Chris - "Sex and muffins. "    -Yes, please! 

Johann Pachelbel, the baroque composer.

He was VERY thin for quite a while. I bet it was just his natural build during his younger years. I found the below picture at Rickmanparadise and I was SHOCKED at how insanely skinny he looked....almost...hate to say it...concentration camp skinny...not well at all. I think I could wrestle him down in that condition!

Age and butter-tarts!

Who or what is Pachebal??

Thanks Reedpipe, and  to answer the question Chris and Carolyn. we both really like the words and the melody to George Straits < My Love is Unconditional. Its awesome. And I also really like  Paul Brants-- I Do.  And Reedpipe, to answer your question with a pic  that I relate to Tango and Pachebel

Alfan, there's a great site:

http://www.theromantic.com/lovesongs/main.htm that you might want to check out just to see what they have.

A couple that I've always liked are: "If" by Bread and "For All We Know" by The Carpenters. I really do love your choices that you picked. Is there any particular artist or song that you & Keith like?

Reedpipe,

That is the main song from Tango at the End of Winter.

Pachebel Canon in D major

OMG, that sends chills down my spine it's so fantastic!

Ok, my friends, this is where i need your help. I need you to help pick me a wedding song. I have a few choices but am so willing to hear others. SO far I have these for my choices ( do you notice a little Alan Rickman influence in a couple of these?

 1)   From this Moment by Shania Twain

2) Love is all Around by Wet Wet Wet

3) Everything I do, I do if for you by Brian Adams

4) I Cross my Heart by George Strait

5) I Do by Paul Brant

6) Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden

7) Endless Love by Lionol Ritchie and Diana Ross

8) Because you loved me by Celine Dion

9) To Much Heaven by the Bee Gees

10) I Swear by John Michael Montgomery

11) Love in Unconditional by George Strait

12) Waiting for You by Richard Marx

Im tending towards #1 or # 10 for Keith and I first dance and the second dance with everyone #2, but I also love #3. OMG! I so need help, does anyone have any others.

Oh and another AR influence, we are walking down the isle to Pachebel Canon in D major.... its such a beautiful song.

gosh, me thinks me need a drink.

That fantasy of yours - really really bad.    Alfan is very much and utterly in love with her boy toy, ähm sorry, I meant boyfriend Keeeth

and I am in love too, btw:

ROTFLMAO!!!! Sno, that was precious!

SnoKat, you made me *snort* with that one!!!

Alfan, just remember that during the ceremony, it would be VERY bad form to accidentally say...."I, take you, Alan Sidney Patrick...."

SLAP, Alfan, sorry, it was Boy Toy - so it's TBT...

Next year, Alfan? Hmmm, on verra - Canada, yeaah, quite a nice idea to go to on holidays Love to Keef, he must be as extraordinary as my hubby with regard to Teh Toy Boy (TTB, ) 


 

Many thanks you guys, muchly appreciated. And if i could have you all come then that would make an interesting table, wouldnt it.

Hikity, yes ! Keef it is.

BTW, Alfan, Keef????

Congratulations, Alfan!!!!!

Alfan-- Run far! Run fast! Just RUN!!!!!  Kidding! Congrats! Take it from someone who has made the walk down the aisle a couple times! My word of advice (if you want to take it from me) is be flexible in all things!

P.S. For any who are interested, there are updates to my HP fan fiction at the url listed.

Congratulations, Alfan!  May you have many happy years together.

My husband and I just passed our 20th this July. I loved Keith's wondering if he should ask Alan's permission!  It sounds like he has a great sense of humor . . . so important in life as well as in marriage, I think.

Many Congratulations to Alfan and Keith!

Hope you will be very happy together

Dan Radcliffe is going to be starring in an ITV drama called, "My Boy Jack" according to www.danradcliffe.co.uk . It will begin shooting in the summer of 2007. He plays the son of Rudyard Kipling. Busy little wizard, isn't he?

I read (don't know if it's correct, but I think it is), that there's no "Weasley is our King" storyline in the OOTP movie, hence, no Quidditch shown.

It seems Peek would love to hear a proposal again, ts, ts, ts

Alfan, congratulation to you  and your boy toy NO 1  how romantic   
 

Thank you guys for the wishes, so kind. And we are thinking of a late May or early June wedding so yes, our trip to NY and the eastern coast will be our honeymoon. I would love to see the play if it is still there next year  and Keith knows all about MNIRC or his new one with Lindsey and hell, even knows about Alan being a buff sleeper.But if I cant see that then of course I will see my all time favorite "Phantom of the Opera".

So you guys like that boy toy thing, eh. Me too.

Off to work I go to show off my ring. Again, thanks for the wishes.

Quote:

Maybe you can honeymoon in NY and see Alan's play

Hmmm, somehow I'm not so sure Keith would want that but Vicki's idea about asking Teh Boy Toy (Alfan, you devil, you! I loved that!) for his permission sounds terrific! *evil grin*
Congratulations, Alfan!!! Ok, ok, group hug, group hug! Alan in the middle!

Alfan.....CONGRATULATIONS!!! A LIFETIME OF HAPPINESS TO BOTH OF YOU!!

May you both find happiness and Love,Actually, in your lives as you both go on An Awfully Big Adventure together!

Oh, Alfan!!!!!

Congratulations!!

Having been lucky enough to meet both you and Keith back in April, I know that both of you will be very happy.  So.....were you surprised????  Have you set a date yet?  Maybe you can honeymoon in NY and see Alan's play.  Better yet, you guys should wait, go to NY, see Alan's play, and have Keith ask Alan's permission FOR REAL!  Wouldn't that be a hoot! (What if he said, "no"....hmmm....would that be a good thing...or a bad thing?)

Bah!  What am I talking about?  Best wishes to both of you.  To the happy couple. 

Oh, Alfan, congratulations and hugs to you!!  That is so exciting (and the Alan Rickman comment is so cute and something I'm sure you will always remember)!

Keith just asked me to marry him tonight at supper with his parents and my parents in attendance and the funniest thing was when he said that he wasnt sure if he should ask my dads permission or ask Alan Rickmans permission...............

oh, and I said yes.............

Yeah, I vote for the rubbish option too!

Btw, I've got the impression that the Cambridge Jones photos were taken in his home. Those sorroundings look lovely and elegant.

Chris, you always make me laugh!

That 'reaction' word did look like an euphemism (?).
Eeeeh... but you got the idea!

Agreed with you, Jan, that's what I thought was the main idea of the book, the power of scents over the other human senses. Probably they just changed the (oh my, here I go again) *reactions* a little bit but the idea would be still the same.

Since the weekend is nearly over... Nice week to you Hikity!

And to all!

I can't believe this "rubbish" - first, which is "his" house, how does anybody know where is flat is etc etc etc - just don't believe these things. Maybe the "author" also smelled jasmin???  


 

I just found some information that goes under the heading of the most useless minutia you ever wanted to know about him: He has purchased, in the past, a brand of furniture called "Old Java Teak" furniture for his home (very expensive)...

ARdentJan, that's exactly what TT says that Richis is the only one who threatens Grenouille and that therefore AR's character is a kind of balance in the film ( and in the book, of course), a character which only our Man can do so well, hmmmhmmhmm

I fear, however, as I stated on the GB at the end of the summary I posted some days ago, that they might have changed the end (and we all know that there is such a gruel end faithful to the book) as one of the German reviewers (and fanatic of the book) already feared weeks ago (he saw the preview in Munich -and posted a really long review in German) that they would cut the end due to the American cinema-goers, arrrghh. I am going to ask TT about it.

Nahima, both the German and the English version of The Perfume miraculously disappeared - I searched for an hour yesterday and I am going to check again in a minute. I can't ask TT something I did not read thoroughly (the problem is that we have masses of books everywhere). There is still the exam looming over me

Wish you all a great weekend

It does sound like they've changed Richis quite a bit and made him more important in a way. In the book, I did get the feeling that he was the only real threat to Grenoille and even thought for a while that he was going to "get" him.

But Richis' *cough* "reaction" *cough* to his daughter  made him seem a bit weaker, though he resisted. It seems to me that Richis' "reaction" to Grenoille is essential to get across what seems to be the whole point of the story . . . the power of scent on the human psyche. Or did I miss the point??? If they did change that, I agree that it would be interesting to learn why.

Chris: That icky end will probably be what they leave as it is!

Nahima, yes, it's on 2 September. We won't see the film but "the making of" - I cannot possibly read the book again, no time, nooo, need to learn for the oral exam now, but I try to find out about Richis by skimming through the bood..thanks and lovely weekend,

Dear Hikity, don't know if I'm still on time but there's something about the 'Perfume' movie that got my attention and maybe it can be transformed into a reasonable question for the Q & A thingy.

It's regarding AR's role, apparently 'Richis' is portrayed as a very protective father but it is said nothing about his not so fatherly feelings. Seems to me they changed that from the character, if this is confirmed, it would be interesting to know why.
IMO, those odd feelings were relevant to understand later 'Richis' reaction with 'Grenouille' near the end of the story.
(Unless, of course, they changed that too.)

Good luck Hikity and, btw, I do not mind to be spoiled about the movie!

Good idea, lurker, it comes in handy should you meet Teh Man by accident

cinda, I cross my fingers - go and study hard   

Peek, yippeeeah

Yeah....I can't believe I was actually interested to see what kind of furniture Alan bought. Like I need to make sure that when we move in together, his stuff is going to look okay in 106 yr old home and not clash with mine!!

Thank you Carolyn, that's really interesting and that furniture is gorgeous!!!

LOL....sorry, guys! "Real Life" called for a couple of hours. Didn't mean to leave you hanging! I have so many bell & whistle alerts set up on my computer for anything to do with him, that I'm surprised it doesn't self-destruct!

Anyway, back to business, the site where he's mentioned is:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20060821/bs_prweb/prweb426968_2 and then I just did a search on the furniture company, "Old Java Teak", where he's mentioned (as well as quite a few other names) as having bought furniture. I don't know how long ago or what kind.

And, , I am happily resigned that "this is most definitely my life!"

If I come across anything else in my travels (don't worry, no matter how small!) I'll be sure to post it!

Carolyn,

There is no such thing as useless minutia here in Alan Rickman land.

*waits patiently for furniture details*

Thanks Hike

Guys, Isn't this our life? LOL! Jokin...

I just found some information that goes under the heading of the most useless minutia you ever wanted to know about him...

Carolyn, you´ve got to be kidding... this is TEH information we´re dying to hear of. Please tell us everything EVERYTHING, every tiny little detail like where it´s bought, how long ago etc. And how do you know about this?

*just wondering, do I need to get a life too?*

I just found some information that goes under the heading of the most useless minutia you ever wanted to know about him: He has purchased, in the past, a brand of furniture called "Old Java Teak" furniture for his home (very expensive)...

Will someone pls. help me get a life?

Peek, we all think it was amazing that you came just for an evening over as if you were our neighbours It was wonderful having you here, say a big hello to hubby and Lin from us. Let's mail tomorrow about hotels, sweetie

Alfan, you have mail...you are wonderful, thanks

Marlina, keep cool, we are always here for you

I go and watch Fallen Angels Part II while ironing - wish you all a lovely evening  

Sorry for the fantic comment, i get it now...

Hi,everybody!!

I adore Rickman

Tell me where & how I can meet him        

Hikity, its yours. Just e-mail me your address and its all yours. Its a good book, i cant help but imagine Alan as Willie, even if he doesnt do it.

clks@sasktel.net

Alfan, let me know how much it costs as I am intersted in the book. I have only skimmed it due to my exa and sent it back to Sue.

FYI--I have a copy of " The Villa Golytsin" if anyone is interested. Even if he didnt do is or isnt doing it, its till a good book and  a juicy role for him.  i will send anywhere, even overseas if they want.

Whogirl17  Congrats on your audition!  I'm in Youngstown, Ohio... if you want some moral support let me know and I'll meet you in Pittsburgh if I'm not working.

Break a leg!!

It is indeed, you clever Catsplay you!

emtee  so good to hear from you!  Thanks for the crossed digits.  And thank you too, Peek!  I'll be sure to keep you posted.

Whogirl, best of luck!  Is it for "THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH"??

*comes out of lurkdom*

Hey, Who!

Fingers and toes crossed on your audition!!

emteee

I wanna come!!! 

Hikity, Sue, Peek....I am so jealous! What a great venue to see him!LOL...If they don't allow photographs, don't forget you can always use your cell phones (if you have pix capability)!

It's a shame those "spy recorders" are so darn expensive!

Yeah, excited and I am very much looking forward to meeting you, sue

Peek, I started cleaning the house (I won't manage to finish it until Saturday - it's too much, good grief)

Now, just 5 minutes ago I booked tickets for the TT-evening. Any questions you want me to ask him??

Hubby is waiting - CU two very soon.

So we shall meet at last, Hikity and Peek

Hey everybody!  It's been so long since I last posted, so I thought I'd drop a little note in to say hi!  I do manage to check both here and the main GB every day, but haven't had a lot of time to chat recently, due to the exciting news I'll share with you in a bit.  But I wanted to take a few minutes and thank every one for the wonderful pics and interviews that have been popping up.  You people work so hard! 

And now, the reason I haven't been able to post for a while:  Finished the run of my show last month, and a week later recieved a call to audition for a big movie that's being filmed here in Pittsburgh!  Whoo hooo!  So, I looked it up, and found out it has the smallest of Alan connections:  It's supposed to star Max Minghella, son of Anthony, director of Truely, Madly, Deeply!!!!!  A small connnection, I know, but hey, it's the closest to Alan I've ever been!  Hehehehe.  So, I had my audition on Monday, got called back Tuesday...it was down to me and two other girls...so now I'm just waiting for a phone call.  So cross your fingers for me!

Ok, thus ends my selfish boasting.  I hope every one is having a wonderful summer, and good luck to all of you AR heads who are following him to all his Q and A's and premires  I wish I could come too!

  I am terribly sorry - it was the red wine   

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=914F276E20D46780

the video. I was able to download it.

Yousendit today opened 2 pop up with viruses, can't understand why....be aware of the pop up! i't s in the pop up

a video?

oooh I must check!

Hiya, morning everybody - here I am after finally finishing my written exam (and I had a lot of red wine yesterday evening, called Peek on the mobile for an hour and booked 2 seats for my daughter and me for 5 September in that Everyman Cinema and haven't got either flight nor accom...)

Thanks Pam for that lovely King Richard Site. Don't forget, our Man was also the opponent once,

Laura and Nahima, thanks for the pics and links. The video from Tiscali is much clearer (I watched it with Window Player) than the one from Claudia, however, there is no interview with AR - pity. Doesn't he look great?? The "announcer in the Tiscali clip is Jamie Weir - isn't that one of 2 guys from Love Actually (the TVinterview with BN)?

Hello everybody!

Laura, thanks for that link! Did you see the video they have there?

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/video/index.html

It has a little bit of AR at the beginning but, as always, I'm not able to watch it properly.
It freezes all the time   so I'm not sure if it's a new one or the same Claudia captured earlier today from another place.

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/daily/photos/galleries/view/daily/20060815/browse/2

a pic from a yahoo alert

Alfan,

you're right, I didn't notice the same pose!

Those are some interesting Blow Dry covers, i wouldnt mind one of them. Whats with the Dogma pose,,,,,,,,

I agree,  Pam www.kingrichardsfaire.net  is one of the best sites for seeing what goes on at faires here in the 'States.  Or...  we can watch, and/or re-watch  the King of the Hill  "Joust Like A Woman" episode which features Alan Rickman as King Richard.  

Geneva, Ohio had a faire the past two weekends.  As always it was a huge success. There were vehicles in the parking lot from as far away as Virginia to the South, and Iowa to the West.  

One vendor had a booth featuring witches and warlocks...  with a potions master who didn't compare to our favorite one, but did a good job brewing up some of the foulest-smelling, yet visually pleasant potions you'd ever want to sample.

Those of you in the UK are fortunate that you can visit castles and other architecture from that period of existence, whenever you get the urge.

Well, i put my wagon wheel down just to see what she would do, and you know how the wagon wheel has  a lip to it, well she started eating that and put her paw on top of the wagon wheel and started to eat around it. She didnt go much for the marshmellow utnil i took it off and poot it on top and then she garbled that down too ( it was funny watching her eat a part of marshmellow, hee hee). She is a nut.She also loves the marange off a Lemon Marange Pie. Otherwise she doesnt eat mush human food.........silly girl.

Oh and Hik, i will try to get another picture of her beside the potions master. And post it for you guys.

Hikity, we don't have Renaissance Fairs as such here. I guess because we have so much history we don't feel the need to recreate it all the time! I know some castles hold shows where you might get jousting or something on a Bank holiday. Also we have The Sealed Knot Society who go to shows and re-enact battles from the Civil War (the English one!!)

Also in general Brits aren't too keen on getting dressed up en masse!LOL (We keep it private)

Alfan - a wagon wheel????????  Please explain! 

Alfan, what a pity you didn't take that snapish cat photo some weaks ago when Catsplay had her fantastic contest. Now please do so and then post it here, thank youuuuuuhh

thanks, Pam, for your explanation (we have loads of these events in the medieval towns and I love them-esp the handicraft people who sell wonderful things) - is this a British expression too, sue, or do you have another word for renaissance fair (cz the English renaissance was NOT in the Middle Ages  - but on a second thought: The Americans had no Middle Ages at all, hihi) no, please, no tomatoes and bad eggs....

Oh and her favorite spot to sit is right beside the potions master little figurine I have. I must take a picture of her beside him.

Yes, I am looking forward to the Stones. Not my favorite band in the whole world but holy crap! When the greatest band in rock and roll history comes to play in your 'own back yard" , well you would be an assclown not to take the chance to see them, the stage alone is 8 stories high, the have a stage that extends half way out to the crowd, I look forward to it. Yes they are pretty wrinkled but as long as they play "Painted Black" i will be happy.

My cat just ate a wagon-wheel,,,,,,does anyone else have a pet that eats stupid things.

Oh, and can you tell there is an Alan drought.

Alfan, I just saw you were going to the Stones' concert in Oct. I have to tell you I saw them in the seventies and early nineties and they do put on one hell of a show! It really is amazing! LOL...just the fact that they can jump around and do what they do night after night is worth the money!

IMO, you'll get your money's worth!

LOL...talk about paying for tickets....I just spent a fortune getting tickets through a ticket broker to see Roger Waters in Sept.! I hope that one is worth it!

Oh, I noticed there's a new interview w/Dan R. on hpana.com and he talks about HBP, Equus, & his opinion of how it all ends. Good article!

What is a fall renaissance fair? And what cloak? I am sorry but I am afraid I didn't understand it. Can you enlighten me a bit?

Cinda, I know who you are. And I'm sick and tired of your games.  If you have something to say to me, why dont you say it, instead of making these phony "little miss innocent" posts?  And dont pretend to not know what I'm talking about. Why dont you consult with Rose about it? Or Pam?

MrsDoylesCat (what a long name, ) I can't wait for it - this discussion was getting on my nerves and you are perfectly right, Alfan - so, we are in desperate need for NEWS and PICS

Does anyone else notice this or is it just me. But whenever there is an "Alan drought", things tend to get a bit heated in topics. Then bam, we are blessed with a new sighting and a galore of pictures. So if the trend continues then we should be treated to some Alan pictures.

If someone is interested in the 9/11 film: http://movies2.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/movies/09worl.html?8mu&emc=mu

bronte, how do you know...maybe you saw him every day but it was just not your type looking so boyish, slim with a long nose, pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

I doubt Mick ever studied, hihi, except women - he must have studied them very profoundly and astonishing though there were/are enough volunteers  

Before I start learning I first HAVE TO DO THIs arrrggh

Ciao

Nahima, somewhere I posted the disadvantage  about being a dog and when I re-read it again later I though OMG - what did you write here, Hikity....so I am glad you did'nt notice it, hihihihi

Good night and think about questions - we are good at this I remember!!!!

Hikity, I have not the slightest clue of what you're apologizing for!
Obviously, the interference is thicker on my side, so there's nothing to worry about!

I've been re thinking my doggy transformation, I was so cheerful at the possible benefits of it that forgot about the disadvantages.
I would find impossible to survive with 'Alpo' or 'Pedigree', that smell is awful, and do not believe AR would cook especially for me, poor drooling thing.

See you all!

bronte, right, this was the Beatles...of course. But I didn't know Mick was at the Uni - what did he study?? Music?

Nahima, I think I have to apologize - when I posted about your change into a doggy I made an error due to interference (with my native language)...sorry again    

FYI. I made some comments on the Spoiler HP page about the reading from JKR and the question/answer that followed. Its a bit of a spoiler so if you want to read it, go for it. And go to mugglenet.com and watch it, its really good and somewhat revealing if you ask me. My theory has probably just been confirmed by JKR.

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been here in a while. When and if I get a computer at my apartment things will get better.

Claudia, if you have the chance, can you email me? I sent you an email and not sure if you got it or not. I know you were having trouble with you email. 

Dee: Thanks for the Scones recipe. I made some yesterday evening. Yummy. I fear for my waistline.

Can I apply for the position as a cook?

Now on to more scones.

LG Chalebh

Thanks, sue, I learnt something new, esp as I always thught that the RS are all from the Liverpool working class. So Mick's double negations are also made up??

Sue, I hope you're feeling better & I hope they find the s.o.b. that did it! It's bad enough to be in an accident, but when it's a hit & run like that, it's just awful! Feel better!

I mean things can happen, but I really hate those people who run away from responsibility. Sue, I do hope you are o.k. and I cross my fingers that the police finds the driver

and sue, I perfectly got your jokes about Brown Sugar - that's the first thing that came to my mind too, but, stupid me, I believed you about KEEF (????) and this beautiful, wonderful actor with the velvet voice (sorry, just forgot his name) who should play KEEF...and now please enlighten me about KEEF

Alfan, 200 dollars is quite a lot for a bunch of great-grandfathers with weak voices on the stage with you far away with some device in your hands where you look through and see them a bit better if you know what I mean no, no, go and have loads of fun - they were, are and will be the best rock band of all times imho - I can't get no satisfaction, and I try

nicketynick, as sometimes happens here (every half year or so) I am completely at a loss - therefore my advice: don't worry be happy  

But not hit-and-run drivers or whiplash!

Ouch! Hope you feel better, Mrs. Doyle's Cat!

I thought Mick & Keef in Brown Sugar was funny! And "our precious," too. But I think most things are funny (including my own death). . .

I just chose Mick and Keef as the most silly suggestion for a film called Brown Sugar!! I guess my sense of humour sometimes passes people by!!

(And I have no trouble with "My Precious". Basil Brush used it for God's sake in the Snape skit we saw the other day!LOL)

Oh well I haven't had a very good day, someone slammed into the back of my stationary Mini and then drove off without stopping after gesturing they were just going off the road to park. I got carted off to hospital with minor whiplash!!

To Hikity-

did feel you that our joking about

Alan /KEEF Richards was inappropriate?

I thought your comments were just as

harmless and funny as mine.

Not to mention some of the other

craziness going 'round. Or do some

have no sense of humor.

For instance, Redtango-

I think very charming and amusing.

Its funny that all this talk of Keef Richards going on that on Oct 8th I will be seeing the Stones as they ihibit our humble little town of 230 000 people. And not only once but twice, we are the only ones to get a second concert. The first one sold out in 20 minutes and when they heard that they went so fast they put on another one for Oct 6th and that one sold out in 1 1/2 hrs. So, has anyone out there seen them, are they worth the 200 dollar tickets, as i think they are. And now I wont be able to look at Keith Richards the same way, i mean Alan would of had to do some MAJOR de-beautifying if you ask me.

Nahima, dog or assistant?? Girl, eventually you have to decide

I don't know whether the dog is the best choice, whether licking or not, cz it's only the dog which does it, uuuuuh

I think I won't be his mother-in-law. I decided tonight that I am too young for that. I am going to seduce him once and for all, basta

Vicki, I read some reviews and DH did not come out well here - now I am really "in suspense", esp. regarding his voice which in fact is not his in the trailor. May be I get more to learn on 2 September when TT is here in Wuppertal with his crew!! We have 2 weeks "Perfume festival" in Wuppertal before the film starts.

I saw the Actors Studio as well

I was waiting to hear him say

something about "our precious",

but no such luck. Damn!

Dustin is good though. Gotta love him.

Ooops....I meant DH (for Dustin Hoffman), not DA *d'oh!*

I like your little snorting devil, nicketynick!

Did anyone see Dustin Hoffman on Inside the Actor's Studio last night?  At the very end they briefly mentioned Perfume.  He explained about his role and a brief synopsis of the plot, but no mention of the OooA. 

But I do like DA and can't wait to see this film!

This sounds like my 

kindagroup! 


  

You know, you lot are sick!!

That's what doggies do and I'm planning to be the best pooch my master ever meet!

I think it's hilarious!  But I think Nahima did make the best choice!

Lots of petting and she gets to lick him.  Oh, that's just sick.

Pondering it, I truly chose the best option! 

*panting with delight*

Hikity: Millions of ??? ? Or millions of women wanting to get close to Alan Rickman? Agreed! But remember - there are two serious flaws in my fantasy (at least): 1) I had to die to get there, and 2) he is still Alan Rickman and will die before I grow up! But it's FantasyLand, so . . . anything goes!

I AM a bad girl...sorry, Emily Rose - I must prefer "ie" in my subsonscious, I guess

Jan, brilliant, but there are millions more out in cyber

Emilie Rose, do you think hens would breed more eggs if they envisioned AR reading Catcher in the Rye?????????

Yes, thank you very much Sue and Lex for the beautiful wallpaper and scans.

Am I understanding it correctly … I am not the only one who is not particularly fond of the READ poster???

Okay, it's a nice poster. But I don't want a nice poster. I want a hot and sexy poster. I want the sexy beast!

Does anybody know who took the sexy beast photo? Jackie describes in her article what he is wearing in the interview and that is exactly what he is wearing on the photo. Did she or a photographer from Scotsman take the photo? Not very likely, or is it?

Have a safe trip, Peek! Enjoy yourself but beware, there are people out there, in the shadows, who'll take advantage of your absence.. Snokat for example.

By the way, Snokat, your friend is a lucky lady indeed!

Kevin Smith cracks me up!The shooting must have been funny as hell.

Oh and a BIG Thanks goes to Sue for the wallpaper she posted on the main GB! Yes, after the READ poster, the new pics were a nice change indeed! *sends air kisses to Lex* 

Oops, maybe i should of scrolled down to read. Sorry guys, i totally missed that the story was already mentioned. My eyes decieved me..........

Its just a great funny story, you guys should download it and listen to Kevin tell the story himself, its funny the way he tells it.......

She just mentioned that in passing?  Jeesh!!!

OH my gosh. Remember my British friend I've talked about....the dear woman who sat behind Alan at a play a few years ago and did NOT molest him even once? The beloved gal who is sending me my own copy of the Scotsman tabloid?? We've been discussing my Alan (snort) and she tells me this....

Back in 1976 I saw him in a play ( ' The Carnation Gang ' ) at the Crucible Theatre here in Sheffield.He was really young and even then it was more than obvious that he would be big in the drama/film world.

She ACTUALLY got to see him back in the day. Geeesshhh. I told her I was coming here to squeal on her!

Um, what genital shots?  I think I missed something!!

Here is the story, from memory so i might not have it all totally in word for word.

Kevin Smith told Jason that they have the actor Alan Rickman signed, and Jason said " who the f-ck is that" and Kevin said " Hans f-ckin Gruber man!". Jason said oh, and Kevin said that he had to know his stuff, this guy is a classicly trained actor and he will chew you up if you dont have your parts down, you gotta know your stuff with this dude".

Later on Kevin had a reading of the script and Jason showed up without one and Kevin asked whats up,where is his script and Jason said he didnt need it as he knew his lines. So Kevin tested him and Jason knew his lines,and he said he knew everyone elses lines too. Kevin said ok, so he started reading Jason's lines and Jason was saying everyone elses lines too. Kevin was amazed, he said " thats f-ckin amazing, whats up with that? Jason responded, that he didnt want to piss off that Rickman dude.

And they got along famously, they even hung out outside of shooting.........what a pair. Jason Mews and Alan Rickman.  I wonder if Alan recieved one of the genital shots of Jason?

I think I created a monster!!! Remember, he has to behave himself because he won't be able to bear to leave his new little girl at home so he'll take her everywhere! By the way, guys . . .

What happened to poor Rima?????

Did we kill the poor dear off?

I find Kevin Smith hugely interesting.  I bought An Evening with Kevin Smith, which is a double disk DVD of him talking for a few hours to a college audience, but have not had a chance to watch it yet.

Reading most of the blog, it really was quite nice how KS really helped JM with his drug problem which was quite bad.

LOL! So Jay is sort of like an "idiot savant"? Why does that not surprise me??

If I remember that Dogma story correctly, I understand that Jay was so intimidated by this that he actually memorized EVERYONE'S parts -- and could recite the entire movie by heart.

Carolyn-- LOL! Thanks for that snippet. "Alan f***ing Rickman" Oh yeah! "He will go balistic if he smells blood in the water." These are great! And though I think Kevin is sort of joking...I bet Al wouldn't get too far off that mark if he felt like he was really paired up with a lazy jerk! "Jay" must be a little bit smarter than what he appears cause frankly that has to take work to look that dumb. And to manage to put the F-word into a sentance that many times.

Although who here does not get a big tingle when you hear Alan say the F-word???

Lex, thank you thousand times!! wonderful huge pics - you are right though, they could have taken nicer ones - well, we have got them all, haven't we?

Nahima, the dog is priceless...

I don't know if anyone has seen this, but I found Kevin Smith's blog and he has an entry about our guy before they started shooting "Dogma". He had a one-on-one line rehearsal with Jay Mewes (Jay&Silent Bob) right after they picked the movie location:

"For months, I'd impressed upon him the importance of learning all of his lines in advance, as this time around, we were gonna have real actors in the flick..."

'What, like Ben Affleck?' Mewes asked.

"I said REAL actors," I corrected. "Like Alan Rickman."

'Who's that?'

"The guy from 'Die Hard'."

'Bruce Willis?'

"No, man, the other guy."

'The 'Yippie-kay-ay guy?' Jay asked.

"That's Alan Rickman", I said.

'What's so special about him?'

"He's British. And Brits invented acting. So he won't put up with any of your 'snootchie bootchies' bs. He'll tear you up if you're not excellent, because he's Alan ----ing Rickman. So you've gotta know all your lines. This is serious-because Rickman will go ballistic if he smells blood in the water. You've gotta come correct."

That must have been a hilarious movie shoot.

Lex, that's great!!

Oh come on Chris, I'm a cutie there!
Well, as cute as a bulldog can be...

Honestly guys, you think as his "mistress" I'd be concerned that he had a wife??? Let's look up the term mistress!

Nope, "Dad" ain't gonna cut it.

And I have enough faith in my powers to believe eventually he would have energy for me. In the mean time I'm all for letting him rest with his head in my lap as I run my fingers through his hair. Even mistresses need down time!

Hi , just back from vacation, and with another installment from the useless information department.It seems Ben Wishaw is here in Quebec, along with Richard Gere, Julianne Morre,Heath Ledger,Christian Bale and Cate Blanchette,among others, to do a film about Bob Dylan.According to the local rag some of the filming will be done not too far from my place of residence.Seems this part of the Townships resembles Missouri and Kentucky in the 1950's.The film is called "I'm Not There", produced by Killer Films and has a budget of 30 million.

*Woof!*

(Where is my master??)

I want to join a quiz, but I wonder what they mean with "tiebreaker".

Merriam-Webster says

 Am I right if I interpret it that way, that I have to send in the solution of the quiz and add an anagramm (I created myself), just in case there is more than one person with the right answers?

LG Chalebh

Rofl, Chris, now I have to leave you to do some serious work and come back briefly in the evening. Wonderful that there is always a lot to yell with laughter - it keeps my mood up (or according to Stephen Krashen: affective filter is low! which is good for language acquisition)  

What a mess this morning...Marlina, there are the follow positions open:

1. hairdresser

2. shopping assistent

3. maid for ironing

4. butler (considering the suddenly exploded household)

5. maid for the rest

6. cook

7. driver (this could be a very interesting job btw, I would choose it if I weren't his mother-in-law)

SnoKat, I am sorry but Peek comes first, you know - anyway he could be your father...

Sign me up to be his mistress who he meets up with for torrid nights of hot sweaty sex in clandestine hotels......What? That's family! Sort of....

Here I am, Chris!! Hellooooooooo!!
Nice to see you and everybody here!!

Okay, let me get this straight, based on your comments AR's new family would be like this:

Hikity = mother-in-law
Chris and Peek = wife and partner or both wives (?) Something is not right here...
Jan = Chris' daughter
Soooo this solves the mess because Jan needs a father!

Again...

Hikity = mother-in-law (checked)
Chris = wife (checked until Peek fights back)
Jan = daughter (checked)

Sh*t... all main positions are taken.

Well, I can be the doggie! Jan is going to need one and AR surely likes them.

At least I'll be able to lick him from time to time...

One last question: Peek, are you "Mutter Courage"?? (I just read your post on the main board...)

or is it "from"? too late

As an afterthought: PEEK, don't worry I am going to save you!!! First and foremost of Chris, I suppose....

Chris, help - where are you??? If I were his mother-in-law (how comes anyway - I thought I am a grand-mom??) than he kills his wife (he must have one which were Peek then) and is finally together with one of our adorable hubbies - good grief, I am going to bed now...  

Ha!! And I am the grandmom then for sure, and grandmoms have the first right to crawl up in His lap....

No, Hikity, but I do have 2 great-grandchildren and 8 grandchildren! The great-grandchildren are 16, so technically in childbearing years. (Their grandmother, my step-daughter, is only 3 years younger than I)  And I never gave birth once! (cheater) So I may be a great-great-grandmother by the time HP7 movie is out!

I told someone recently that if I don't make it and you hear of some little tyke who loves HP, has a precocious taste in films (Dark Harbor, Close My Eyes), and meets Alan Rickman, crawls up in his lap and asks him read to her . . . that's me in my next life!

Don't exaggerate, ARdentJan, you are not that old  

Hikity: You'll be a grandma . . . I just want to be ALIVE!  No kidding!

Morning Everyone! Just saw the comments regarding the movie release dates. OOTP is supposed to wrap up primary shooting in Nov/Dec. and then go to post-production. Dan begins rehearsals for Equus in January and the show starts previews February 16 (so far). The official release date for OOTP in the US, UK, Ireland is July 13; Germany July 12; France July 11; Australia Sept. 6.

Chris, ARdentJan, this date (2008) is for HP6?? When does HP 5 is released? Good grief, I'll be a grandma by the time No 7 is released

Chris - my GB link is:  http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/gb/janapood
Someone else on Claudia's HP Spoilers posted a similar theory once. It sounds good to me, too.

The movies, from what I've read, are on about an 18-month schedule. They tried a 12-month one but it was too tight for everyone. It feels like a long time when you're waiting, though!

I think the opinion JKR refers to is:

The ruse possibly being, as Nahima suggested over at my GB, Snape "put a stopper in death" for DD before, so he was going to die anyway soon, Snape's Avada Kedavra could have released DD from his suffering and also fooled Voldemort at the same time???

OK, ladies, first off, let me just say I am firmly in the "Snape is good" camp, without a doubt! However, as far as Jo's comments are concerned, there could be some ambiguity. The actual question Salman Rushdie asked was:

"It has always been made plain that Snape might be an unlikeable fellow, but he was essentially one of the good guys. (massive cheering) DD himself has always vouched for him. Now, (unintelligible) Snape is a villain & DD is killed. We cannot, or don't want to believe this (cheers & laughter). Our theory is that Snape is, in fact, still a good guy. We propose that DD can't really be dead. That this is, in fact, a ruse, cooked up between DD & Snape to put Voldemort off his guard. Harry will then have more friends than he knows when he & V do face. So, is Snape good or bad? (massive cheering) It's plain to see, everything follows from this."

Jo replied (with some squirming around in her chair), "Your opinion, I would say, is right. However, I see I am going to have to be more explicit & say DD is definitely dead."

The above was from www.hpana.com. Now, the question is: was she replying just to the part of the question that said DD can't really be dead, or was she, in fact, also answering the questions of: 1. Was it a ruse between DD & Snape and/or 2. Is our Severus really a good guy, through and through?

Comments, anyone?

Exactly, I remove them and then generously distribute them among the eager disciples of a certain black clad superhero *lol*

Off for some Saturday night action (without buttons I fear). Have a good evening/night, everyone!

I am sorry Hikity, I gave them all away and only have my own one left.  I would have loved to be of some help. But you can create your own button at cafepress.com

I recommend the picture when Snape protects the children from the werewolf .

Pudd, I'd love to have that button, too,  

I am jumping around as well, Chris. But honestly, we never lost our toy, did we? We knew it. (I even made a Trust Snape Button for me and some friends, silly me.) And I guess, yes, it was probably a slip and Rowling hates herself for that *lol* But I can love and trust her again now, so she has gained something

And I join you too. It means I won a bet with a pupil of ine - hehehe. But can we really trust Rowling's words and this one article? She was so reluctant to tell anything about the books ever. I will only believe when I read it all in the final book. Abnd I want to read it NOW! *lol*

Chris, I join you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Long time no action in the boom boom room...  I'll be hanging around in there for a while, waiting for someone to join in the madness ...

A few days ago on radio here, the speaker (female) said: "Harry Potter is riding nakedly across the stage and Mel Gibson has to go to prison. I wish it were the other way round...."

Hubby just told me about Mel having been completely drunken and this I found today from "The official London Theatre Guide: 

This week:

It has been a magical week for the West End. The wizard and witches of Wicked began rehearsals for the Broadway hit's transatlantic transfer, while Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe also hit the headlines. Radcliffe and Harry Potter co-star Richard Griffiths were confirmed to appear in a new production of Peter Schaffer's play Equus, which will be directed by Thea Sharrock in spring 2007.

Sharrock's current production, A Voyage Round My Father, which stars Derek Jacobi as an eccentric, intelligent barrister who loses his sight, will transfer to the Wyndham's in September. Intergalactic voyager Colm Meaney, who was a regular in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Next Generation, was unveiled as the actor who will play Phil Hogan opposite Kevin Spacey and Eve Best in A Moon For The Misbegotten at the Old Vic.

Elsewhere, a London stage return has been announced for Michael Ball, who will appear in the ENO production of Kismet next June, and the Trafalgar Studio 2 has released its autumn/winter schedule.

At officiallondontheatre we've enjoyed The Pirates Of Penzance, The Comedy Of Errors, The Vegemite Tales and Exiles, and have found time to shoot the breeze with 70s/80s pop star David Essex and 90s/00s pop star Jon Lee.

Ha, Chris, good idea, we should fill this market niche - may be we can gain a firm foothold

As an afterthought, Chris: you need the printer, haaaaahaaahaa  

Sevvy and Puddingdale, thanks, sweeties  

Yes, I have a wonderful hubby, no doubt, nevertheless it was not him alone....you know I am good at organising..lol

Chris, where could I put such a scanner?? On the balcony?

I really have to go to bed now - there is still soooo much to learn and write, puuuuuuuuuuh.

Yeah, Hikity!!! Happy belated birthday!!! Hope some wishes were fulfilled and some left open for dreaming!

And Sevvy, I am still alive, but always running around. More busy during the holidays than usual it seems *lol*

And erm, Hikity, could I please BUY your hubby??? He seems to be a miracle man ...  How did he get his fingers on something that is not to be found anywhere yet??? What is his secret??? Hey, I would even learn how to cook a decent meal for him  Teeheeheee. Honestly, thanks for sharing TEH poster.

A VERY VERY HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY WISH

from Sevvy to Hikity I hope you spent a wonderful day with your loved ones. May all your wishes come true!!!

Peek, that's definitely a very good motivation for learning ! And when (WHEN! not IF) we are doing what we must, we first do this:and then this:  

Chris, thank you so much for the cream fight

and the birthday wishes - I am overwhelmed somehow and now I close down the computer again to spend the rest of the evening with hubby

Ciao

Hugs   

Hikity

Happy Birthday Hikity!

*brings birthday cake with fireworks instead of candles*
Ok now...Cream fight! *splash boom bang*