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FORKNI-L Digest - 28 Aug 2003 to 29 Aug 2003 (#2003-246)

Fri, 29 Aug 2003

There are 19 messages totalling 569 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. Ger on Broadway
  2. Nick's Loft condo conversion - a progress report / Sorry about the dreaded
     equals signs!
  3. False Witness..... (4)
  4. Lacroix vs Fashion police (5)
  5. [Fwd: [FORKNI-L] Nick's Loft condo conversion - a progress report
     /Sorryabout the dreaded equals signs!]
  6. More info about Ger on Broadway
  7. UF: More info about Ger on Broadway
  8. LaCroix, Orange Socks, & Sandals (2)
  9. LaCroix and fashion
 10. YKYBR/WTMFKW...
 11. Moose material

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Date:    Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:54:11 -0700
From:    Amanda Berendt <debrabant_foundation@y.......>
Subject: Re: Ger on Broadway

--- Cloudrider <cloudrider@a.......> wrote:

> Wondering now, the 'hunky' article says Ger "was rumoured to be
> returning to Stratford in 2004, until Lear came along."
> Rumour or not, why 'until'?  If Lear really runs eight weeks only,

Perhaps... Plummer is only going to be in it for 8 weeks, but the
show will last longer.  Sometimes major stars are only in a
performance for a short time, but the show itself lasts longer.  Just
a thought....
Hoping it lasts longer so I can stalk the stage door. :)

-Amanda

=====
"Give me your soul and your heart will take flight
Forevermore in the night, Forever MINE in the night"
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http://debrabantfoundation.tripod.com/home.html


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Date:    Thu, 28 Aug 2003 15:17:34 -0700
From:    Will Steeves <goid@i.......>
Subject: Re: Nick's Loft condo conversion - a progress report / Sorry about the
         dreaded equals signs!

Zitat von Doris:
>Zitat von Marg <mytoronto@r.......>:
>> Driving down Broadview Avenue this evening on my way
>> to dinner, I was  somewhat perturbed to notice that the
>>old water tower, long a local landmark in it's place atop
>>the Loft film site, was no longer there.

>Hopefully, they'll put it back up. Would be a real
>shame to lose it.


Well, as a real estate investor and landlord myself, I can say that if I
were the owner(s) of that property, I'd probably want to remove the water
tower as well (okay, lets all "Fire at Will" now :-) ).  Unless I were
deliberately trying to for a "warehouse district" look, I'd think that the
water tower was inconsistent with the upscale nature of the condos to be
built.  I could be wrong, though, which would be nice.

That said, the water tower is nevertheless a promiment area landmark and
adds some character to the area, so the reaction of "Will the fan" might
well be different from "Will the landlord".

W.

P.S. : Sorry to everyone for imposing my last note upon the list with all
the dreaded equals signs in it. I am using a different e-mail program from
what I have used in the past. If anyone was attempting in vain to read the
note (Why?  I don't know, maybe someone thinks that she's the one with whom
I have the bone to pick and might just possibly be interested in making
peace, who knows?) and would like a "good copy", just ask off-list.

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Date:    Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:09:22 -0700
From:    Amanda Berendt <debrabant_foundation@y.......>
Subject: False Witness.....

I am sitting here rewatching False Witness (and eating popcorn<g>)
and I noticed a couple of things....

When Nick and Scanke are questioning Mistress Tamara in her apartment
(when she's wearing the rubber dress), during one of the shots of
Nick you can see a sword hanging in the background.... it is Nick's
sword from the flashback of Queen of Harps.... I guess he didn't
notice, otherwise he may have swiped it since it was from ....
"before".

Also... regarding the 'popcorn' scene.  I had thought that the whole
joke of it was that Catherine didn't know about the fangs.... but in
the script it says on the very last page that "Nick smiles at her....
his fangs showing...."  Did she not get that page?

Ok, back to the video....
-Amanda

=====
"Give me your soul and your heart will take flight
Forevermore in the night, Forever MINE in the night"
http://operacellar.tripod.com/phantomslair.html
http://debrabantfoundation.tripod.com/home.html


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Date:    Thu, 28 Aug 2003 19:02:48 -0700
From:    Amanda Berendt <debrabant_foundation@y.......>
Subject: Lacroix vs Fashion police

I have not been getting much sleep lately so, don't mind the
weirdness....

I was reading through the news articles at yahoo came across one
about the poor fashion sense of the ancient Romans.  It seems they
have found evidence (in more than one place) that the Romans...
*gasp*.....

wore (most likely wool) socks with their sandals!!!!

I just cannot picture an impeccably dressed man such as LC wearing
socks with his sandals.  Kinda puts a new light on him, doesn't
it.... ;-D

Ok, I really need to TRY to get some sleep.

-Amanda

=====
"Give me your soul and your heart will take flight
Forevermore in the night, Forever MINE in the night"
http://operacellar.tripod.com/phantomslair.html
http://debrabantfoundation.tripod.com/home.html


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Date:    Thu, 28 Aug 2003 21:54:26 -0500
From:    Nancy Kaminski <nancykam@c.......>
Subject: Re: Lacroix vs Fashion police

> Amanda Berendt wrote:

> I just cannot picture an impeccably dressed man such as LC wearing
> socks with his sandals.  Kinda puts a new light on him, doesn't
> it.... ;-D

Scary?? That's not scary! What's scary is what I saw when I visited
Germany when I was 17. I saw otherwise normal-looking businessmen
wearing sandals with their business suits. What made it mind-boggling
was that, to a man, they wore *orange* socks with those sandals.

<shudder>

Now, if *every* Roman wore socks with their sandals, it would be de
regeur! Picture Caesar with royal purple sandals (the royal color, you
know). Picture senators making snide remarks about other senators who
wore dirty socks to the Senate. Think about Romans paying thousands of
sesterces for a slave that could knit argyle-patterned socks!

Fanfic anyone?

Nancy Kaminski
nancykam@c.......
who occasionally wears her turquoise socks with her
black-and-turquoise Teva sandals to work

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Date:    Thu, 28 Aug 2003 19:32:23 -0700
From:    Laura Davies <brightfeather1.geo@y.......>
Subject: Re: Lacroix vs Fashion police

ROTFL!

Laura


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Date:    Thu, 28 Aug 2003 23:01:18 -0400
From:    Cecilia Long <celong@m.......>
Subject: Re: Lacroix vs Fashion police

Hey it could get cold on their long adventures..... If you lived up in a
climate like mine and only had snadals or leather covering you would be
wearing long wool socks too! And you wouldnt care WHAT the fashion police
said!  LOL....


****I just cannot picture an impeccably dressed man such as LC wearing
socks with his sandals.  Kinda puts a new light on him, doesn't
it.... ;-D

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Date:    Thu, 28 Aug 2003 23:38:01 -0400
From:    Marg <mytoronto@r.......>
Subject: [Fwd: [FORKNI-L] Nick's Loft condo conversion - a progress report
         /Sorryabout the dreaded equals signs!]

> > Will Steeves wrote:
> >
> > > , I can say that if I were the owner(s) of that property, I'd probably want
> > > to remove the water
> > > tower as well ).  Unless I were deliberately trying to for a "warehouse
> > > district" look, I'd think that the water tower was inconsistent with the
> > > upscale nature of the condos to be  built.
> >
> > The original plans called for the builder  to reinstall the water tower on the
> > roof of the extended east wing, if the tower was structurally sound. Seeing
> > that the tower is still sitting intact in the courtyard offers some hope that
> > this plan will be carried out.
> >
> > --
> > Marg mytoronto@r.......
> > Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:46:25 +0200
From:    Doris Weiss <dorisweiss_2000@y.......>
Subject: Re: Lacroix vs Fashion police

> Zitat von Nancy Kaminski <nancykam@c.......>:
 > Scary?? That's not scary! What's scary is what I
> saw when I visited Germany when I was 17. I saw
> otherwise normal-looking businessmen wearing sandals
> with  their business suits.

 This is definitely something German men haven't
 overcome yet, to my chagrin. Sandals and socks,
 grrrr.

 Now to the Romans: (take it from somewhone who runs
 around dressed as a Roman empress more than once a
 year)

 Sandals were the shoes of soldiers or only worn
 round the house. No self-respecting Roman would have
worn  sandals while walking the Forum. The standard for
 men  were closed boots (Caesar would have worn purple
colored ones btw). Soldiers wore special sandals
 (caligae)and when it got cold (winter or in Germania
 <G>) they had the option of wearing woolen
 stockings/ leggings with the sandals. This was only
done when the weather was very bad as it was
considered to be effeminate.
 It is one of the things that are always done wrong
 in those Hollywood movies.

 Greetings from Germania Superior (former Roman
 province)

 Doris

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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 02:13:36 EDT
From:    Lynne Ackerman <Lynnea212@a.......>
Subject: More info about Ger on Broadway

August 28, 2003

From a friend of mine in New York, who got most of this info off Lincoln
Center's website, and who is very knowledgeable about the New York theatre
scene.
Playbill is the official publisher of all theatre programs for Broadway shows:

 Lincoln Center Theater in NYC has started marketing "memberships"
 ("MEMBERSHIP $40, TICKETS $40/$30") in it's 2003/04 season which
 includes  King Lear. The KL tickets are not on sale yet, just
 the "memberships."
 http://www.lct.org/index.cfm
  LCT probably will market this series of 3 plays heavily this fall
 with NY Times ads. It should be a very good selling series, as in
 addition to KL limited run, there is Sondheim's "The Frogs" with
 Nathan Lane and Henry IV  starring Kevin Kline and a pretty high
 profile cast (which is the first of the series and starts Oct. 28).
 Henry IV is starting to get press and there are some recent news
 items about it at Playbill.com. The KL tickets will probably sell
 very well, because LCT is only a 1,100 seat theater (vs. [Stratford]
Festival
 Theater 1,800 which mostly sold out). It should get good press and
 there are a few key roles that have yet to be announced.

 According to info. previously published in Playbill, King Lear
 performances start Feb. 11 and the opening is March 4, an 8 week run
 is planned/5 perf per week. Playbill (in June) reported that regular
 tickets would go on sale in early 2004.
- - - - - -

A message from Lynne Ackerman in Toronto (or, as we like to call it,
"Hollywood North").  Via e-mail:  lynnea212@a.......
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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 08:16:27 EDT
From:    Michele Canterbury <Mobody@a.......>
Subject: Re: UF: More info about Ger on Broadway

In a message dated 8/29/03 2:15:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
lynnea212@a....... writes:

> Lincoln Center Theater in NYC has started marketing "memberships"
> ("MEMBERSHIP $40, TICKETS $40/$30") in it's 2003/04 season which
> includes  King Lear. The KL tickets are not on sale yet, just
> the "memberships."
> http://www.lct.org/index.cfm

Unless you plan on going to other plays at LCT, this membership probably isnt
worth it.  If you read the fine print,  (And it is only listed in the fine
print), you may only purchase ONE ticket per membership, per play.  That means,
even if the play is running 8 weeks, you may only purchase ONE ticket at the
discounted price, and only One ticket early.  If you want to see more than one
performance of the play, you have to buy tickets from the traditional vendors.

Michele

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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 08:32:16 -0500
From:    Sami Swan Thompson <tsigili@e.......>
Subject: Re: LaCroix, Orange Socks, & Sandals

Nancy Kaminski wrote:

> I saw otherwise normal-looking businessmen wearing
> sandals with their business suits. What made it mind-
> boggling was that they wore *orange* socks with those sandals.

EEEEEEEEEKKKKK!!!
How many years of therapy did it take to get over THAT?
I'm still shivering, just thinking about it! Yikes!

Seriously, the only possible explanation for a businessman
wearing orange socks and sandals with his suit would be:
(a) sudden-onset senility, (b) his house was on fire when
he was getting dressed, (c) LaCroix - having some fun
again, making appalling suggestions to poor wimpy little
humans.

{Then again, there are the horses.  They're always making
snide comments about fashion.  If you start believing them,
you'll find yourself running around in a big pink hat, for
God's sake.}

But the notion of LaCroix in shorts and black socks - oh,
dear!  I can't remember who suggested that, but - gee, it
was vivid!  Appalling, but vivid!


Sami

*******
Sami Swan Thompson   tsigili@e.......   SAVOR EVERY DAY!
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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 05:19:18 -0700
From:    Cheryl Pillsbury <gerdavies2000@y.......>
Subject: LaCroix and fashion

I just got up and been reading about Lacroix and socks.  Let's see, it's an
interesting thought and he does have nice knees.  But with sandals, NOT.
Maybe,.  Stay safe.
Cheryl Pillsbury
gerdavies2000@y.......


He was brought across in1228
I was brought across in 1992
I will always be his Forever Knight
www.ForeverKnight.5u.com.



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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 11:09:24 EDT
From:    Michele Canterbury <Mobody@a.......>
Subject: Re: LaCroix, Orange Socks, & Sandals

In a message dated 8/29/03 10:54:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
tsigili@e....... writes:

> Nancy Kaminski wrote:
> >I saw otherwise normal-looking businessmen wearing
> >sandals with their business suits. What made it mind-
> >boggling was that they wore *orange* socks with those sandals.

Maybe this is a European thing??  From way back.
I dunno why but when I first saw this string the first picture in my mind was
of Ger in Chicago doing Do Not Go Gentle.  Wasn't part of his costume sandals
-- with socks.  I remember at the time thinking -- yuck, but once the
performance started, I dont think I looked at much other than his face.

MO

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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:52:57 -0400
From:    Tim Phillips <tim.phillips@a.......>
Subject: Re: False Witness.....

> Also... regarding the 'popcorn' scene.  I had thought that the whole
> joke of it was that Catherine didn't know about the fangs.... but in
> the script it says on the very last page that "Nick smiles at her....
> his fangs showing...."  Did she not get that page?

        My understanding is that Ger had makeup apply the fangs when
Catherine did not expect them.  She knew what the scene was supposed
to be, but Ger was wearing fangs during a rehearsal or some such.
So, when he flashed real fangs at her, it was startling as she didn't
expect them at that point in the filming process.

                Tim


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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:38:46 -0500
From:    mclisa <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Re: False Witness.....

Amanda writes:

> Also... regarding the 'popcorn' scene.  I had thought that the whole
> joke of it was that Catherine didn't know about the fangs.... but in
> the script it says on the very last page that "Nick smiles at her....
> his fangs showing...."  Did she not get that page?

I think what you have is an "as aired" script. This may be the wrong term,
but the kind of script I mean is a transcript of the show as it actually was
broadcast. That would include anything that made it into the final cut,
including practical jokes by members of the cast.  It's for the record after
the production is complete. Other scripts reflect the show with revisions as
it was being written or in production. Both kinds are out there in the
fandom.

McLisa (Lisa McDavid)
"That will be trouble".
Listowner, Forkni-l and Fkfic-l
mclisa@m.......

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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:23:06 -0700
From:    Emily <emilymhanson@y.......>
Subject: YKYBR/WTMFKW...

You know you've been reading about/watching too much FK when you read
the following headling on Yahoo: "Company Turns Yeast Into Human
Protein Machine" and start to come up with ideas involving Nick and
alternative blood products.  ;)



=====
Emily M. Hanson
emilymhanson@y.......
http://www.starbase-eprime.us

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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:23:51 -0700
From:    Cheryl Pillsbury <gerdavies2000@y.......>
Subject: Moose material

Sadly I lost the e-mail, but I FOUND IT!  Can that person e-mail me and tell me
where to send it.  Stay safe.
Cheryl Pillsbury
gerdavies2000@y.......


He was brought across in1228
I was brought across in 1992
I will always be his Forever Knight
www.ForeverKnight.5u.com.



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Date:    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 11:58:02 -0500
From:    Becky Hinson <bayoubecky@c.......>
Subject: Re: False Witness.....

<re:  Ger flashing fang at Catherine when it was least expected>

Isn't that snippet of video online somewhere?  I could have sworn I had it
bookmarked, but it seems that IE ate some of my bookmarks.

Thanks!

:)
~Cousin Becky

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