments: | If Snape dies, all my HP books are going straight to the thrift store. I'm not sure of the criteria for the lists, but I'd say my favorite AR characters are Israel (OTTTNL) Yates, Metatron, Jamie, Snape, and Alexander Dane. But if it's who I wouldn't mind having lunch with, I'd say AR, Metatron, Rasputin, Sinclair, and Brandon. Anyway, I'd better see if I can get to sleep now! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:25:52 AM |
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Name: |
SARF |
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Location: |
NZ |
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Comments: | Hey Everyone!
Just thought I'd pop in and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and everything. Claudia - don't worry about it. I've just watched the Die Hard DVD. I have satisfied my Hans fix (Oh man, I just read that line. It really doesn't sound very...good ;)! Vayda - Thank you for the lovely scans. Where did you get them from? I hope they make a sequel in Tahiti too! I go there every year. Maybe I'll see him! They can stay at my family's holiday home! (I know this won't come true, but hey, it's Christmas! I can dream!) To everyone who has posted pics, videos, audio, anything and to those that have put so much hard work and effort into this site - Thank you. Your work and generosity has been much appreciated this year. |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:07:33 AM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Julie, you are welcome!
And nice pic on the PhotoB of Alan... Ah I heard "All I Want For Christmas" yesterday and I was soooo in the mood to see Love Actually but never got around to do it lol...Bah! I love that scene where they are all going to see the school play! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:45:55 AM |
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Name: |
Vayda |
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Homepage URL: |
http://photobucket.com/albums/v626/vayda/ |
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Comments: | Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Please visit my PB album to see an AR interview on the movie "Love Actually". |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:30:27 AM |
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Name: |
jordan |
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Location: |
tnn |
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E-mail address: |
hayley1punk |
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Comments: | if she kills him off i'll......cry |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 03:32:25 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | just re-watching Charlie Rose interview. I like the part where he is thoroughly embarrased by his performance in S&S
hee hee he speaks so softly, whispering almost. Ohhhhhh....*exhales slowly* |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 11:00:22 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | hey sniv....i really like that dancing pic.....i love to see him dance.....*skip step hop*
oh! so cute! I have just come back from the most spectacular concert of The Messiah. WOW It is a small local group, but they were SO well prepared....they just floored us all. |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 10:30:26 PM |
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Name: |
Zzzzz |
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Comments: | Claudia, this place is so much fun for artwork, thanks! .....>>>>><<<<<<.....>>>>><<<<<<.....>>>>><<<<<<..... |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 10:27:58 PM |
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Name: |
martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | Sabine - I've heard that the first name is pronounced Rafe. |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 09:53:01 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Claudia: thanks for the Ralph Fiennes pronunciation!
Sniv: Yes, I'm afraid that was me who said Snape might be killed in book 7. :-) AFNH: I guess you were a couple of minutes faster with the soccer explanation! *grin* |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 09:34:48 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasteeek/ |
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Comments: | Lovely pix from Private Lives, Sniv! Takes me right back:))) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:24:26 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | *sneaks in*
Sabine yes that was you mate who said that think about Snape...and in a way I can see your point and thats why Im so affraid that she'll kill him! Ok deep breath Sniv.. *starts staring at the pics* MmmMMmm |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:11:31 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | AFNH - cute pic!
Kathy - LOL ok...interesting! I cant remember who said it but one said something about Snape actually being killd in 7 could make be "ok" and in a way I have to agree - but I still dont want him to die!!! *hides Snape in her closet* Anyone seen Snape...? I havent...hmm wonder where he is...hmm.. Anyways I found two pics from Private Lives and I thought Id share em with you lovely lot! I love them!
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:10:12 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Kathy: yes, football is the same as soccer. I guess in the U.S. it's called soccer because you guys already have a game that's called football. :-) And yes, the goalie is allowed to defend his/her goal with his/her hands. The other players however are not allowed to use their hands; that can actually get them thrown out of the game (red card). Hope this helps! :-) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:08:18 PM |
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Name: |
AFNH |
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Comments: | Kathy - yep, soccer is football in the UK, and the goalie is the only one allowed to handle the ball (this from one who hates football!).
As it's that time of year (doesn't it come around fast!), I'd just like to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and a AR-filled 2005!
And end with a seasonal message from Professor Snape! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:06:01 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Comments: | Sniv darling--
all I can say is--seduction!!!! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:02:14 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | JKR said this about Snape in book 6:
From March 2004 World Book Day Chat: - We'll find out more about the relationship between Snape and Sirius in their Hogwarts days. Can't wait! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:56:41 PM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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Comments: | If JKR kills Snape… I’ll kill her!!!
My wish list (very very difficult to choose): AR–Brandon–Mesmer–P.L.O’Hara–Snape–interrogator (Closet land)–Sinclair–Phil-Jaques Roux––-David–de Valera-Elyot-Sheriff–Rasputin-Alexander–Slope-Metatron-Blalock-Dwight Billings(Fallen Angel)–Detective Freeman–Hans Gruber–Harry–Ed –Elliot (Quigley)–Jamie–Israel Yates–Lukas III (but I never saw Valmont) For lunch?! (As lunch??? I don’t know the character name of that cartoon in English, but in Italian the little dinosaur is named “Piedino” ) Why only for lunch?!?! There are also dinner, dance… Did you ever done a poll regarding the AR’s preferred character? |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:52:29 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Dany, those two drawings are gorgeous!
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:28:43 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Dany those two drawings are amazing!
And just a question: PL from AABA...why is it that everybody like him? DONT GET ME WRONG; but I have not seen AABA so I dont really know anything about him...thats why Im curious...! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:19:17 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Comments: | PS I llke fruitcake, too |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:19:04 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Location: |
Snow land |
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Comments: | OK you guys from the UK, I need some help. I just watched Bend it Like Beckham--adorable loved Juliet Stevenson with her purple fingernails!--- Tell me, is Football the same as Soccer??? and can the goalie use his/her hands to defend the ball???
Going out to play in the snow!! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:18:12 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia who personally likes a well made fruit cake. LOL |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Sabine, I've always heard it pronounced "Fines". I don't recall ever hearing him say his how name though so don't take that as "carved in stone". Another Christmas funny |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:06:35 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Dany, thank you for those drawings! They are beautiful!
As far as Snape dying: I think there is a pretty good chance that he will die at the end of book 7. I just think that it would fit the story line. On the other hand, he may just become the next Headmaster or Minister of Magic! LOL Slightly OT: do you guys know how to pronounce Ralph Fiennes' name correctly? Just wondering. :-) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 03:53:53 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Merry Christmas from Dany! Thank you, Dany! These are wonderful! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 03:36:32 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | what has happenned to me several times, is that i don't say "i love you", what i do is a blow a kiss to my parents, sister, boyfriend, aunts and uncles, etc....so sometimes when i am on the phone with someone else, who i am laughing or otherwise am feeling comfortable with, is that at the end i automatically without thinking blow a kiss.....then i have to cough or make some other sound to cover it up! hehe :~) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 12:36:42 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Comments: | I meant Dee not Claudia--sorry.
Sonoma, I will be right behind you at the thrift store if Snape bites the dust, AND be in a seriously sulky mood!!! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 12:15:01 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Location: |
Freezing cold maybe it will snow Arkansas |
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Comments: | Enjoyed the article and pix, thanks everyone--
Claudia, my brother had a similar embarrassing moment with "I love you" That is something we all say and actually do mean, especially with my kids--so, I have to take exception to AR there also. My brother was calling a business acquaintence and had to leave him a voice mail and it was a fairly long message and at the end he said Love you-Bye. It took him awhile to live that one down. But isn't it nice to know that those sentiments are on the tip of your tongue. Especially at this time of year I too want to thank everyone for their generosity in sharing stories, pictures, and themselves. I have enjoyed and appreciated all of you. It is a very comfortable neighborhood to belong to. And...my preferences AR, PL, Rasputin, Jamie, Brandon, Jacques, Israel (of the 10 tribes no less), Sinclair, metatron. For lunch (as lunch??? ooooh did I just say that?) AR, Brandon, Jamie, Sinclair, Harry, Israel, Jacques, PL |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 12:04:09 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | LOL We have the same type of promotionals here too, Sue. Everytime I see one, I'm tempted to call and demand a billing adjustment! But so far, I'm been to spineless to follow through! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 11:28:54 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasteeek/ |
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Comments: | Thanks for the FilmFour alert Claudia! Unfortunately, I subscribe already!!Hmmmmm do you think I can apply for a day's refund:)) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 11:23:04 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oops! Meant to add that for those of you that can't get NPR, you will be able to listen to the Def interview after 3PM Eastern Standard time HERE You will need either Real Player or Windows Media Player to listen. |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 10:13:14 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Unfortunately, DreamBook is being a little "scroogy" today and gave Ali-Pat problems this morning...as well as myself. But she was trying to post the following: The news I was trying to impart is that Terry Gross is interviewing Mos Def on her NPR program "Fresh Air" today (3pm my time, times will vary by region and affiliate). I have a news alert for those of you in the UK. FilmFour is offering a freebie day on Christmas day and they will be airing Dogma. Read more about it here, FilmFour offers its channels for free on Christmas Day Vayda, thank you for the Love Actually article. I don't remember seeing it last year either. Dee, what a funny story! I think I can imagine the feeling in the pit of your stomach after you realized what you had said! I have been on the receiving end of that scenario before! As for saying "I love you". I think I will disagree a bit with AR on this though. I know I purposely made it a habit to tell my loved ones "I love you" everytime I talk to them whether on the phone or face to face. In fact, I will tell my Sweetie that I love him many times a day. I even sometimes wonder if he may grow tired of hearing it! LOL Sometimes it might sound to them that its just words rolling off my tongue but they are spoken from deep in my heart. SARF, I'll get there eventually...promise! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 09:52:35 AM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | Ah yes, i forgot to mention how much i LOVE the tahiti bit.....they really are comfortable with each other
It made me giggle :) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 08:13:28 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Hi guys, i agree....if she kills off Snape in book 6 i go on strike. I really got to like Snape in book 5....before that i just liked the actor not the character hee hee
Lucy, i forgot to thank you for your very insightful little essay on E DeV.....very good <:-) |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 08:07:34 AM |
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Name: |
Dee |
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Location: |
Florida |
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Comments: | Great news about the book! I called my daughter (who works at Barnes & Noble) and she said that, of course they had been told, but that NOT ONE CUSTOMER asked her about it or said a word about it!! She said it's crazy there right now with everybody just trying to get past Christmas. But still ... hmmmm.
Sniv, I adore your screencap! I've seen so many screencaps of the movie, but I think that's the first in the tux ... yummy yummy!!! Vayda, thank you for the article. I don't remember ever seeing it before. I think it's so cute how they wound up finishing each other's sentences when talking about Tahiti! They just seem so comfortable with each other. And I LOVED this quote: "People on the phone, they yabber yabber yabber then, 'Okay, bye, I love you.' You can't ever believe that." I had to smile because it reminded me of the time I was on the phone at work, talking to a coworker ... strictly business, strictly professional ... and I actually said that when I went to hang up! (soooo embarassing!) It really does get to become habit. (Maybe I should send him a copy of the article, by way of apology) Anyway ... I'm FINALLY getting into the Christmas spirit ... most of the work is done, and family will be coming from out of town in a couple of days, so for just a brief time I sit back and just enjoy the lull before the storm! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!!!! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 08:07:04 AM |
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Name: |
sonoma |
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Comments: | If Snape dies, all my HP books are going straight to the thrift store. I'm not sure of the criteria for the lists, but I'd say my favorite AR characters are Israel (OTTTNL) Yates, Metatron, Jamie, Snape, and Alexander Dane. But if it's who I wouldn't mind having lunch with, I'd say AR, Metatron, Rasputin, Sinclair, and Brandon. Anyway, I'd better see if I can get to sleep now! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:25:52 AM |
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Name: |
SARF |
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Location: |
NZ |
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Comments: | Hey Everyone!
Just thought I'd pop in and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and everything. Claudia - don't worry about it. I've just watched the Die Hard DVD. I have satisfied my Hans fix (Oh man, I just read that line. It really doesn't sound very...good ;)! Vayda - Thank you for the lovely scans. Where did you get them from? I hope they make a sequel in Tahiti too! I go there every year. Maybe I'll see him! They can stay at my family's holiday home! (I know this won't come true, but hey, it's Christmas! I can dream!) To everyone who has posted pics, videos, audio, anything and to those that have put so much hard work and effort into this site - Thank you. Your work and generosity has been much appreciated this year. |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 05:07:33 AM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | Julie, you are welcome!
And nice pic on the PhotoB of Alan... Ah I heard "All I Want For Christmas" yesterday and I was soooo in the mood to see Love Actually but never got around to do it lol...Bah! I love that scene where they are all going to see the school play! |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:45:55 AM |
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Name: |
Vayda |
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Homepage URL: |
http://photobucket.com/albums/v626/vayda/ |
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Comments: | Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Please visit my PB album to see an AR interview on the movie "Love Actually". |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 04:30:27 AM |
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Name: |
jordan |
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Location: |
tnn |
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E-mail address: |
hayley1punk |
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Comments: | if she kills him off i'll......cry |
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 03:32:25 AM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I agree, Kate, I think Snape will be safe until book 7. With JKR you just never know who she'll kill off. I'm sure it'll be a surprise to most of us. :-) |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 09:03:36 PM |
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Name: |
Kate |
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Location: |
SF |
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Comments: | This is from a Yahoo story about the release of HBP:
"For months, Rowling has been revealing details of her new book, naming the titles of three chapters — Chapter 2: Spinners End; Chapter 6: Draco's Detour; Chapter 14: Felix Felicis — and even confiding that one of her characters will not survive, although she refused to say who. Potter himself is safe, at least for now. Rowling has said her teenage hero will survive until the seventh and final book in the series, but has refused to say whether he will reach adulthood." So who is that character who doesn't survive book 6? I think Snape will be OK until book 7. |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 08:37:03 PM |
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Name: |
Zzzzz |
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Location: |
one horse open sleigh + * + * + * + * |
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Comments: | Sorry for being so late with this question but, what does "rat-arsed" mean?...BTW just a reminder to those of you with pets, don't forget a gift for them to have fun, and try to make time to keep the loyal companions exercised with games and throwing balls etc. careful with decorations that are breakable! *mew!* |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 07:48:22 PM |
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Name: |
Susan |
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Location: |
CA |
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Comments: | I would slide Mesmer in as number one, since I haven't seen Valmont, only endless pix and fantasies. |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 07:01:22 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | Yes, Valmont. From the clip on the Download Haven, it seems that Valmont is an early version of Hans Gruber. I forgot to put Hans on my list. I don't care if he's bad, I love him.
Have you read Christopher Hampton's play of LLD? It's worth tracking down, to imagine AR doing those things ... |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 05:56:15 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I haven't seen the play, of course, but Viscomte de Valmont ranks pretty highly for me, at least looks-wise! |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 05:41:24 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasteeek/ |
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Comments: | Ooh, lovely pic Sniv:)) |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 05:32:25 PM |
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Name: |
Ali-Pat |
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Location: |
Ohio |
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Comments: | Thanks for the plug, Claudia! I think Peske and West are big AR fans because at least one of his films is mentioned in all three of their books. There is a fourth one now, Cinematherapy for the Soul, but I haven't tracked that one down yet. Stay tuned.
Great news about HP 6! I have had my order in at Amazon since June, I think! |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 05:07:02 PM |
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Name: |
Gissing's Girl |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Ahhhhh, you forgot PL Emily. My list would be AR himself, PL O'Hara,the Colonel,the Sheriff, Snape,Dr. Blalock, Sinclair. I have this sneaking thing about PL ever since I bought AABA as my first video eons ago. |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 04:29:50 PM |
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Name: |
Julie |
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Location: |
Michigan |
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Comments: |
Thank-you to Sniv and Aurora for the great Snape pictures. I've looked a bunch of times and have never come across anything like those. You two are great!! |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 04:12:44 PM |
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Name: |
Ida 59 |
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Comments: | Ooooooooh... what a lovely pic...
Ida |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 04:10:38 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Location: |
DK |
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Comments: | I think if she is going to kill Snape *sniff* She'll do it in the last but Im soo not sure...anyways...
*explodes* |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 03:41:01 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Well yall know I'm not the Potter fan. But I really think Rowling would be foolish to kill Snape off for the pure and simple reason that Snape/AR are far to popular. Unless of course she waits until the very end of the series. Didn't she say she wasn't prepared for the popularity of Snape? Ida, yes sonoma did do transcripts from those programs. You can find a link to them on the Television page where the downloads are located. I must add how much I admire anyone that can write a transcript--its hard work! I like your priority rating, Emily. Although my list would move the Colonel behind Sinclair and slide Mesmer in before Snape. LOL |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 03:26:53 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Lovely RickiNicki - Rudolf is soo cute LOL...
Anyways Im still excited about HBP and crossing everything that JK wont kill Snape...! |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 02:39:11 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Ah, I hope the Snape fans realize that there's much, much, MUCH more to Alan Rickman than Snape. LOL! Don't get me wrong, Snape has his attributes. But on my list, it's AR himself at the top, then Jamie, then the Colonel, then the Sheriff, then Sinclair, then Snape ... |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 02:36:55 PM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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Comments: | Claudia are you saying that Sonoma did the transcriptions of The Preacher and From Sleep and Shadow??? Really???
Pleeeeeease... where I can find them??? Ida |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 02:34:10 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Hi, jayne! Being a Snape fan, you'll have lots of company here! LOL Welcome and hope you will join us when you can. |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 02:05:47 PM |
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Name: |
jayne |
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Location: |
florida |
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E-mail address: |
linsleylou@msm.com |
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Comments: | snape fan |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 02:02:02 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Thank you RickiNicki!!! That was a cute little Christmas greeting. I got my GPTV Preview magazine in the mail a few minutes ago and the whole back cover is devoted to Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson. |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 01:29:46 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasteeek/ |
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Comments: | Lovely RickiNicki!! |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 01:17:54 PM |
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Name: |
RickiNicki |
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Location: |
good (c)old Germany |
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Comments: | Sorry for crossposting, and sorry for not writing so often, I
m a lurker rather than a poster. But you should look at this! It is really cute. Merry Christmas |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 12:35:34 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | No need to worry about that Aurora. The more pics the merrier around here! LOL |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 10:33:04 AM |
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Name: |
Aurora |
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E-mail address: |
dept of redundancy dept |
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Comments: | LOL! I failed to navigate Sniv's site to find the abundance of pics there. Anyway, I had fun re-watching the scene. |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 10:27:56 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: |  Welcome, Aurora. Glad you stopped by and hope you will visit often. Thanks to both Aurora AND Sniv for the Shrieking Shack pics. |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 10:16:07 AM |
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Name: |
Aurora |
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Location: |
Ohio |
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Comments: | Claudia, I just recently discovered your GB. Thanks as always for your wonderful work providing all those downloads of all sorts. And repeated thanks to all those who gave reports on the autism concert.
In answer to Julie's request, here are a few caps of shrieking shack snape and a couple of gratuitious poa snape pics. For some reason, I can't get pb to put the poa pics into their own folder. I've tried to move them several times, but they are in the cme folder. So the rest of those picture are not in the shrieking shack. Must figure out that pb file management. And if the URL doesn't post correctly, I'll redo.
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 09:54:33 AM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Sorry for posting again! *pokes herself*
Also Im very VERY excited about HBP I sooo hope we get more info on Snape....I hope she doesnt kill him in this book!!! *crosses everything* |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 09:39:29 AM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Wheee I cant wait for HBP!!!
And about Antony and Cleopatra - wasnt that with one with Helen Mirren?...I think it was that play which made him seriously think about doing theatre ever again wasnt it?... Anyways Julie I have a Snape site (with a lot of theories and analyzing its quite interesting): Why SnapeHope you like it! |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 09:38:36 AM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | The official release date for HP 6 is July 16, 2005 for the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Read more at The Leaky Cauldron |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 07:50:55 AM |
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Name: |
Julie |
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Location: |
Michigan |
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Comments: | YAY book 6 is done!! Whatever day it comes out, my 12-yr-old daughter and I are spending the entire day reading it out loud together. (I get to read the left-side pages.)
There's something maybe someone can help me out with?? I've searched the internet for a still shot of Snape in the Shrieking Shack, and haven't been able to find one. Does anybody know of a site that would have one? It's my favorite Azkaban scene!! I've enjoyed all the reports on the Autism night. I have to live vicariously through you guys. I'm not even sure I'll ever even be in the same time zone as AR. *cries* |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 05:32:27 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia who is still gazing at Elaine's Christmas greeting! |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | The gang that went to New York for that book signing had a mega blast. It was talked about very frequently for months and as you can see, still comes up once in a while. I'll have to see if I can find some of the pictures they shared. Yes indeed, someone finally got it right, Lucy! This book is on top of Ali-Pat's In Passing List. Check out the page, you'd be surprised when and where his name and character names pop up. LOL That interview is hilarious, melissa! It comes from Jen's site....did you write it, Jen? |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 04:34:24 AM |
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Name: |
Barbara the Hobbit |
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Location: |
New Zealand |
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Comments: | Wonderful extract Vicki and absolutely hilarious and clever mock interview you found Melissa.This Guest Book is a treat. Thanks |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 02:21:27 AM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | WHOOO-HOOOOO! Thanks so much for posting, Elaine! Book 6 is done! Book 6 is done! I can't wait to go down to Borders and order mine!
And, nice description, Vicki. That and Elaine's wallpaper are enough to keep me dreaming tonight;) |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 12:24:17 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | I was absolutely SHRIEKING with laughter as i read This "intervie"
I guess many of you all have already read it, but it was new to me.......what a scream! okay, okay......no more posting for at least 12 hours |
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Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 12:07:01 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Oh boy Vicki! I must agree with Kathy.........whoooooooo!
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 11:09:57 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Comments: | Vicki-
Phewww I couldn't have said it better! *fanning myself* |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 11:00:38 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Comments: | Melissa-
I was in California when book 5 came out and I had it pre-ordered at home and made sure my kids went and got it, but before I went home I snitched my niece's book and read it in one sitting--like an addict! I couldn't wait. AR's voice and wonderful face and his regal bearing got me right away with the 1st movie, but I didn't realize he was such a popular actor until my kids were watching Dogma (I know they shouldn't be listening to so much F****) and I was cooking dinner and HEARD the voice and knew it was him. I asked the kids if it was Snape and got a run down from my 19 y/o about AR and his carreer and even "and mom he even like knows Shakespeare!"LOL!!! I have been off and running ever since!!! I have even re-read all the Harry Potter books recently so I'll be up to snuff when the new film comes out. Do I need a life or what!!! LOL |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 10:57:07 PM |
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Name: |
Vicki |
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Location: |
Los Angeles |
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Comments: | Oh, that's great news about the next book! I've read each one more times than I care to admit. You just know that Snape has to be a key player in these final two books....woo-hoo! Well, before I wander off to JKR's site to open the door, I wanted to share this little tidbit with you.
(I hope this isn't old news I'm rehashing). My daughter is a huge movie fan - both old films and current. She purchased a book the other day called "Cinematherapy - The Girl's Guide to Movies for Every Mood". Under chapter 7: "I just washed my hair and I can't do a thing with it: Bad hair day movies" they list various movies to watch when you don't feel you look good enough (either physically or emotionally) to venture outdoors. In a special section, they have the "Handy Hunk Chart" where they list three "hunks" to especially compliment these days. Guess who's on the list? Alan Rickman!! (The other two where Johnny Depp and Clark Gable). He was given a rating of: "A Knight in Shining Armor" and check marks for the following attributes: ASD=Aristocratic, Suave, and Debonair BE=Bedroom Eyes DD=Drowsy Drawl RGH=Really Good Hair SIN=Smoldering, Inscrutable, and Noble His "Top Drool Pics" were: An Awfully Big Adventure, Rasputin, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Sense and Sensibility, and Truly, Madly, Deeply. This is what they wrote: "It's the drawl, isn't it? That slow, drawn-out baritone, resonant and weighty, betrays an intense passion only hinted at by those sleepy eyes under bashful blond bangs. And it's the leisurely grin that works its way skyward in sync with one's own hormone level,not to mention, well, you know. Yes, whether he's stoically waiting for a woman to recognize his undying devotion, ordering ladies about as if they existed only for his pleasure, lifting his chin in dignified resignation as he lets loose his beloved to face a life without him, grimacing in the intensity of lovemaking, or curing small children of congenital birth defects, his British reserve barely conceals the smoldering embers within that threaten to leap forth in a plume of all-consuming desire." Whew! Someone got it right! Woo-hoo! |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 10:55:17 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Melissa : The screenplay of "Winter Guest" |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 10:18:32 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | oh Kathy, you sound like me and my husband. We preordered book 5 thru amazon and they arrived 2 weeks before finals in our next to last semester of medical school. He tried to be good and wait till tests where over, but i succumbed right away. I had to finish the bloody book before i could start studying for finals. And when PoA came out in the theatre, he had a shift that night, and i had an early stint in the ER that turned marathonic, but even so, when a mutual friend called and said "do you all want to go see HP" i said oh....hubby's got a shift, but, well, I CAN GO! I got rid of all my patients :-P as fast as humanely possible and RACED to the theatre. I was forgiven later because we went to see the movie again the very next day, even tho he could hardly keep his eyes open.
I kept wanting to see it again and again, hoping that maybe all those scenes that i love in the book would somehow magically make it to the movie. I remember my first impression of the first movie was: OMG WHO is that guy who plays Snape....he is SPECTACULAR, yet still i didn't fall good and hard till now. Do any of you know what book they are talking about in this signing? |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 10:12:59 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Comments: | and OMG yes AR HAS to do all of them, there is no other Snape!!! |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 09:40:33 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | HP isn't off topic at all, Elaine. There are lots of "Potter Heads" here *grin* Thanks for the wonderful Harry Christmas greeting! Although I didn't care for the Harry...I do like that pose! LOl |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 09:40:02 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | Elaine,
Thanks so much for the HP news and the picture. I am a big HP fan, in fact that is how I got to find AR I'm only a little behind the times! I can't wait for the new book to come out. I am just as bad as the kids ordering the book so I have it the day it comes out and going to see the movies at 9am the day it is released and having popcorn for breakfast with my kids and the neighbor kids and my nieces and nephews! Thanks so much!! |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 09:38:53 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | I just realized what i wrote: "I can't really imagine Snape as ANYONE ELSE" ............THAT'S a freudian slip if there ever was one....maybe saying "someone else as SNAPE" would be a little more realistic, but hey what the heck...I still agree with the original way I wrote the sentence hee hee hee
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 09:03:03 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | oh elaine! that's WONDERFUL news! I am ecstatic...oh boy!
Harry Potter Books make me buzz with excitement! Alan had better do all 7 movies....I can't really imagine Snape as ANYONE ELSE! oh the very thought makes me sick |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 08:47:59 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Sorry they are so big! I need a lesson on how to get them smaller, Claudia! |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 08:03:38 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | I thought that this was a nice gesture from JKR:
(No doubt Claudia will have to fix it for me!) I've also uploaded 3 "Harry" wallpapers to my PB account: Elaine's PB Account and I'd like to share this one:
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 07:53:21 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | I know this is sort of OT but for all you HP fans out there - like me -JKR has had "the door" open to her study today. HP and the Half Blood Prince is FINISHED!!! A release date will be issued by Bloomsbury sometime today! I am so looking forward to this book because I am certain that it will have LOTS of Snape in it which means LOTS of AR if he signs up to do the film. Got to be good! |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 07:29:07 PM |
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Name: |
Ali-Pat |
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Location: |
Freezing, Ohio |
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Homepage URL: |
http://home.earthlink.net/~sa.pe/APLhome.html |
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Comments: | Very perceptive comments, Lucy. I have long admired Alan's part in Michael Collins and that voting scene is one of my favorites. I read in an article somewhere that AR was pondering how to deliver his lines most effectively, because there are quite a few of them and the sentences are long. Neil Jordan advised him to speak as though he hadn't really decided what he was going to say until the words came out of his mouth. I can really see that in his performance! I also love the way he peers at the paper (earlier scene--secret meeting) with his nose nearly touching it, then looks up at MC and slowly drawls, "I...disagree." |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 05:51:50 PM |
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sonoma |
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Comments: | AR's gotten some ridiculously harsh theater reviews--one that sticks out in my mind was for Antony and Cleopatra, where he was described as "a deceased halibut." I think AR has very distinct and extremely well thought out reasons for how he chooses to play a character, but if his portrayal doesn't fit into a critic's preconceived notion, they sometimes consider it a failure. I would love to see him on stage because of his amazingly unique approach to his roles! Just wanted to add a more positive remark about AR's Achilles, from Plays and Players (Aug '85), "The best set-piece is last, as Alan Rickman's preening, leonine Achilles and David Burke's bluffly chivalrous Hector pursue each other across the shattered marble landscape, their epic duel given an alienating counterpoint of the wry and brittle piano theme which Ilona Sekacz so adroitly provides..." |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 05:22:11 PM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: | Bravo and soooo very knowledgeable, Lucy. Thanks for sharing. |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 02:49:34 PM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | Sorry for posting again, but grr to that review Melissa! *pokes the reviewer very hard* |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 02:16:40 PM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | Lucy what you wrote about Alans part in Michael is beautiful! Thank you!
I think especially in the courtroom Alans talent shines through! You really see the person. I remember Alan once talked about his performance and said something about people didnt throw garbage at him when he walked in the streets...or something like that -saying that he did an ok job....I cant remember where he said it sorry, but Im sure one of you clever ladies can ;-) |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 02:10:43 PM |
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Lucy |
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GA |
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Comments: | Alan Rickman, as I said in other posts, is very true to the character of De Valera. I think the disadvantage here was the script and the director's insistence on making this movie another "Braveheart", where Michael is determined to make peace and Eamon is portrayed as a manipulating, self-serving, power-hungry leader. In truth De Valera was a constitutionalist who tried every legal means of legitimizing the Republic before turning to violence.
Alan pays great attention to detail. He tilts his head in the same way one sees in some of De Valera's portraits. De Valera went blind later in life, so you see Alan leaning over the list of names to see it. He also focusses his eyes like someone who is very nearsighted. The reason De Valera is so angry with Michael when he accepts Partition is because the English had presented him with the very same compromise De Valera had refused before. He gave them autonomy, but he expected the counsel he sent to England to report back to him before making a decision, which was something they didn't do. The movie emphasizes the latter while ignoring the former. The courtroom scene Alan does particularly well. He sits quietly while Partition is voted in, and then he rises to make his speech. He is very grave, very aware of the enormity of what he is doing. The film tried to make him look like the man who influenced the others to follow him out of the courtroom. In reality there were many, many Irish people, including members of the IRA itself, who already thought exactly like he did. In other words, like he said so many times, he represented the will of the people. The scene in Michael Collin's hometown I thought was quite irresponsible. Even if the event actually happened there's nothing in the film to counteract the effect it would have on the viewer, like myself the first time I saw it, who knew nothing of the history. Michael Collins is shown drinking with other men in the bar; De Valera is shown hiding behind a haystack. In reality De Valera was the champion of the small farmer while Michael was the champion of the factory worker. I really wish both sides of the issue had gotten the same amount of respect. |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 01:24:58 PM |
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sue |
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Comments: | Thanks for that link Melissa, hadn't read that one before:)) |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 10:53:17 AM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: | That's precisely why AR doesn't read reviews, melissa. They can be horrendous sometimes. Ida, sonoma is the one that did all the work. I just checked her transcription against his recitation. sonoma is quite the transcriber. She did an excellent job on The Preacher and From Sleep and Shadow. Dee, there wasn't a whole lot of information available on that project back when the first bit of news trickled down. Maybe someone else might have a bit of news or can dig something up. |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 09:55:41 AM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | What hte H-E-double hockey sticks was this guy THINKING!!!
Troilus and cressida "As this suggests, Davies is sometimes overinclined to italicise the ugliness he rightly perceives behind the Homeric pretension. Sometimes, too, he succumbs to a fault not uncommon when directors reach back into periods they find especially evocative and resonant, that of sacrificing momentum to atmosphere. There's rather a lot of lounging in the mess over drinks and cards while an out-of tune piano nostalgically sobs out a dance that sounds as if it's been collectively free-associated by Chopin, Weill and several members of the Strauss family. Yet this undeniably adds to the general sense of sloth, ennui and fin-de-siécle decadence, and it isn't achieved at the expense of individual character. Indeed, the only serious failure is Alan Rickman's Achilles, a slovenly loafer in braces who lacks charisma, force and a proper respect for the English consonant. check out this article: it's nice Hamlet article |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 09:30:52 AM |
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Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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Comments: | Thank you Sonoma and Claudia for the transcription of the last poem strophe. |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 09:16:43 AM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | Guys, we joke about this word often, but i never really put 2 and 2 together until now. He really IS the root of the word!
Main Entry: mes·mer·ism Pronunciation: 'mez-m&-"ri-z&m also 'mes- Function: noun Etymology: F. A. Mesmer 1 : hypnotic induction held to involve animal magnetism; broadly : HYPNOTISM 2 : hypnotic appeal - mes·mer·ist /-rist/ noun mesmerize: 1829 from mesmerism, borrowed 1802 from Fr. mesmérisme, named for Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), Austrian physician who developed a theory of animal magnetism and a mysterious body fluid which allows one person to hypnotize another. Transf. sense of "enthrall" is first attested 1862. Mesmerism is attested from 1802. |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 08:03:52 AM |
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Name: |
Dee |
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Location: |
Florida |
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Comments: | I was browsing thru the archives here this weekend, and I saw the link that Sniv provided for "The Scotsman", an article about AR's appearance at The Fringe in August (thanks, Sniv!).
Anyway, in the article he said he was working on a project with Conor McDermottroe. I looked into this, and found a similar statement in the AR Fan Page "Rickman in Print", in an article from 2001(!) where he said he was the executive producer for McDermottroe's "Waiting for the Healer". Can anyone give me more information about this? It's been in the works for 3+ years? I can't seem to find out any more information about it, other than that it was approved for a funding loan from the Irish Film Board in 2003. Anyway ... I've really been enjoying all your posts! This a great GB, Claudia, and it moves so fast it's hard to keep up! Dee |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 07:06:35 AM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | I think AR in Michael Collins is amazing. I dont think he at all makes you hate De Valera instead you respect and sometimes understand his thoughts and reactions.
I think he is amazing in that film. And yes I was the one who was trying to get tickets *pokes the Danish HCA 2005* But the prizes are grrrr... :-( Im sooo gonna record it when its being aired, so maybe I can tape it over and send it to Claudia? ... But Im sure itll be aired all around the world lol...Its a pretty big event. Anyways dont get me started on this, because Im still very angry and sad about the prizes - its soo unfair! GRRR! Sorry but I hate it when big events are so expensive! I mean the world is going to celebrate H. C. Andersen, but its only the rich and famous who have the money to actually be there. The rest, like me, will have to sit in front of the tell drooling over AR...*sniff* Yes my life is sad! lol |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 06:16:05 AM |
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Kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | Thanks Emily---
You and Claudia are night owls like I am, too. I guess I'm not the only one with bags under my eyes in the morning! |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 03:15:44 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia  |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oh that IS good news, Emily! Sniv was the one trying to go but the ticket prices are outta this world! *crossing fingers* that it will truly be broadcast internationally. If not, I'm sure a video or two will make it to the online world....eventually. ;-) I thought the Platform 9-3/4 pics were cute too. Susan sent me the url to the WB Michael Collins Site that has the trailer and some video bits of the actors talking about their roles. AR talks about getting defensive of the real life characters he plays. Time for another Christmas funny.... |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 12:56:42 AM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | While I'm here ... I kept forgetting to post this info about the Hans Christian Andersen celebration in Copenhagen next April. According to this, AR is confirmed to appear. I think someone here was trying to go? Well, it says on this info page that the gala will be broadcast on TV internationally. I don't know if it'll be on in the US, but it will probably be on in Europe, right? So we can maybe get some video ... |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 12:32:05 AM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | "Blog", short for "weblog". Online diaries, majority of which are written by people who have nothing useful to say, but believe that the world is truly interested in their opinions. |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 12:21:53 AM |
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Kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | I have a question for all you computer experts, definitely off topic but could someone explain to me what a "blog" is?
Thanks I wish I weredn't so computer illiterate ;-) |
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Monday, December 20th 2004 - 12:04:12 AM |
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Name: |
Vicki |
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Location: |
Los Angeles |
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Comments: | BabelFish is truly horrible in any language. Ida, you and your husband are saints! I enjoyed your pictures at Platform 9 3/4....looks exactly like what I would do (if I ever get to go...maybe someday). You have a very special husband to join in with you and post all those photos. Thank him for us!
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 11:32:53 PM |
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Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Suzanne has re-opened her Sound Gallery and A Very Shy Fan provided her with another sound file from the autism event. I hope this signals that Suzanne will be able to open her video gallery again real soon! ;-) *waaaahhhh* Nobody likes the Babel Fish!!!! I know its not the best in the world, but for me, a language challenged person, its the easiest available. |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 11:13:40 PM |
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Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Babelfish translated "Sense and Sensibility" in Spanish to "Sense and Good Feeling". I remember that one. |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 10:13:21 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | oh i just watched FSASh again.....it really grows on me....
i especially like the silly dancing at the end on the table...It is a shame that this is the only place in the world one can see this bit....Claudia you are a bloodhound Today i was flippping thru the channels at my aunts house thinking "maybe i'll get lucky and find an AR movie" (they have better cable that i do) and all of a sudden there he was! with an Irish accent....oh boy...i had to pretend i didn't care who he was :-P but, hey, what the heck i had fun....although i missed the part where he wears a dress, so i'll just have to rent it....oh what a chore ;> Another thing that grows on me is the pic (circa Antony and Cleopatra) on the main page of the site. I usually don't like guys with hairy faces and that pic at first i didn't like, but the gentle eyes.......got to me..... i feel like jen *sigh, swoon, thud* 
I bet all of us look like this when we see Alan.........mesmerized *picking myself off the floor now* BTW babelfish is terrible....it mangles english to spanish and visa-versa.....don't know of any that really work well |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 10:04:41 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | You're right, it is the Hard Talk interview. |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 10:02:34 PM |
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Kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | Lucy, I think it is the Hard Talk interview. He talks about not judging his characters in order to play them as true as possible. After seeing DeValera's pictures and reading about him seems AR was cast very well. |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 09:30:56 PM |
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Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | There's an interview somewhere where Alan talks about Neil Jordan asking Alan to research his character. When he asked Alan later if he hated him, Alan said no. He says he gets defensive of the characters he plays. Does anyone know what interview that is?
I really didn't like the way they put so much brown eyeliner (or whatever that was) on Alan in MC. It made him look more sinister than he was. In the scene where he and his supporters leave after Partition is voted in it's obvious Alan/De Valera looks grave, maybe even a little sad, but he's resolute, standing up for what he believes is right. In my opinion Alan had to put a lot into the performance just to offset that horrible makeup. That's a good De Valera site, isn't it? |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 07:47:54 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | I just caught the last 40 mins of M C on HBO...another movie i had never seen before. don't ask why....especially because my family hail from the esmerald isle.
I must seem like a total dolt...to never have seen most of Alans films, yet be so crazy about him *goofy face* Well anyway....WHAT a PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!! wow Eamon De Valera Bio Sound clip of the real DE V He even LOOKS like the real Dev. WOW! 
"One of the real-life characters in the above movie, Harry Boland, friend of both Michael Collins and de Valera, wrote of de Valera in 1922: "[he] is at GHQ, hale and well, the same gentle, honest, straight-forward, unpurchaseable man that you knew. All the calumny that has been heaped upon him is British inspired; they failed to bribe or intimidate him, they now try the weapon of slander." It looks to us that what the British could not succeed at then is still being tried today." |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 07:36:40 PM |
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Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | There was a woman who came up to him - fan or friend, I don't know - but she kissed him on the cheek rather than he kissed her although he seemed to reciprocate. She wasn't clutching an autograph book so I guess she knew him. Oh to that brave! |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 05:57:40 PM |
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Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I believe that's it sonoma! Thank you very much. I'll add it right away. |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 04:44:26 PM |
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sonoma |
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Comments: | Claudia, I don't have a DVD player on this computer, only a tv one. I downloaded both and finally got the smaller one to play on the computer, but the big one refuses to work. I gave a listen to the last stanza and came up with this: Do I believe in God/I can't say no and I can't say yes/To me it's anybody's guess/But if all's true as we once were told/and before we grew wise and sad and old/when finally death rolls up our eyes/we'll find we're in for a big surprise Corrections, please! Does anyone have it in a book? I know this poem but can't remember where I read it.
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 04:34:33 PM |
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Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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Comments: | I don't know how works BabelFish with French, but using it to translate English in Italian gives back inapprehensible texts.
BTW I’ve no better suggestion. Ida |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 10:49:38 AM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Claudia - great updates and that frog pic is just soo cute lol...ahem...
And Ida sensual moving? omg...Im having - something I should not say lol... Anyways... Great pic of Alan from PP! LOL... Bah Id better get back to work...Ill cya all around! |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 10:36:05 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oh I don't take everything Babel Fish translates as gospel, but I did ask a French co-worker about it and he said that its "OK, not the best, but OK. Are you familiar with a better online translator, Ida? Please make a recommendation. Thanks for pointing out the mixup on the poem. I'll try to get a transcription as soon as I can. Lucy, if I were that woman, I'd love parallax vision! ;-) |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 10:33:15 AM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Sevelyn, just finished watching 3 of your four videos, and the last one is loading down.
It looks like you had a lot of fun making these! I love the Pet Shop Boys, and Sin was the perfect song for Snape. I liked Bring Me to Life too. If you see some of my posts here you'll know that I love to juxtapose pics of Alan with pics of Alan as Snape too. The slo-mos were great too. Your Britney Spears "Toxic" is the only B. Spears song I will listen to. I'm off to play with my boys and to wait for the Snape/Poison video to load down. There's two other Snape videos that use that song, I guess you know. One stars Snape, Lucius and Lockhart, and the other is called "Welcome to the Dungeon". I think they used that song for Poison Ivy in Batman before Snape came along, but it fits the bat of the dungeon SOOOO well! |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 10:21:17 AM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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Comments: | Claudia, the text of the Coward's poem linked in your site is not complete, as Alan read one more strophe. I tried to find it on the Web, but without any success. Do you think you can transcript the last strophe directly from the audio file?
Thank you! (with e big smile!) Ida |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 10:03:50 AM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | He's not kissing the woman; it looks more like he's leaning down to talk to her. It's the angle that makes it appear otherwise. Still, parallax vision is great, isn't it? |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 10:03:43 AM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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Comments: | Ooooooh nooooo Claudia! BabelFish does terrible thinghs with Italian!!! ;P
Ida |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 09:43:23 AM |
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Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Thanks, Ida. Looking forward to reading your Italian report as well. Well...I can't read it but I can certainly plug it into Babel Fish! LOL Sabine, its so cool that you caught that. I've watched every series of that show aired on BBC-A and never caught it. |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 09:26:30 AM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Just a little blurb: I was watching an episode of "At Home with the Braithwaites" the other day when I suddenly noticed "In Demand" playing in the background. Needless to say, I couldn't concentrate on what was said on the show anymore... LOL |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 09:14:57 AM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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E-mail address: |
ida.daneri@virgilio.it |
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Comments: | Alan is not kissing her, it's only the crush (?) of the immage due to the teleobjective.
Ida |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 09:09:14 AM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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E-mail address: |
ida.daneri@virgilio.it |
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Homepage URL: |
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/carloom/ |
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Comments: | Thank you Sonoma, your Italian is perfect and I feel like an angel now! ;)
I've not yet wrote my long (very very long) Italian report on that splendid night: I'll write it this afternoon. Ida |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 09:00:44 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | All right, maybe he's not kissing her. Maybe he's just leaned down towards her and in the middle of articulating a word, but it sure looks like he's kissing her on the cheek, doesn't it? LOL |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 08:48:42 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | sonoma! What are you still doing up???? You're having one of mine and Lucy's nights, I see! I hope you are in bed by now and sound asleep. Which file did you download...the .wmv or the mpg? The wmv should play in Windows Media Player as well as the mpg but older machines might not play teh mpg to easily. I'm curious, which DVD player did you play it in? Your computer DVD player or the one that is connected to your television??? |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 07:48:43 AM |
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sonoma |
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Comments: | Claudia, unfortunately that's what I was doing! However, I noticed SuzanneK's suggestion about using DVD software, which I don't have, but found it plays in my DVD player! So Ida, grazie tanto-- tu sei un vero angelo!!! (hope that came out right!) |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 06:36:49 AM |
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Claudia (off to work on the capture card some more!) |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I have been perusing everyone's images and the video from Monday and night and I have a question fo all of you that were able to attend...... Who the h-e-double toothpicks was this lucky woman??????? And for just a tad of Christmas humor. Happy Sunday, everyone! |
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Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 06:27:52 AM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Ida, it brings it all back. I loved watching him on stage applauding the other performers. Even his clapping is very "laconic" and he would swing round to wherever the appplause was directed. A true "thespian". |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 11:17:29 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | oh...Ida....that video is great!
What i found particularly funny and endearing, was that flicker of a smile as they thanked the readers of the evening, and then how he inmediatly tried as hard as he could to suppress that smile....then he turned progressively more and more pink. I would never think a STAGE ACTOR would turn pink :) i thought that was cute |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 10:57:43 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | sonoma--right click on the video file and select "Save Target As..." and save to your machine. Once its on your machine, it should play with ease. Ida, I can't tell you how many times I've watched that video tonight! LOL |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 09:03:59 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: |  Audio Page Stage Page All Things Snape Home Page SARF, I have to ask your patience a little longer on the Die Hard clip. My capture card is giving me fits at the moment. I hope to have it ironed out the first of the week and then I can continue my work on the clip. I had hopes of having it in the next update....I'm so sorry. Attention music video creators. We still have a couple requests for music videos is anyone feels Sabine would like to see a Snape video to the music of America's "You Can Do Magic" AND a Metatron video to the music of Madonna's "Angel" Lucy would like to see an AR video to the music of the PoniTails "Born To Late". |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 08:57:12 PM |
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Name: |
sonoma |
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Comments: | Ida, you express yourself wonderfully in English--the words you used to describe his voice were perfect! I wouldn't mind trying to understand a report in Italian as well--do you have one posted somewhere? Haven't had luck seeing the video yet, but I'll try again later tonight! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 07:40:18 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Yes, Ida. I agree with Sue. You did a brilliant job in relating your experience with AR for us. Thank you so much. I really do appreciate anyone that speaks English as a second language. We do know how difficult and exhausting it must be and we do appreciate your participation here. Please stay with us and post whenever you feel like it. |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 07:10:25 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Grazie, Ida! Thats all the Italian I know. You did a great job! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 07:06:43 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Well Ida I think you have perfectly conveyed your emotions! Thank You:) |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 06:59:42 PM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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E-mail address: |
ida.daneri@virgilio.it |
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Homepage URL: |
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/carloom/ |
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Comments: | I very glad you enjoyed so much the video and the numerous pics (but thay are only captures from the video). Only the last pics (named King's Cross and Rick#num) are true photos taken by Carlo in front of Platform 9 3/4 and in the Church Crypt whereas Alan was signing autographs for me.
I think I cannot write my report of the Alan encounter in English, as it would be to difficult for me to correctly explain my emotions and feeling seeing him so close to me (it was my "first time"). But I cannot be silent regarding two particular things. His voice that was really wonderful, low and deep, sluggish and melodious, charmingly whispered near my ear, that seemed like a sweet and enfolding embrace. And his way of moving, so... sensual... Ida |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 06:36:12 PM |
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Name: |
sonoma |
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Comments: | What great treats to find waiting at the dreambook today! I can't seem to get the video to work yet, but never give up, never surrender! Thanks so much Ida! With everyone who went sharing their memories, I almost feel like I was there, too. Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 04:15:29 PM |
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Name: |
Vee |
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Location: |
Louisiana |
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E-mail address: |
sdeaconsm@aol.com |
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Comments: | Claudia:
Thanks for posting the image for me. I printed your email and placed in my book of directions. And do you have to type all of your information,(name, etc.) every time you post, or am I not posting correctly? Vee |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 04:06:40 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ida, mille grazie for posting the link to your video and the pictures! They are wonderful! :-) |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 03:57:34 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ooh, nice video, Ida! I love the laugh you captured at the end especially. |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 03:21:04 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia ....Alan Rickman is our idol..... |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Lucy! The lyrics to Ode to Joy are as cute as they can be. I've already memorized them! Thanks! Our group has so much talent! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 03:20:57 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Thanks you Ida! That video is just great! THANKS!
Well I think Ive had my dose of AR today...*sits back contempt* |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 03:03:20 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Oh how did that get posted twice!! Could you remove one please Claudia?
Thank you so much for letting us see that Ida, it's the next best thing to being there. Thanks to Signor Ida too;)) |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 02:46:56 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Oohh I have just clicked on Ida's link and see that the concert stuff is already there!Oh fab pix, haven't got time to see them all cos I am supposed to be up here putting the Xmas box away and I got eerr....sidetracked!! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 02:34:17 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ohhh bravissimo Ida! Grazie so much for sharing the video and soooo many pics! You and hubby are stars!!! Be sure to thank your hubby for us too! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 02:19:15 PM |
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Name: |
kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | Ida loved the vid and the pics! They are great--wonderful--next best thing to being there! Thank you, thank you! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 02:14:41 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Oohh I have just clicked on Ida's link and see that the concert stuff is already there!Oh fab pix, haven't got time to see them all cos I am supposed to be up here putting the Xmas box away and I got eerr....sidetracked!! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 02:12:54 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ohh Sue, my favorite is p**sed! That word has such a different meaning here! LOL |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 02:11:28 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Location: |
England |
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Comments: | Hi Ida, welcome! Look forward to any little vids we can see!:))
Melissa - I think it shows what a nation of drunks we are that we have so many phrases for the act of inebriation!! However, most of them are disgusting so we won't go there!!LOL |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 02:09:43 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | I am taking MY AR break from cleaning today!!! I agree, have to treat oneself after icky jobs. Having company tomorrow so have to spruce the place up today. ;-)
I have absolutely loved all the stories, pics about the Autism concert. You all are so generous and fun. This is the best place. AR has such a dear smile, lights up his face, and he is such an elegant dresser--he's even cute when he has his tie half undone and looks like he's had a good time and one glass of wine too many. Sue, I love your "Scrooge" contribution! Hope you all are enjoying the holidays--- |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 02:01:54 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: |  Hi Ida!!! Welcome to our group. Hope you will stay around with us. We have a very nice group here...the nicest on the net! My my you are a lucky girl to have been able go to the concert too. Can't wait to see your pics and video! Oh...please tell us, if you will, about your experience too. |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 01:37:43 PM |
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Name: |
Ida |
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Location: |
Italy |
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Homepage URL: |
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/carloom/ |
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Comments: | Hallo Claudia, hallo dear all!
I attended to the Cristhmas Concert and I have some pics and a very short video where AR is also reading "Do I believe in God?". My husband is loading them on his Homepage to share with you. Ida |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 01:26:42 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ohh goodie....Christmas spirit abounds around here at the moment! I love your banner, Sue! Don't worry if you images or links don't work. You'll get the hang of it. Unfortunately, not all HTML is alike. Most of the time the trouble is use of the wrong tags. These [ ] instead of these < >. If you forget, the examples are at the top of the page you write your comments. But if for some reason something goes wrong, Sabine or I will fix it for you as soon as we see it. Here's my addition to the holiday cheer!  |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 01:22:48 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | RAT-ARSED???????????
i seem to have missed that one in the lesson on slang and dirty words! LOL! what a mental image! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 12:25:23 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Location: |
England |
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Comments: | Hmm.........seems like an outburst of Xmas goodwill here. Being a Scrooge I can't have that! So reply with my AR Xmas siggy bar!
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 12:23:03 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | oh sniv.....now you've got my curiosity all up....i can't see the pic as i'm still at work and i can't paste in that url. (forbidden site...blablabla) |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 12:22:49 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | I dont think it worked Vee...sorry
And nice song LOL... Bah Id better get back to work! Thanks for the pic of Alan! Its such a lovely pic! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 12:08:45 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | DOUBLE DARN |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 12:08:43 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | here is your picture
i wonder what it is? i haven't seen it yet :-)  |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 12:07:50 PM |
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Name: |
Vee |
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Location: |
Louisiana |
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E-mail address: |
sdeaconsm@aol.com |
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Comments: | (Gee I hope this works)
Claudia and all: 
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 11:40:44 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Well I must be getting in the Christmas spirit cos I just cleaned all the lounge out whilst my husband went out for the tree and I was listening to the Love Actually soundtrack and didn't skip Bill Nighy's "Christmas Is All Around"!! |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 10:07:26 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | I'm glad to hear you think this is"quite the nicest os AR boards" I think so too....It is generally *wink* a very sane group of people (with amazingly loving and doting husbands who put up with all this nonsense....i still amazes me) |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 07:18:37 AM |
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Name: |
GG |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Hi, Kate from SF, nice to see you here. This is quite the nicest of AR Boards. |
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Saturday, December 18th 2004 - 03:21:05 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | okay, i finally watched RHPoT, and my initiall expectations were right on the mark...that is NOT to say however that Alan wasn't SPECTACULAR as Sherriff. His scenes are GREAT....he played the part as well as humanly possible...he had the best lines IN the thing, but rest of the movie, I could do without.....And the girl from the "slightly weird" website is right.....it ends in tragedy.......LOL! All in all, i loved HIM hee hee!
next on the list......Rasputin |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 11:58:03 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | *giggling like crazy* HAHAHAHA ! Lucy you crack me up!
Well, he gives hints in practically every interview of his insecurities.....i guess chewing his fingers is a way of getting through things. |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 10:36:09 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Lucy, that's great! You have quite a talent! :-) But now I will have "Ode to Joy" stuck in my head for the rest of the night... LOL |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 09:01:20 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Since "Ode to Joy" is in so many of Alan's works, and in honor of the season, and in honor of Mr. Rickman, and just because I can't stop making up these things, I present you with this songfilk:
Ode to Alan (to the tune of “Ode to Joy”) Alan Rickman is our idol We will watch him night and day Thinking of him makes us happy Always may his movies play Whether Hans or George or O’Hara In each performance he will shine Alan Rickman is our idol We will watch him all the time. Just don't start singing it in church. Even if George does leer at you! :DDD |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 07:43:10 PM |
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Name: |
martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | Question about the nail chewing in RHPoT. In one of the extra scenes, when he's on the horse, is he chewing his nails through the GLOVE? That's what it looked like to me... |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 07:05:15 PM |
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Name: |
Kate |
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Location: |
SF |
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Comments: | Great pics! Hi GG!
He chews his thumbnail in RHPOT ... |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 06:26:15 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Ah, I've found it now, but thanks for posting here , melissa. He did that nail chewing thing quite a lot throughout the concert - and various other fidgety bits. Ooh, good, my tea has arrived via well trained Health Care Assistant! Catch you all later |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 05:51:37 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ewwww, the bathrooms are the worst, GG! When cleaning a bathroom, the reward has to be much more than just a little AR online time. Maybe the online time PLUS listening to one of the Radio plays while doing the dirty deed? LOL Gosh, not only does your hubby take you to all the AR events.....he even helped you find the online world too??? I just think that is so cool. Elaine, take a peek at the links Sue posted earlier from the Russian site. Some of those are Smitten's but there are a couple new ones which includes the finger nibbling one. And hey....your pics are fantastic the way they are! You did an excellent job getting pics, girl! |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 05:48:37 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Oh, wow! Melissa, where did you get that from? It is brilliant! Captures everything about him! That was the kind of picture I would love to have taken. Thanks so much for sharing here.(Off to dream....) |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 05:42:22 PM |
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Name: |
Gissing's Girl |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | I'm so glad to see that other people do what I do. I reward myself for having done some chores with a little time on an AR site. This gives me a spur to carry on doing things I hate to do like cleaning the bathroom. I say to myself, if I do this then I can sit down at the computer for a little while.
I'm very lucky in that my DH supports me in my obsession with AR and takes me all over the place to see him if he possibly can. He even saw Private Lives three times, once on Broadway. In fact he started me off on the computer by finding the AR GB for me amd from there I have progressed to better things like Claudia's site. |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 05:24:54 PM |
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Name: |
martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | I now feel a whole lot better about my cuticle chewing habit.
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 04:52:28 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | This is one of the best pictures YET from that night!
COY! A little Alan makes the day go faster he he he :) |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 03:23:08 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Claudia: makes the chores go easier, doesn't it! LOL |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 02:57:23 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | *tee hee* I do that quite a bit, Sabine. I start my cleaning and I think of a certain point and once I reach it...I sit down to the computer for a little AR online time...then repeat until all chores are done! LOL |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 02:27:23 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Sniv, I'll take some of your chocolate, please! This German never says "no" to chocolate! LOL I'll share some of my truffles with you, if you like. :-)
Thanks for all the great new pics! What a nice thing to look at when you're taking a break from housework! *grin* |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 02:23:26 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Oh well more for me..*attacks the choco*
Thanks for the pictures Sue... Bah Im still so jealous at you guys who went there..I sooo wanted to see him...he looks so...Alan...! *sigh* Btw I watched your STLM clips again today Claudia...Gah it looks great! *hugs them* |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 01:47:32 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Lucy.... Errr, thanks for the picture!I've heard that little red cross called many many things. Things I can't even repeat here. But I've never heard it called, "little red cross of doom"! LOL I'll have to pass on your chocolate offer, Sniv. My mailbox was full of some really lovely chocolates this afternoon! Yummmmm! Thanks for the Russian links, Sue! Some more wonderful pics! Smitten...you sure do get around, girl! *tee hee* |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 01:35:29 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Location: |
England |
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Comments: | Just found these lovely Autism Concert pix on a Russian site and lo and behold Lise (Smitten) is in there too, she is quite the International sleb!!
Page 1 Page 2 |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 01:07:42 PM |
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Name: |
melissa........GOOFY |
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Comments: | oh... my mind is elswhere today!
I am supposed to answer the phone saying: Thankyou for calling **** *******, this is melissa, to better assist you today, may i have your order number please? INSTEAD, i almost said (had to cough and star over again) : Thankyou for calling **** *******, this is melissa, the better to hear you with my dear...... there is something seriously wrong with my brain today |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 01:02:09 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Hello all *sits with chocolate*
I dont know why the dvd wont work, but well they are copies so maybe thats why...:-( THANKS for the pic of AR at the NAT! He is sooo lovely! *drools* *wipes mouth* Ahem...And Claudia: Amanda? Thats so great! lol The pic from RH is priceless and so is every scene in the church! "Locksley Im gonna cut your heart out with a spoon!" I think its a line everybody remembers after watching the film. Any of you have the special edition? Ah I love one perticular scene there..no wait two! lol Anyways Id better start working on my assignment for Tuesday. I have to write more 15 pages and Im a slow starter so I better get started! lol Cya all! And thanks for helping me out! *offers chocolate* |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 12:45:35 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | 'Fraid I am just getting the little red cross of doom Lucy!
But I have a good idea of what it is, the look he gives Marian in the chuch? Leering in church is just so George!! |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 12:30:05 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Oh Lucy your're wonderful! I smile (make that grin madly) so much when i read this GB....i love it
As i was saying before the internet got in the way, when this movie came out i was just a kid (still am a kid) and i knew the RH story inside out and backwards and the previews were not inspiring confidence, and i decided that this blasphemous flick was beneath me, and i would not see it! LOL! if only i had known....it wouldn't have made a difference....i was too young to appreciate certain cualities of the movie. But a couple of weeks ago i was talking to my husb, and i mentioned that 'snape' was the sherriff of nottingham? and then 'Hans Gruber' we almost had a car accident. LOL |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 12:17:23 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | You mean this scene?
I still can't believe my good luck in having my HUSBAND purchase this movie for me! |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 11:44:05 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | i had this great little message about RHPoT and a melting scene in the church when Sherriff/Alan makes eyes at MArian and the GB ate it up!
I'll explain later why i have not YET seen this bloody movie! |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 09:31:29 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Aurora found a 12/15 piece in the New York Daily that mentions Snow Cake in reference to Sigourney Weaver. She Has a Tough Act to Follow The film is looking more and more like it will be a reality. |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 08:22:35 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Hi, Smitten! Its so nice to see you! I'll relay everyone's thanks to Elisa for the pics. She is Italian and I don't think visits here. Although her English is great, I think she is a bit shy about it. Here is an interesting, but very true review of Blow Dry Carla, I love that little interview in the Love Actually book. His first love's name was Amanda. My daughter's name is Amanda! |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 08:03:56 AM |
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Name: |
Smitten |
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Location: |
UK |
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E-mail address: |
Smitten@silverserpents.co.uk |
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Homepage URL: |
http://www.silverserpents.co.uk |
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Comments: | Wow thanks for posting those photos! I nearly dies when I saw that photo of me - it's so much better than my own. I an't work out whether I've got my eyes closed in shock or whetehr I'm just looking down at his hands...lol |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 06:40:10 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Location: |
England |
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Comments: | Isn't the Web wonderful? Wednesday you are having lunch with someone and then on Friday you come on here and find them with Alan Rickman!! Lovely pic of Lise (Smitten) and thanks for posting them all.
Gissing's Girl - You can find out about "Unforgiveable Blackness" Here on IMdB and also on the Official PBS Page Apparently AR does some of the commentary or voiceover, no idea how much. |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 04:57:50 AM |
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Name: |
Susan |
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Location: |
CA |
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Comments: | StLM is due to be released on DVD in region 1 on Jan. 25th, the same day as Barchester Chronicles. I don't know about the other regions. |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 03:44:06 AM |
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Name: |
Gissing's Girl |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Ali Pat, can you explain about Unforgivable Blackness, has he already done it or is he going to do it.? I've never heard of this. |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 02:52:03 AM |
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Name: |
Carla |
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Location: |
Australia soon 2 be NZ |
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Comments: | I've fallen in love all over again. *sigh*
I went shopping yesterday and oh what a day that was!!! i went up with friends so we listened to the love actually sound track! YAY! Then we went to a shop and i bought another Texas Cd!! YAY!! And then we found AABA on DvD and i went halves and bought that with a friend!!! YAY... but she gets it first coz i'm going away :( Then we found the script to love actually!! it had a really cute behind-the-scenes picture of him sitting at the airport!! It also had a interveiw and it asked him about his first crush and his worst crissie presant. which was a scratched coffee maker without a box and fingerpints all over it... oh it was cute ... unfortunatly the picture of him wass't very flattering his was v. scruffy and he had stubble i wasn't ver happy about that and on the way home we watched S&S on the dvd in the car................. ........ well i have to go pack |
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Friday, December 17th 2004 - 01:56:30 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | does anyone have a clue when STLM will be out on video???
that jitterbug scene........*wide eyed and innocent*: I can jitterbug.....mmhhhhmmmmm.....he deserved a prize for that.....yep That DVD tip is pure gold! dumb cable channel doesn't have ANY Alan in the works humfffff |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 10:05:48 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | In Dogma, "Ode to Joy" is used in the very first scene. The homeless man is humming it.
Great pictures. I love the one where he is receiving the present too! I wonder what Alan is thinking in that first one? |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 09:01:49 PM |
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Name: |
Melissa |
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Comments: | I on the other hand can barely make you out in the shadows, never mind that we can't see your face. I find it fascinating to see what people that you have "chatted" with look like, because inevitably i form some sort of mental image, and i'm always curious :-)
i'm a people watcher of sorts....like a bird watcher i hope that didn't sound creepy, 'cause it's really not *embarrased smile* |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 08:39:23 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I seeeeee you, Elaine! |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 07:58:13 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Elissa, those pics are great (and I like the same one as you, Claudia!) And hey! I'm in the second one. You can just see me in the corner holding a camera up! Thanks for sharing! |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 07:56:01 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Thanks for the url, AFNH. I'll add it to my favorites. Here's another Video Help that I've used through the years too. I've made an addendum to my Santa list! ;-) Elaine, love the vision of AR knocking on the door...but make that a bottle of red wine, please! LOL Elisa has posted her pics from Monday night in Raffaella's Yahoo group AR Group There's Smitten! I think she is just as cute as she can be. And my favorite! Thank you so much, Elisa for sharing!! |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 07:50:30 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Melissa, love that pic - and I had never seen it before (but I bet I know someone who has, Claudia....)At first look, I thought, Oh it's a "Bring-a-bottle" party but I think it may just be a wallet, LOL! Can you just imagine it, though. You're having a party and you have put the invites out, with the obligatory "bring a bottle" on the bottom, and you start answering the door to your mates. And then Alan turns up clutching a bottle of white wine!(Bit like the George Clooney/Martini ad that is on UK TV at the moment - but if AR stood there, he would NOT get the door slammed in his face!!!!) A bit OT but on these lines, I am a great Billy Connolly fan. Has anyone seen that brilliant bit he does on taking a "carry-oot" and going along the street listening for a party! I'm laughing just thinking of it! |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 07:27:29 PM |
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Name: |
Ali-Pat |
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Homepage URL: |
http://home.earthlink.net/~sa.pe/APLhome.html |
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Comments: | English lyrics to "Ode to Joy"? Goodness--I can think of at least three sets! Of course, it helps if you have done as much choral singing as I have...
Heads up for Alan's next project, the PBS special Unforgivable Blackness. It is based on a book of the same title by Geoffrey C. Ward, the soundtrack is now out and available for purchase (featuring Wynton Marsalis) and I noticed that Amazon has a January 12 release date for the DVD. It is not too late to ask Santa for all three. |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 06:14:13 PM |
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Name: |
SARF |
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Location: |
NZ |
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Comments: | Did I read that right? There's gonna be a Die Hard clip? Now I'm happy...:D
Claudia and Sabine - I have a thing for clothes. And if AR is in them, all the better! As for the latest pic that has been posted, I'd that the designer for that uniform works for Latymer Upper! (AR's old school, for those who don't know). |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 06:12:01 PM |
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Name: |
AFNH |
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Comments: | Sniv - there are ways to make your player multi-regional and there are pages on the web which give you codes to do it. One is www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/info/multiregion/, may take a while to load, and there will be others. You just look for your player model, use your remote control handset to punch in a series of numbers and it gets rid of your region code. I did it to mine and now can watch Dark Harbor and Quigley DU on Region 1 dvds. Will be ordering STLM and Barchester Chronicles on Region 1 in January when they are released (will probably take forever in Region 2!) Hope you have some luck with it! |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 05:14:05 PM |
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Name: |
RickiNicki |
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Comments: | @Lucy:
I've never recognised "Ode To Joy" in Dogma. AR said that they had to sing "Ode To Joy" in the play. But are there English lyrics for it? I don't know, I just know the German version. |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 04:48:30 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | AHA! That makes three Alan Rickman works we know of that use "Ode to Joy". The three, of course, are:
Dogma Brothers Karamazov and Die Hard! BTW: my first reaction to Hans Gruber when I saw Die Hard in the theater was: "He's good-looking. Why am I thinking that? He's EVIL!" Of course, I was much younger then... |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 03:56:21 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Phew, Vicki! That some kind of wind. Hold on to your hat! We have been expecting some wind gusts too but so far we have been lucky. Just cold....brrrr! I have been working on a Die Hard clip as per our wonderful SARF's suggestion and will be on the next update. Of coure Ode de Joy was not on the list for the clip, but it won't be hard to add. |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 03:36:30 PM |
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Claudia |
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GA |
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Comments: |  A big hello and welcome to Kate, SF! So glad you stopped by and hope you will visit with us often. So many going in April....we are going to have a load more stories and pics!!! Why or why does it have to be so far away???LOL I've always liked that cat walk pic. SARF, I'm impressed! You do know fashion! Wish I did! LOL i thought that little piece that Georgiana found was cute. Can't you just see his expression??? Bless his heart, he just doesn't realize, I guess. Jen, tell hubby that I have played that video so many times!! Be sure to thank him again. Nice find, melissa! I had not seen the "school uniform" pic either. He does look a bit rumpled in it...but relaxed...and that's my favorite look for him. Sniv, I'm so very sorry about your DVDs. Check your mail. ;-) |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 03:33:04 PM |
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Name: |
Vicki |
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Location: |
Windy Los Angeles |
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Comments: | Sorry to hear that, Sniv. Is it just that they aren't compatible with your DVD player?....wrong region, maybe? Hope you can watch them soon.
I was just driving home, listening to the radio, and they were playing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" (9th Symphony). And whose image do you think immediately popped into my brain? Of course, AR as the sexy villian, Hans Gruber. Now there's a clip that you don't have on your site, Claudia. I know it gets lots of airplay. It seems you cannot change the channel without seeing a repeat of "Die Hard" at least once a month on some channel or another. But he had so many great lines in that film. I know when I first saw that movie in the theater was the moment I fell in love with AR. Well, off to do some shopping, if I don't blow away on my way to the car. Everyone's Christmas decorations from their yards are blowing down the street. I had to swerve in order to avoid hitting a styrofoam Snowman tumbling down the road. (When will Snowmen learn to cross the street safely?) Gusts up to 60 mph....wish me luck. |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 03:26:51 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | SNIV! what a terrible thing! what zone are thye for? do you know?
Emily: School days indeed!!!!! LOL! He went to a prty for Sting looking like that.....he he he |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 03:26:28 PM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | Never seen that pic before...hmm
I was having a very good day, but it turns out that the dvd copies that I recieved cant be played on my com or my dvd player...*sobs*...*hans head* I got Something the Lord made, Close My Eyes, Rasputin and Mesmer and I cant watch any of them *cries her eyes out* Waaaaa! Why is this world against me? lol ...*deep breath* Ok Im ok...*stares at the AR pics from the concert* Ok Im better now... Sorry guys Im just blah because I was sooo excited... |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 02:55:47 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Location: |
England |
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Comments: | Looks like the theme was schooldays and he kept his old uniform!LOL |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 01:41:16 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | Re: melissa's pic ... Found it. October 2003, party for Sting in London. |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 01:29:09 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | Melissa, where did you find that picture??? |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 01:04:44 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | yea! it worked
I meant not really untidy, but maybe a little paunchy (gut hanging out LOL) and that oh-no-here-we-go-again look on his face heehee |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 12:42:06 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | I don't remember seeing this pic before....he just looks a little untidy in it, does anyone remember where it's from?
I wonder if this link will actually work or not oh we.....here goes 
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 12:39:35 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | LOL! sue you sure got THAT right. They were certainly NOT ladies! ROFL!
How embarrasing........poor guys......and people wonder why he is reserved with the female fans.....! my goodness still.....i gave a hearty laugh at the article :-P |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 12:31:44 PM |
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Name: |
Kate |
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Location: |
SF |
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Comments: | Thank you for all the accounts and pictures from the autism benefit!!! Wow!!! They were all excellent. I felt like I was there.
Hope I can return the favors in April (*wink*)! |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 11:54:39 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Love that report Claudia!!
Mind you it did say Women in Film and not Ladies LOL!! |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 11:11:46 AM |
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Name: |
martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | Elaine - That's me! I would love to ask you a couple questions, but due to a stalker/troll, don't want to leave my email on the boards. If you don't mind trading emails, would you be willing to email Claudia? She will give you my address.
Claudia! Would you be so kind, please? |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 08:53:53 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Speaking of catwalks....what about cat calls???? I nicked this from Georgiana. Copyright 2004 The Financial Times Limited - Drunken wolf whistles and calls to "get 'em off" - no, not Stringfellows, but the Women in Film and Television Awards held at the Hilton. It was hardly what actors Alan Rickman and Colin Salmon (rumoured to be the next James Bond) had been expecting when they presented their awards on stage, although after the 10 minute rowdy welcome Colin Firth received at last year's event, Diary thinks they should have known better. While it was a lunchtime event, the ladies didn't hold back. "It was still going strong when I left at 6pm," says one impressed member. If only all gong-fests could be so civilised.
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 08:30:16 AM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | Good morning Everyone. Hi Jen! Give Bruce our many thanks!
Elaine, you already have a ticket to the show in APRIL? *eyes googling* wow that feels so far away Alan on the catwalk? i thought you all were kidding at first LOL! Well, things have kind of settled back down to normal haven't they. BTW, that suit (the one he wore to the concert) was beautiful......mmmmm......wanted tu hug him :-P |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 07:24:14 AM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Martha - I am she! (who has a ticket booked.) Are you the Martha who went to the NFT? (As I was there, too!) |
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Thursday, December 16th 2004 - 04:17:41 AM |
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Name: |
Jen |
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Homepage URL: |
http://p204.ezboard.com/bthealanrickmanforum |
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Comments: | Thanks for the welcomes, all! This sure is a friendly place!
And you're more than welcome for the link to the video. I so rarely get to contribute anything to the AR fandom that I jump at tech stuff like that (or, rather, ask Bruce to jump! LOL), just to say thanks to all the folks who are so generous with pics, links, and articles. It brightens SO many people's day! Claudia, we'd love to have you join us at TARF (that goes for everyone else too!). We have a lot of fun and are pretty silly much of the time, but we love AR *sigh, swoon, thud*. I've gotten a chance to catch up a bit, and I'm loving the discussion here--it reminds me of the old days of the ARExperience list (well, okay, by Old Days I mean the Private Lives era of Stage Door reports and pics galore LOL). It's been wonderful fun! I've always loved that pic, RickiNicki. The glasses and the smile . . . they do me in. LOL Elaine, those pics are amazing! Anyway, thanks again--it's lovely to "meet" you all. : ) Oh, and thanks for fixing my link, Claudia! (HTMwhat? I hates it. :( LOL) |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 08:13:06 PM |
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Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | SARF: you're right. It is Comme Des Garcons. I couldn't think of the name right away, but when you mentioned it, it klicked. :-) |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 08:05:17 PM |
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Name: |
SARF |
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Location: |
NZ |
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Comments: | RE: The catwalk picture.
Apart from Alan, my two other obsessions are hair and fashion, and I'm pretty sure that the designern of that suit is Comme Des Garcons. It looks like a collection from the early 90's - can't be sure of the date right now, possibly around 1995/1996. Could be the Autumn/Winter collection. BTW - I've enjoyed reading about the concert. Elaine - your pics are excellent! |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 07:34:43 PM |
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martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | Elaine - are you the one on Suz' GB who said you had a ticket for the Rachel Corrie thing? |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 07:31:07 PM |
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Name: |
Melissa |
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Comments: | oh i love peter pan! I wish i could go to that too!
wow! the day's events have been so much fun! I love the flurry of excitement in the GB! *happy sigh and a smile* As for the show of hands i asked for, you all have great partners. My husband thinks it's ok, but i can tell he's just a TEENY bit jealous *snicker* The rest of my family thinks there is something wrong with me. Was found reading the GB a while back and almost got the third degree. sheesh! |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 07:17:04 PM |
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Name: |
Zzzzz |
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Comments: | Who Alan was walking the catwalk for? Sears & Roebuck?? *joke* |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 07:13:29 PM |
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martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | Elaine - great pics; you rock, lady! |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 07:00:07 PM |
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Name: |
Magda |
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Location: |
Malfoys Mansion |
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Comments: | A brief change of subject -- are any of you UK'ers going to this? Staged reading of Peter Pan to benefit the Great Ormond Street Hospital. Jason Isaacs. 'Nuff said.
I wish I was Emily - but too far away and too near to Christmas |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 06:16:26 PM |
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Name: |
RickiNicki |
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Comments: | Alan on the Catwalk!
Someone posted this pic on the German AR board. Does anyone of you know who the designer was Alan was walking for? |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 06:11:01 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | sniv: presents and cake? is it your birthday?????
If so: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! if not: HAPPY ALAN-MOVIE DAY! LOL |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 05:25:17 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | (Seriously this guestbook hates me)....
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PICS OF ALAN!!!! Ok Im sorry that Im not commenting or anything on ..anything but I wrote a long entry but it wouldnt let me post it...and now I forgot about what I wrote...sorry guys!!! Btw I got two very poor (but its better than nothing)copies of Close My Eyes and Mesmer today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *hands out virtual cake* |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 03:16:41 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Thank you, thank you, thank you, Jen (and your hubby) for figuring out how to save this! And welcome to the GB! :-)
I'm just really in a Holiday mood to day, so I figured I share this with you guys: 
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 02:40:37 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: |  Hi Jen!!! Welcome to our little group. And I see you have a great group as well. I'll stop by and post some as soon as I can. Thank you and hubby so much for getting that animation for us. I was afraid of it going away and never getting to see it again! Geez, I need a life, maybe? LOL BTW, I've only had this book since the end of August after some pressure from some of the visitors to the site. And I am so happy I gave into them. We have a really super group here and welcome new members quite often. Thanks for the explain on The Crypt, Elaine. I've been wondering if yall partied in an honest to goodness crypt! LOL Lucy, the twin smiles are to die for! |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 02:37:00 PM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Thank you so much for those pictures, Elaine! :-) |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 02:35:28 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Thanks everyone. Sue, The crypt at St Johns is a bar really. Long ago stopped housing the dead I think! They have a number of art pieces which are for sale. Dare say AR would have liked to browse! |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 02:21:32 PM |
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Name: |
Jen |
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Location: |
Cow Land, MD |
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Homepage URL: |
http://p204.ezboard.com/bthealanrickmanforum |
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Comments: | OMG, Claudia! All the many, many (many! LOL) visits I have made to your lovely site, and I only just noticed you added a GB! D'oh! LOL I don't have much time to read right now, but I will be back soon!
But I wanted to quickly thank you for posting that hilarious gem of a video! You wanted to know how you could save it (a couple of folks on my board wanted to know the same thing); I asked my geek hubby to make it so. LOL I can't post the URL directly here (I have a patch on my server to deter hotlinking), but I can post the link to the thread about it on TARF. There are two URLs there; the second one should allow you to save the file to your hard drives. Alan Rickman Forum Thanks again, Claudia! For all that you do! And I'm psyched that you have a GB! Wooo! (Oh! If you'd like to share this with Suzanne's GB, that's fine--I'd post it myself, but her GB hates me and makes my computer freeze up.) |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 01:49:26 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Oh Elaine!!! you have got THE BEST pics of the whole event!!!
Nothing compares to that big goofy (yet SO sincere) grin on his face (and a great closeup of it!) :-D You are SO lucky! The side by side pics are just great! LOL! Sue: your hubby sounds like a great guy.....that quiz is hilarious ! Oh the wonderfullness of it all *SIGH* ! BTW: Heike whats-her-face can take her hands off of him any time she pleases *evil glint my eye* just kidding |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 12:32:25 PM |
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Lucy |
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Comments: | Elaine, I hope you don't mind. I was compelled to put these two side-by-side too.
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 12:20:25 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Is that better cause as far as I'm concerned....its gorgeous no matter what size! LOL Unfortunately, it does load faster when its smaller, though. |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 12:00:18 PM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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Comments: | Ooops! Sorry about the huge size! Claudia, can you make it smaller? (You knowI'm cr*p at this!) |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 11:54:51 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Just looking at the pic that is posted here! WHAT on earth is that picture he is standing by?!?LOL Is this what they have in Church these days!!
Lise (Smitten) visited today and brought round her autographed programme to see, looks a lovely evening. |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 11:54:26 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | How absolutely wonderful and generous of you, Elaine. And no problem with the watermark. We all know how those eBayers can be. Wow! Thank you sooo much! Every one of them is fantastic! You did good, girl!!! |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 11:53:37 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Location: |
England |
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Comments: | Nice (large!) pix Elaine, thanks for sharing:))) |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 11:51:28 AM |
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Name: |
Elaine |
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Location: |
UK |
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E-mail address: |
elaine@smith100856.freeserve.co.uk |
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Comments: | Thank you, everyone, for the get well wishes. Honestly, they are not needed. I felt okay as soon as the man himself arrived in the hall! Just a bit of a bruised nose and a stiff neck now. Melissa, it's common practice for celebs to get driven from and to places in London. This was the second time I have seen him get in the ubiquitous Mercedes but it was a different driver so I guess it is a frim used by agents. Or could be one that Alan uses to get to all these functions. Much more comfortable than the black cab (and without the risk of nose meeting perspex, LOL!) Well, I have put up a selection of pics on my PB account. I will try and post one here now but perhaps Claudia will fix it for me if it does not work as I am useless at html. Sorry about the watermarks but I don't want them appearing unannounced on ebay! If you are desparate for a better version, please email me. PB account is here |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 11:35:29 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Whoa, Sue. Hubby really does have a good sense of humor about this doesn't he? *grin* I'm not telling my score! |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 11:28:20 AM |
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Name: |
RickiNicki |
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Comments: | Oh I love that pic with AR and Heike Makatsch in his arms. Lucky her! She looks gorgeous, doesn't she? I know Heike from German films and tv. When I was a little girl aged 15 or something she hosted a tv show called "Bravo TV". This is where I know here from. Most of my friends I talked to don't like her. But I think she is a great actress. Has anyone seen "Anatomy"? |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 11:12:00 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Vicki, it's Heike thingy the one who played Mia, with a different hair colour.
My husband gets considerable mileage out of my hobby and never misses a chance to take the mick! He wrote THIS QUIZ on Row's Truly Madly Wallpapers |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 11:08:31 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Vicki--the girl AR is hugging is Heike Makatsch who plays Mia...that bad bad secretary! She looks completely different with blonde hair, doesn't she? LOL melissa--my Honey is OK with this "silly game" I play. The kids tease me relentlessly. sonoma, I hope he is OK with the adulation too but I can't help but wonder if it doesn't get to him sometimes. |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 11:05:39 AM |
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Name: |
Vicki |
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Location: |
Los Angeles |
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Comments: | Oooooh...I'm so envious of all of you who got to see Alan. Whether you got to speak to him in person or not, you are all so lucky and we thank you for all of your great reports and pictures.
Which actress is AR hugging in that L.A. picture? I can't seem to make out who she is. Claudia - Emmy's Christmas Gift is a hoot! Where do you find these things? Zzzzz - You know, I was thinking that the necklace he wore in Blow Dry was golden scissors as well. But, since I've lent my DVD to my niece and she STILL hasn't returned it, I can't confirm that. |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 10:55:01 AM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ooh, Melissa, lovely, lovely pic!
And everybody, great reviews of the Autism event! How wonderful to be able to meet and talk to The Man. I'd be shy too. That's terrible about the taxi, Elaine. I hope you're feeling better. I showed the husband the piccie with Billy Wilder. He says Alan looks like a schoolboy there, showing reverence for the master. Very appropriate, I think. Amazing, the hubbie doesn't take my AR addiction very seriously. |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 09:46:55 AM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Claudia, Emmy's Christmas gift was absolutely hysterical! I actually laughed out loud when the "ribbon around my candy cane" line came up! I hope that someone can figure out a way to save this file. :-)
Melissa, my husband gets a kick out of my AR "obession." He teases me about it all the time. I'm very lucky that he's so cool about it. And finally: double post deleted. :-) |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 09:44:54 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | double post! sorry guys |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 09:29:31 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Emmy's present is SO funny! Laughed my pants off! She has a very cool brother.....ROFL....the fact that the brother even includes Alan next to Daniel R. and Rupert G. on the list of crushes, and then goes on to say that she DENIES it, is just priceless LOL!
Sue: laughed at the husband lurking.....doesn't know about Alan i take it? *grins* SHOW OF HANDS: who here does not share with significant other (or family members) the 'Alan' side of you? LOOK at that! *GASP* where is she holding him?! Get your stinkin' hands off of him! (and what is he doing holding on to her like that? Even Hugh Grant is jealous!) LOL! |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 09:28:07 AM |
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Name: |
sonoma |
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Comments: | Thank heavens for the dreambook! A huge thank you to all the people who attended and supplied photos, accounts, and (eek!) the sound file. Even here in my little hole I can share in that amazing event that took place so far away. I hope AR's okay with all the adulation and it never becomes a bother for him, but it does sound like last night he had a great time along with everyone else! Loved Emmy's present--hmmm, looks like not having that mince pie worked wonders on AR's physique! (not that I've ever complained!) |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 04:25:53 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oh my goodnesss, someone over at IMDb just posted this cute little find. Emmy's Christmas Gift If anyone knows how to save the file, please tell us. It's to cute to lose and I have a feeling the brother will take it down after Christmas. |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 03:46:54 AM |
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Name: |
carla |
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Location: |
The not so rainy Australia |
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Comments: | Wow you people have some lucky friends!!!! And to think all i have is my Teacher met Gretta Sachci.
Do do.... well thats all i have to say |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 01:47:34 AM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Location: |
on the computer--can't sleep |
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Comments: | Hi guys,
thanks so much everyone for so generously sharing your evening at the Christmas program with AR. Felt like I got to go too. Loved the picture, audio file and commentaries. You all are so great. Elaine, I think I would have been the shy retiring type, too. I worship from a far! London is one of my most favorite cities (I'm a big city girl--don't ask me what I'm doing in Arkansas) I would love to see it at Christmas time. Have only been there in Sept and October. I watched love actually tonight to get in the Christmas spirit. Loved the deleted scenes I wish they had kept the one in it about the son of AR and ET and his famous essay on his wish for Christmas! hilarious. Listened to Rope on the CD I burned and I realized that Alfred Hitchcock made it into a movie with Jimmy Stewart I think in the late 30's. It was very good. If you haven't seen it give it a try. AFI made STLM one of the 10 best movies of 2004--per the news today. I think my laundry was multiplying in the dark took me all day to do it. There's nothing worse than yucky boy laundry. Question for you all what is the actor's name who played Colin in LA the one who was hot for American women. Couldn't figure it out. He's cute. Bye-- Oh PS--I got my final grades today all A's yipeeeeeee! All the hard work paid off!!! |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 01:28:35 AM |
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Zzzzz |
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Comments: | Random thoughts. I quickly scanned some of the archives and re: "Blow Dry" medal that AR's character wears...could it be "golden scissors"? What is more spectacular, knowing AR personally for a long time and seeing him in films and thinking, "Wow, Alan, you're really good on film!" or knowing him only by films and meeting him and thinking, "Wow, Alan!"? About Michael Moore, elections, etc. -- in 1965 our nun/teacher said that we are in Vietnam to protect our oil interests; now there's a real humanitarian concern, no oil, no life (this is a survival issue, folks!) Have you visited Claire's Picture Page "Talking Shop" about the Iraq war? Finally, Sue...last Dec 2003 I posted a lot of pics from websites on the AR GB; I hope the archives there get posted soon because I didn't keep the list of sites (thought I could just use the archives). I've seen so many of AR as himself, now when I think of him I always picture him as himself and feel a little more like I know him, sort of. |
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Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 12:12:33 AM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | A brief change of subject -- are any of you UK'ers going to this? Staged reading of Peter Pan to benefit the Great Ormond Street Hospital. Jason Isaacs. 'Nuff said.
OK, back to the AR reports. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 08:03:52 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Oops...forgot to mention Sniv's post with Merri's report! Thanks Sniv and Merri for sharing. Reading all the reports and seeing all the pictures sure does make it better on all of us that couldn't go. We thank you from the bottom of our AR hearts. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 07:52:52 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: |  martha. Glad to have you.Magda, you've got a point there...I think I'm envying the memory of these folks almost as much as their getting to meet AR! LOL A great big Elaine, "bravely" taking your seat after the taxi incident is a bit or an understatement! I am so glad you're OK. Thanks for your great report! Bet you could have scored a ride if only you had stuck that thumb out! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 07:49:47 PM |
to Gissing's Girl. I'm sorry that you didn't get to make the concert. I'm convinced the next time you get to see him, the experience will make up for missing this one.
Rest up and work on the pics when you can. We'll be here when they're ready. |
Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Golly, guys, I can't keep up with this GB! LOL
Thank you all for sharing your pictures and experiences! You guys are great! Elaine: I hope that you are feeling better soon! Sniv: glad to see that you are well again! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 07:48:17 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Ok I have Merri's report:
I came, I saw, I cannot believe I called him Alan!!!! We left for St Johns, Smiths Square at about 6pm, reaching Charing Cross station at about 6.30pm. We had a twenty-minute walk from the station to the hall past some of the most beautiful places in London, including The Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abby and sadly the London eye, not beautiful and follows you for the length of the embankment, but it did look kind of cool all lit up. We got to the hall at about 6.40 and it was all lit up and there was an enormous Christmas tree outside the doors, it was beautiful. We went down into the Crypt restaurant, where the VIP party would be afterwards, before heading up to our seats in the concert hall. We were in row J, on the end, so we had a great view. It was a wonderfully extravagant room with an extremely ornate ceiling. The stage was set very simply, flanked by two stone columns and red theatre curtains there were six rows of seats for the featured choir, a conductor’s stand and a simple podium with microphone for the reading to place from. Again the time of year was prevalent, especially with a second huge and even more amazing Christmas tree, decorated with blue baubles and white lights. The special guests were seated in the front row; Gaby Roslin was the first to arrive. The majority of celebrities were dressed in black with perhaps a splash of colour, except for Christine Cairns, who was wearing a gorgeous olive green gown. The concert began promptly at 7.30pm with the appearance on the stage of the choir, but so far there was no sign what so ever of the most anticipated guest – Alan Rickman. My heart literally caught in my throat as an official and severe looking woman came on to the stage and informed us that not only would we not be allowed to take pictured during the performance, but also she began to announce, that due to filming commitments, one of the special guests would not be attending. As she told us that it was Robert Powell, I breathed again – but where was Alan Rickman? Gaby Roslin stood up and began her welcoming speech, half way through, who should walk with in mere inches of me? Only the man himself, who smiling apologetically quickly took his seat, where I will proudly state that I had the best view of the back of his head! The concert progressed with some beautiful carols sung by both the choir and the audience, along with some equally amusing and uplifting readings by some amazing British Actors and Actresses. At 8.50pm the moment had finally arrived. There were a couple of girls from Mugglenet sat near us and the atmosphere was electric. I nearly exploded with glee, as wearing a charcoal grey suit with matching tie and a light grey shirt, Alan Rickman took to the stage to read Noel Cowards Do I Believe?. He read beautifully, his fluidity and eloquence highlighting his subtle uses of the dry wit and light spreading of sarcasm and tone required to deliver that particular piece, all together accentuating the rich tones of his voice, it was at this point that I actually did explode! If the celebrities actually picked what they read, then I think this was definitely the perfect reading for Rickman. He made little eye contact with the audience, but we all beamed at him regardless. He smiled graciously to everyone as he left the stage – receiving the biggest round of applause all evening – I clapped so hard, my hands fell off – I was grinning so much I my face actually hurt! The choir rose to sing the final song and just after 9pm Gaby Roslin stepped on to the stage again to do the closing speech and the thankyou’s. The celebrities assembled on the stage behind her, Alan Rickman, clearly the tallest by a full head. Roslin worked her way through the gathered stars, finally getting to Alan Rickman who received the loudest, longest and most jovial applause. He looked a little embarrassed and smiled to the audience again. Gaby Roslin looked a little startled, it took a full minute or more for the applause for Rickman to subside! There was a small crowd gathering at the front of the stage – and finally being brave enough – I ventured to risk a sneaky photo, however we quickly realised that the famous folk at the front of the stage were actually singing autographs I got a little closer and took some more pictures, finally deciding – even though I have never been so nervous and shaking in my life – to ask Lovely Mr Alan Rickman Sir for his autograph, however rather than addressing him as above I called him *whispers* Alan! I couldn’t believe it! I felt far too presumptuous, but other people called him by his first name – all pretence of politeness having gone out of the window when in the presence of one of the greatest actors of the last two decades! At least I didn’t call him Snapey-poo! Candidly I approached him, and held out my program and pen for him, but before I could even utter one thing about his John Hancock, he smiled at me and gently removed my pen from my hand to sign something for the sweetest little boy *grumble* who also handed him a present – as I grinned probably very stupidly back at him – he handed me my pen and I finally managed to blurt out, in a high pitched barely a whisper voice those words he had probably heard a hundred times that night. Smiling kindly and saying quietly “Of course” he took my pen again and quickly signed my program. As he was doing so I quickly relayed all the messages I had been asked to give him – at least the ones that were appropriate to which he smiled again and replied “Thank you very much”. Alan quickly continued to sign as much as he could as quickly as possible as an angry blonde woman was quickly trying to shoo everyone out of the hall and rescue Alan from the encroaching crowd. I took one more quick picture of him before we headed downstairs for lots of mulled wine and mince pies. We got down stairs and were talking to Sian Phillipsand Celia Imriewhen Alan Rikman walked through the door. We actually got the chance to have a quick chat with him, it was very quick, was too nervous to eloquent and say anything of much value, but here is how it went: Me: apologised for bothering him again (having been told by Celia to stop being a wimp and talk to him!) Alan: nodded and smiled Me: can I ask you a small favour? Alan: (smiling) Depends on what it is Me: do you mind having your photo taken with us? If you do, it’s more than fine Alan: (smiling) If you make it quick Me: (beams) Thankyou! Alan: nodded A woman offered to take the photo for us, Charlie turned to him Charlie: Are you having a good night? Alan: Yes, very Charlie: (pointing to camera and slightly mad lady) Ooh looks technical Alan: nodding, chuckles Lady: So you want just the heads? Yes? Me: Yes that would be very handy Alan: chuckles The woman took the picture and I beamed to my self – I made Alan Rickman laugh – Ok, probably at me, but meh! All the same!! Yay!! We talked a little about his reading, I said how I enjoyed it and, but we couldn’t talk much with him, there were an awful lot of people who wanted his attention. We had the most amazing night and Alan Rickman is a lovely/charming/dry witted as we all imagine and love about him. He is an awful lot taller than I expected and about a million times quieter! *** Elaine I admire you for staying in the "shadows" I think I would have done the same...mostly because I would be too affraid to approach him...Thanks for sharing mate! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 07:09:08 PM |
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Emily |
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Comments: | Elaine, that's a harrowing story about the cab ride. Hope you are feeling better. I admire you for hanging back and giving AR his space. I'm sure your photos are going to be something special! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 06:55:37 PM |
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melissa |
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Comments: | Hey Elaine! I think you acted very respectfully :-}
Poor guy...he probably NEEDED rescuing after being swamped with fans all night, but i think it is AWFULLY sweet of him not to refuse an autograph or get short on another note: CAR? DRIVER? HELLO? what happened to the man who doesn't have a car in London? I don't really imagine him as the type to have a DRIVER. weird |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 06:49:47 PM |
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Name: |
Zzzzz |
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Location: |
jingle bells + * + * + * + * |
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Comments: | * ** ^^ AAA ^ ^A^ ^ . * ()/[ ]\__\ A..^^^AAAWinter soon! Claudia, re LA, Karen's scene in the bedroom was sad and Joni Mitchell's song "both sides now..." added to the mood (was Karen listening to her new CD?), but she did what many people do, call their spouse an idiot and say, "on with the marriage!", true love? this guestbook is getting busy, huh? I reposted my little artwork (I forgot to make the characters in bold type, (I've been away from the computer for a month). |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 06:33:04 PM |
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Elaine |
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Location: |
Cloud No 9 |
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Comments: | Hi all! Finally got my thoughts together to post a little bit about my experience at the NAS concert. At one point, I did not think I was going to get there as the taxi I was in narrowly missed one in front but meant I found my face splatted on the partition between me and the driver. (Note to self: Always buckle up!!)But, hanky blotting the blood from my nose, I "bravely" took my seat in the hall. I was 5 rows back and also had a view of AR through the audience. The first line of his reading had my insides melting. It was like warm chocolate on ice cream! I only hope that the owner of that mobile - or whatever it was - was not an AR fan - and that also goes to whoever was using a camera or something that bleeped intermittently. I am not a fan who likes to queue and get an autograph, I am afraid, so chose to be "aloof" and take pics and watch from the sidelines. He was mobbed by hordes of italians anyway, as we have learnt. I also had a ticket for the gathering down in the crypt. I am glad that someone saw him get a glass of the lovely mulled wine. He hardly had time to chat to anyone before he was mobbed again. I felt really sorry for him as he never refused a request for an autograph and kept going through all the flash bulbs going off and still managed to smile. He was eventually whisked off, having been "rescued" by Celia Imrie (who did a brilliant rendition of one of Joyce Grenfell's monologues)and so I left shortly after. As I came up from the bar, there he was going to his car with the driver. He was carrying loads of cards and one huge pressie, which I saw the other guests also had, so maybe havebeen something from the NAS. I felt like thumbing a lift, but remained in "aloof" mode!! LOL! Have some pics but will try and clean them up a bit before posting them. Too tired now. (Think I may have some whiplash...... Ah well, back to the Reeces (Thanks Claudia!) |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 06:27:30 PM |
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Gissing's Girl |
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E-mail address: |
UK |
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Comments: | Due to unavoidable circumstances I did' nt go to the Autism Benefit. We just got back from America on Sunday and due to work I dared not ask for more time off at this time of the year. I hated not going as I always try to go to everything he does. Perhaps he'll time it better next time. Lovely reports though. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 05:16:26 PM |
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Name: |
martha |
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Location: |
north of here |
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Comments: | Thanks for the reports and pics! Wish I'd been there. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 03:42:08 PM |
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Name: |
Magda |
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Location: |
Scotland |
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Comments: | Thanks for the reports girls - Almost like being there - Takes me back to the Albery all over again *sigh*
What I cant figure is how the heck you remembered it all - I was dumbdtruck and needed reminding what he said rofl |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 03:08:01 PM |
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Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | LOL Sue, when Sniv and I first became friends, I had a hard time addressing her by that name too but you'll get used to it, evenutally. Love the pics, Sniv. Thanks for posting. Will Merri let you post any of her report? Vicki, thank you for being so concerned about offending others. Everyone here should know you don't have a malice bone in your body. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 02:08:05 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Nice pix thanks Sniv!!
(I hate calling you Sniv it sounds so horrible LOL!!) |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 01:45:20 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Hey Raffaella! Its wonderful to see you here! Please come back often...and can't wait to read your report and see your pics! Yes, of course we are all friends in AR so I'm sure the "Auntie Death Stare" would be ticklish instead of painful. ;-) BTW, do you remember what Celia Imrie and Emilia Fox did in the concert? I would love to read more about their parts too. From the pictures so far, it looks like the event was a bit on the quiet and intimate side (am I right, Raffaella?) so everyone should have had an excellent time. I agree with you Vicki...he does find the more worthy causes to support and when he supports them....he does it style! Ohhh, hopefully Merri will give you permission to post her story...or perhaps you can post a link where she has posted it. Glad you're feeling better! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 01:40:42 PM |
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Vicki |
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Location: |
Los Angeles |
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Comments: | That's was just a joke BTW....it was said with love, not meant to offend. Upon re-reading my post I hope no one takes my comment seriously. My father is from Italy..it was said with affection not with malice. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 01:34:29 PM |
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Sniv |
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Comments: | Merri send me some of her pictures from yesterday I thought Id show you guys some of them...*crosses fingers that Merri wont mind*
My photoB is acting weird *kicks it* ...so Im only able to show you two: 
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 01:30:25 PM |
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Name: |
Vicki |
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Location: |
Los Angeles |
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Comments: | Thanks, RickiNicki and all the others for those reports and photos from the concert...it's the next best thing to being there! Wow, you guys are lighting fast in getting this stuff posted. How lucky we are that we can share this experience with each other so quickly.
Well, I, for one, would love to give Alan a great, big hug for contributing his time to this very worthy cause. Autism has been shunned, misunderstood and ignored for far too long. God bless him! Too bad Smitten and her friend weren't a little more brazen (like the Italian fans...those pushy little grape stompers...I can say that 'cause I'm one of them)when she had the chance to approach Alan down in the crypt. Ah, well..she still had a wonderful experience that she will carry with her always. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 01:25:42 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Thanks Claudia Im feeling better :-D
I talked to Merri on msn today and wheee got a nice detailed report...and well I have asked her if I can post her report (she hasnt answered yet) ...So you saw her pics? They are great...There is one of her and her friend with Alan...in that pic he looks y.u.m.m.i! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 01:21:32 PM |
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Name: |
Raffaella |
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Location: |
back to Italy |
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E-mail address: |
leyla11@yahoo.com |
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Comments: | Hi there! I'm one of the Italians who attended the concert! *waves to Claudia*
To the author of the report: you should have talked to us!!!! We would have welcomed you, my dear. All Rickmaniacs are friends :-) By the way, we didn't notice your Auntie Death Stare, we were looking at Alan, LOL I'm sorry about the mess: the place was small and he was on a punishing schedule. Anyway, the concert was lovely, I enjoyed it very much. More reports and photos coming soon, I've just arrived home. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 01:19:48 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | OK...be patient with me as I move the pics to my PB account. Tinypics doesn't seem to be a very good service either. Sorry. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 11:26:28 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | still sounding Kermit the Frog: YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
thanks for all the COOL multimedia!!!!!!!! Oh that sounds like so much fun!!!!!!! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 11:13:24 AM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Thank you for the pics and reports! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 11:11:32 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ohh please do post when you can, Sniv! I've just seen Merri's pics on a forum url that was sent to me and they are good! Are you feeling any better? I'm so sorry that this GB is giving you grief...I promise to get something better as soon as I can. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 10:58:02 AM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | (I think this guestbook hates me)
What a wonderful and funny report! Bless Alan! I had my own little report from my friend (she is still typing) and I will post it here when she finish, if you of course want it and if Im allowed (the last thing shouldnt be a problem). My friend took some great pics too! There is one of her and her friend and *drumrolls* ALAN! He is so cute in that pic!!! Anyways Im soo excited and cant wait for my friend (Merri) to finish her report! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 10:47:50 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Still hoping to hear from Elaine and Gissing's Girl real soon! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 09:30:28 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Here is a report from Smitten from Sweet Obsessions. She has kindly given permission to share this and her pictures:
Ok, this is going to be a very long report Ok scenario: 6.30pm Monday 13th December 2004 weather - freezing location - St James Park tube station So here I am waiting for my friend Eleanor to arrive. I am wrapped up in my warmest jumper & thickest gloves because it is soooooooooooooooooo cold. I have double checked my tickets a hundred times to make sure it's not a black tie event and that they are in my handbag. Eleanor finally arrives & we check the handy map provided by the Autistc Society to make sure we know the way to St John's Church. We get lost. It gets colder We find the church I need to pee The doors aren't open yet so we are invited down to the Crypt for a warming drink. I am shattered. I've been up since 4am and had to do an early shift at work. I use the toilet & start get very despondent. I don't think Alan's going to show up & am worried I'm going to fall asleep during the event - I'm sooooo tired. We make our way into the church. It's quite small & cosy - a bit like anyone's local church, the celings are very high & it's very pretty. There are only about 20 rows of chairs. We are in the fifth row & it seems really small. The front row is empty and I wonder who's going to be sitting there. My friend Eleanor has bought me a programme. I get more hopeful, Alan's name is on it. Here is a pic of the front cover:
It gets to five minutes before the start & suddenly some celebrities start coming in & filling up the front row. I recognise them as the celebs who are going to be doing the readings along with Alan. Soon everyone is seated - but no sign of Alan. There is am empty seat in the front row - I get despondent again.
Here is a photo of Alan.
Here is another photo of Alan. The woman in the silver & purple flowery dress is Emila Fox
The ushers are trying to get everyone to leave. There are a few people still trying to stay inside - including me!
Finally Alan looks at me. I have prepared a witty conversation in my head but suddenly have lost the power of speech.
And again:
Here is my autographed prgramme:
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 08:56:53 AM |
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Name: |
Sabine |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Thanks to Claudia and RickiNicki for posting the picture and the audio file! :-) |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 08:43:40 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Also, its important to remember the The National Autism Society in your gift giving. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 05:48:24 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: |  I have updated the Audio page with the pic and sound file so generously offered by Toniko and RickiNicki.Anxiously awaiting more reports, pics, and hopefully sound files!!! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 05:22:25 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Oh and just looked back here and a BIG thanks for the pic and sound. Haven't listened yet (husband lurking!;) |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 04:53:11 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Ohhhh RickiNicki....thank you soooo much! Would you post the story to go with it? This is going to be a wonderful AR day!!!! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 04:52:03 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | THanks for the link RickiNicki |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 04:51:37 AM |
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Name: |
RickiNicki |
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Comments: | ok, here is a picture
you can find the sound file here |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 04:48:21 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Yes, RickiNicki....please post it here. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 04:34:26 AM |
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Name: |
RickiNicki |
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Comments: | Sonoma: you're right. do I believe |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 04:33:31 AM |
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Name: |
RickiNicki |
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Comments: | Someone posted it on a German AR board. She took pictures and posted the sound file. But I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it here. |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 04:27:01 AM |
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Name: |
sonoma |
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Comments: | Yikes, why aren't I in bed?? I wonder if RickiNicki means "Do I Believe" by Noel Coward? I can imagine AR reading that--Hope I can someday hear the real thing and see how close I am! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 04:25:33 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Nope still up, sonoma! LOL I've been to bed but woke and can't go back to sleep. Where did you hear/read this, RickiNicki? |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 03:44:16 AM |
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Name: |
RickiNicki |
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Comments: | Oh sorry, I meant "listened to the reading" - LOL
my bad English - lol |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 03:34:44 AM |
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Name: |
RickiNicki |
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Location: |
Germany |
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Comments: | Wow - I've just read a report of a fan, I saw pictures and heard the reading. Great! He read something from Noel Coward, I think it's called "do you believe in god?", or something |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 03:25:52 AM |
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sonoma |
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Comments: | Wow, I thought I was up late--I hope you're in bed now Claudia! Looking forward to hearing about the concert, too, but it looks like I'll have to wait until morning. I'm so curious to know what AR's contribution was! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 03:24:08 AM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Wonderful super duper news, Sue! Its 3AM here and I'm on pins and needles! *grin* |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 03:13:34 AM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | Signed on early this morning and read that my pal to quote "OMG I met Alan Rickman, got pix and autograph!" so he obviously showed up!!
She said she would post more today! |
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Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 02:33:32 AM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | okay, okay, okay
it is at least 2:00 am in britain right now, and we have not heard one peep from the lucky scoundrels. I sincerely hope they are still at that concert! WOW! |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 10:01:14 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | have y'all read this page?
it's hilarious!!!! Stalking Alan Rickman |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 08:42:37 PM |
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Name: |
melissa |
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Comments: | Hi everyone! Oooohhhh i had forgotten about the concert!!!
i am just bursting with excitement!!! new stories and new piccies!!!!!! I sound like Kermit the Frog when i say Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!! Ooooh and he'll be reading something! (supposedly) i hope we manage to get some video of it ;-> |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 08:13:55 PM |
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Name: |
Lucy |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | I adore Some Like it Hot. I mention 1,2,3 because it's a movie about the Coca-Cola company, which, of course, is based in good ole Atlanta, GA-specifically about a Coca-Cola executive trying to sell the product in East Germany.
If you want to see a cold-war era film that plays all the stereotypes to the absolute hilt this is the one. I was thinking that autism event had to be pretty close. I'm crossing my fingers that everything goes well. |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 07:10:25 PM |
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Name: |
Kathy |
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Location: |
Arkansas |
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Comments: | Hi all,
Can't wait to hear about the Autism concert tonight--too bad it's such a long swim from here!!!! Disappointed about the GG :-( Love, love, love, Some Like it Hot, that and The Odd Couple are my 2 absolute favorite funny movies, hands down. I laughed until it hurt at both of them. Have gotten my shopping done for everyone but my kids--don't yet know what to get-- Now that I am on school holiday I am trying to catch up on things I have let slide (like most everything!) I am up to my elbows in laundry and the washer and I are going to get re-acquainted today! Loved the pics of AR and RH--glad to know he has that support. See you guys later----- |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 03:21:07 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | Gissing's Girl is supposed to be there too. So it looks like we will have lots of eyes and ears for the occasion! |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 02:41:20 PM |
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Name: |
Sue |
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Comments: | I've got a pal going too, let's hope he makes it if he is filming at the mo. |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 01:51:04 PM |
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Name: |
Sniv |
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Comments: | Omg then I know two people who is going to see Alan tonight! ...Elaine and Merri are sooo lucky!!! Enjoy it girls! |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 01:38:08 PM |
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Name: |
Claudia |
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Location: |
GA |
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Comments: | She's promised to do so as soon as she can. |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 01:20:09 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | Hope Elaine checks in with a report! |
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Monday, December 13th 2004 - 01:17:02 PM |
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Name: |
Emily |
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Comments: | "Some Like It Hot" is my favorite Wilder film. One of |