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Speaking of Canada..... (I assume 'moist' of you, have already found this by now.) Enjoy our boy in Ca - nada!

'Tis The Weekend... ^ "What happens when hens eat Fruit Loops"

^^ LOL, I'll have half of one, please? TPR 2013 Mexico Tour ~ SixFlags:Mexico.

Tomorrow

Once again, I find myself totally enraptured with this Broadway cast recording of Moulin Rouge:The Musical. It's really quite something to listen through. A lot of amazing mash-ups, and a couple of sung-through numbers ("Your Song" is really brilliant) that make it a must-listen-to pops recording.

Good stuff, Bert! Anything on TDL and TDS is golden to read through. Lots of great photos you've taken, there. Glad you had a really good First Visit! Now, you need to start planning for when you're going back! (And looking forward to seeing all those SOUVENIRS you collected, lol.)

August is now the month to be concerned about, for us. Our Pride Week (with a Big Parade) happens at the beginning of the month. Followed by our Queer Film Festival mid-month. Ended with our annual fair, The PNE. And there are a good number of ethnic and media festivals that happen in this month too, so.....? Oh yeah, and then there's the bit, about if Playland is going to open, at all. (Just worrying out loud, thanks.)

My Top 3 is based on when I was there in June 2017, with Bert during CoasterMANIA! Vengeance wasn't open yet, so couldn't count that one. The others.... they were fine. And #3 is probably a surprise to some. But I really enjoyed it, every time I rode it. And it was more than a few times, too. 3. Gemini 2. Millennium Force 1. Maverick Me and My Number 3 - In the CP Museum - June 05/2017. Thanks Bert, for taking the photo! (o:

Montezooma's Revenge Knott's Berry Farm (Buena Park, California, United States) Always loved these shuttle loop coasters! Sept.06 ~ 2019.

Angry

^ Dunno. Never asked. Same could be asked about the Splash Battle they got on that artwork, too. Oooooo, maybe it'll be a heated "LAVA" Rapids Ride! Could happen....

...which means it's time for more... Retro PNE Shots The year, 1934. The Pacific National Exhibition (i.e. PNE) is only nearly 25 years old (it started in 1910), and this particular year, they offered up, what no other North American Fair had ever done, before: The PNE Prize Home ~ First called the PNE Dream Home. Each ticket on the draw was 25 cents. And no other State/Provincial Fair in North America had offered such a prize, at that time. And the winner was a guy who had earlier proposed to his girlfriend, but the father nixed it. Said the guy wasn't worth it for his daughter. Went on the last day of the PNE, bought a ticket... and WON THE HOUSE! Immediately went back to his (soon to be) fiance and proposed. Father approved, she said 'yes', and they moved into the prize home. At that time, it was only a few blocks away from the PNE grounds. And they spent several decades together, before moving somewhere else. True story! The original PNE Dream Home - 1934 - on the PNE grounds, ready to be toured through. Vancouver Achives. A 1950's PNE Prize Home. Queueing up to see the inside of a pre-fab house. Vancouver Archives. Last year's PNE Prize Home ~ Along with "WIN A CAR!"

^That's really a great deal. Although I would wish that Stephen Sondheim would/could air a few of his musicals, which happen to be actually filmed onstage, like "Into The Woods," "Sunday In The Park With George," "Passion," and 2 (or is it 3?) stage versions of "Sweeney Todd" that were taped for public sale. I have them all, of course, LOL. And there's the old chestnut of the movie "A Little Night Music" with Elizabeth Taylor. And the new film of "Into The Woods" with Meryl Streep and a big singing cast. C'mon Steve! You may share the same birthday as ALW, (Mar.22) but not the same collection of musicals, like you have. p.s. I giggled at seeing the promo photo for ALW's "Joseph..." Not only Donny Osmond (as Joseph) there in the shot, but who he's leaning against, it's Joan Collins, who was one of The Evilest Bs in television history, in the original TV 'drama series' DYNASTY. "Just best friends." Joan and Donny, chillin'.

"You're The One That I Want" Olivia Newton John and John Travolta "Grease"

S&S 4D Free Spin Vertical or Horizontal?

Singer-Songwriter John Prine, 73.

^Trying to help here, but.... have you made sure whatever pic you post for the avatar is 155 x 155 pixels? If any photo or drawing etc. is over that, it won't download it. I'm not a great computer person, myself. But that's what I know from my experience with making a new avatar. Hope you figure it out, eventually.

Puff

Happy B - Viper!

And TONY-nominated for his Broadway musical score of the movie, CRY-BABY. Speaking of which...

This is totally out of left field, but.... "Somebody" at other end of the block, has connected with me, and my drumming during our 7PM ThankYou tonight, to all still working outside their safety zone, etc. Freeky, but we started drumming back and forth to each other for a bit, near "the end" of it. And it was fun. Maybe this will (hopefully) continue, tomorrow evening. Stay tooned.

^ Welcome to you, the new newbie member for this year!

^ We could do an online WEDDING!

Honor Blackman, who played James Bond's Pussy Galore in 1964's "Goldfinger", dies at 94.

Revival Question: Anybody agree with me, that a new (finally) revival of APPLAUSE should happen? It opened in 1970 with Lauren Bacall in the lead. And she won her first TONY for playing Margo Channing (of 2 - her second was for Kander & Ebb's Woman Of The Year). And...I believe it was My Very First Broadway Cast Recording (an LP, and later on, the cd) at the time it was released. And, this year is the 50th Anniversary of it's opening, in 1970. (FOLLIES will follow in 2021, for it's 50th.) So - any idea on who who should play Margo and who should play Eve for a revival like this? And of course, update the darned thing to the 21st century. The disco number might have to be changed a bit, too. ("But Alive") EDIT to Add: In my head, I immediately thought of Anne Hathaway for Eve. Or Emily Blunt. Yes? No? Actually, they could both be in it. One playing Eve, the other playing the gypsy dancers' Leader, played by Bonnie Franklin in the original. As far as Margo Channing goes, thinking of Meryl Streep is easy. But I also think that Beth Leavel (Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom) would be perfect for this part. AND she's currently tackling Streep's Miranda Priestley in the stage musical version of "The Devil Wears Prada." APPLAUSE could be her next project, hmm? Lauren Bacall, in her TONY-winning role, of Margo Channing.