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senna
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response 50 of 93:
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Jun 25 04:29 UTC 2001 |
Now that I think about it, was anyone else amused by the selection of short
opening film? Its content might not amuse some families. I am thrilled by
this week's selection of movies, by the way.
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gelinas
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response 51 of 93:
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Jun 25 05:00 UTC 2001 |
Cindy was most definitely NOT amused. She kept trying to cover Louis'
twelve-year old eyes.
I saw someone talking to mdw at the corner of the stage, just after he
was talking to other. Was that you in the yellow jersey for some "A"
team, senna?
Saw STeve on the way out.
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senna
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response 52 of 93:
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Jun 25 11:11 UTC 2001 |
I was wondering about that. There were some young people there, though not
as much as for, say, Dr Seuss. Yeah, that was my in the jersey. The word
on the front was "Autoglass," Chelsea's sponsor last year.
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other
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response 53 of 93:
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Jun 25 18:10 UTC 2001 |
Had a drink with jazz at TOP. I was sufficently befuddled to not
remember why I knew his face. I hate that.
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glenda
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response 54 of 93:
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Jun 25 20:09 UTC 2001 |
You only saw STeve on the way out because he was there only long enough to
pick up dewshine.
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scg
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response 55 of 93:
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Jun 25 21:15 UTC 2001 |
What was the controversial movie?
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gelinas
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response 56 of 93:
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Jun 25 21:21 UTC 2001 |
A short entitled "Deep Creep."
So did I spot dewshine, too? A couple of young ladies came up while we were
talking, but nobody introduced anybody.
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senna
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response 57 of 93:
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Jun 25 21:40 UTC 2001 |
Jazz was there? Very interesting.
Didn't we have a disgression in the public domain argument in last agora
concerning community access? This seems like a similar case.
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scott
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response 58 of 93:
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Jun 25 23:22 UTC 2001 |
Oh yeah, the opening movie. Only time I've ever seen full frontal nudity at
TOP...
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gelinas
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response 59 of 93:
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Jun 26 05:35 UTC 2001 |
Sure, it's a similar case, but one would have to know the movie to know there
might be a problem.
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glenda
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response 60 of 93:
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Jun 26 12:18 UTC 2001 |
If one of the young ladies had short, slightly curly hair with one thin long
piece on each side, and the two finger straped together on her left hand, you
spotted dewshine.
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gelinas
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response 61 of 93:
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Jun 26 20:55 UTC 2001 |
I'm doing good to know they were female. :(
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krj
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response 62 of 93:
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Jun 26 21:29 UTC 2001 |
I was looking forward to The Raisin Pickers (old-time music) and
"Chicken Run," but I'm all TOPped out after three evenings there in
four days. I might show for the band, but it's unlikely. My cats
were complaining about being neglected this morning.
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senna
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response 63 of 93:
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Jun 27 02:41 UTC 2001 |
I appeared briefly, but took off as the movie was starting. It's one of the
highlights movies of the year, but alas I am way short on rest.
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ea
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response 64 of 93:
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Jun 27 03:40 UTC 2001 |
I thought about showing up tonight, but decided against it, as I didn't
really care too much about seeing Chicken Run. Tomorrow I have to work
until 10, but may show up a few moments into the movie.
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gelinas
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response 65 of 93:
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Jun 27 04:31 UTC 2001 |
I went to hear Katie Donohue and the Raisin Pickers, but the kids were ready
to leave when Ms. Donohue finished. I managed to hang on for the first thirty
minutes of the Raisin Pickers; enough to know I'll have to watch for another
opportunity to hear them. :)
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krj
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response 66 of 93:
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Jun 28 04:46 UTC 2001 |
I was going to pass tonight, but John Remmers and Mickey convinced me
that the movie was a classic which I should see. I missed the opening
musician, Charlie Dentel, which was a bit of a shame because he's the
son of a musical associate of Leslie's. And the plan to do a theme
night was dented because the scheduled New Orleans-style band was
replaced by Crowbar Hotel, a perfectly adequate blues-rock band.
Not much of a night for Grexer sightings: I saw balynce and other, and
jiffer stopped by for dinner.
The short film, "Stanley" (the title another tie-in with the evening)
was the best of the short films I have seen, with a gentle husband
and his love for his cabbage -- maybe a bit too much love for his
cabbage -- and his bloodthirsty carnivorous wife. And of course the
feature was "A Streetcar Named Desire," this year's concession to
classic art, set in New Orleans with Marlon Brando playing Stanley
Kowalski. I'd never seen the young Brando before.
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ea
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response 67 of 93:
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Jun 29 02:58 UTC 2001 |
Very light night for Grexer spottings ... senna, other, a rare jiffer
sighting, and spotted llanarth/balynce but she didn't even notice when
steve yelled at her.
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krj
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response 68 of 93:
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Jun 29 16:20 UTC 2001 |
Really, the whole festival has been light for Grexer spottings.
No wonder there was little interest in a possible sponsorship this
year.
Friday night is "A Celebration of Women's Music," with Anne Doyle,
Heidi Snyder, Lisa Hunter and Jo Serrapere. I've only heard Lisa
Hunter before out of that batch, so I look forward to an interesting
evening. Saturday night, the 7 pm band is an African percussion
ensemble, Marunga's Global Village Ceremonial Band, which should
be different; 9 pm is harmonica and guitar blues from Peter "Madcat"
Ruth and Shari Kane, the long-time local duo. No movies either night.
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gelinas
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response 69 of 93:
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Jun 29 18:42 UTC 2001 |
(Ms. Doyle's name has only the one "e". She was named for the Margaret of
that name.)
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krj
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response 70 of 93:
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Jun 30 05:09 UTC 2001 |
I managed to show up late. Jo Serrapere and the Hot Tail Section were
very impressive, drawing on lots of American roots music: blues, 1950s
jazz, and even a gospel parody. Grexers spotted: other. I guess
most Grexers won't show up for a music night unless they are getting
paid... :(
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gelinas
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response 71 of 93:
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Jun 30 05:16 UTC 2001 |
And those few who do don't stay long. :(
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ivynymph
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response 72 of 93:
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Jun 30 18:13 UTC 2001 |
I miss TOP. :( :( :(
I would have been there for the night of the 29th, that's for SURE.
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krj
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response 73 of 93:
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Jul 1 04:35 UTC 2001 |
Well, my apologies for being the source of much misinformation tonight.
Muruga's Global Village Ceremonial Band didn't turn out to be
terribly African at all, did it? I found a bit about Muruga (the
drummer and band leader) at
http://www.rosencoment.com/starwood2001/a-f.html .
The guy has had an interesting, and slightly wacky, career,
moving between blues, rock, and international "world music."
I didn't take well to Muruga's band at first, since it was so contrary
to my expectations, and then there was Muruga's silly hat, and an
air which I took as "second-rate Rusted Root." That was probably
the jam band influence: "Here's a song we used to play with
Jerry Garcia..." But eventually
the music and my mind converged somewhere around the jazz basis of
what the band was doing: some of the stuff was very reminiscent of
Abdullah Ibrahim's South African jazz music. And Muruga turns out
to be a pretty impressive drummer.
Madcat & Kane did their usual acoustic blues thing. For the last
three songs, they brought up some guests: drummer Maruga, the bass
player from Maruga's band (I think), and Big Dave (from the Ultrasonics).
Shari switched to electric. Very nice, big electric blues sound.
I liked the last number, a John Lee Hooker song about a bus ride from
Detroit to Chicago.
Sightings of Grexers and associates: valerie, janc & arlo, plus their
guests Other Arlo and Liz; polygon and sgsk (I got to carry sgsk
around for quite a while); jared & jess/smiles; senna, gelinas, other.
Now that's more like it!!
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janc
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response 74 of 93:
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Jul 4 04:11 UTC 2001 |
Before the first band started, I was wandering around carrying a blonde and
blue-eyed 2 year-old and talking to his mom. I was vaguely hoping I'd run
into some Grexer and be able to introduce these people as "Arlo and his mom,
Liz" and watch them try to figure out why Arlo looked different and why his
mom wasn't Valerie. However, the only Grexer I happened to see was Eric and
he seemed to busy to be subjected to mindgames. By the time the rest of the
Grexer's showed up, I had both Arlos and both moms on hand, and all potential
for confusion was lost. Oh well.
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