Can the adults please smoke?- Page 153

[orion59]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:19pm

I guess that makes two of us that are late to the party. I'll try to stay awake for Nina. I know how she hates to party alone.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:23pm

Evening, guys. Sorry to have missed such fun today...but I had a good day. Busy, but good. And it's getting better. :)

[orion59]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:25pm

Hmm, I vaguely remember some boy who used to hang around here and was an errand boy to boobs and Nina. Maybe it's him.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:29pm

Oh, Undiscovered. It isn't always about boys (it might be in this case)...

[orion59]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:31pm

I thought you were saractically commenting on BWsinger being MIA today. Nevermind. The brain is a bit slow tonight.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:34pm

Sorry I was MIA. Nina kept me...busy.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:36pm

OH, Undiscovered, wait until you see my version of The movie version of "A Chorus Line"'s dramatic slump. Seriously, I OWN the musical theatre bag of tricks.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:38pm

Coming Sunday? It's going to be a concert version but I'll do some gestures for ya.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:40pm

Well, since I'll be learning the music to two 15 minute musicals (one of which is a two person show and the other of which I'm the lead) in 3 hours, I'd say it damn well had better be in front of music stands!

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:46pm

Uhh...I don't know and my houseguest decided to go for a walk with MY bag...and my music still in it. Geez.
I play a caterer, that's all I know.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:53pm

Ah, I'm a good reader. I learned this crazy opera that was an hour and a half long in 8 hours once. I can do it.
Is there no end to my ability to praise myself?

[Nina]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 11:26pm

Once again Nina gets in after everyone has gone to bed. Even orion seems to have disappeared after saying he would wait up.

Thanks for leaving the light on and the drinks in the fridge> I'll fix myself a dirty martini then, I guess I might as well go to sleep too.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 12:03am

DOY! Nina, I only stepped out to walk the pooch. He needs some sort of exercise!

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 7:20am

Good Morning all...if anyone wants to play Boobs is here and ready to go. My darling Nina, I tried so hard to stay up for you. I'm sorry. I'm upset that I even missed Orion's visit last night *tears fill eyes*. Hopefully today we'll all play together.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 8:31am

Morning boobs, and all. Well, I actually managed to visit last night at 10:30 but all was quiet. I did catch Orion.

[beacon1]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 8:32am

Good Morning Bboobs.

It's FRIDAY!

And, I get to skip out of the office for a couple of hours this morning to go to a Brunch. Yippee!

I was thinking about Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses"...wasn't that used at the Kentucky Derby one year?

And...is any one else on the "adults" board besides me hoping that Spamalot will be hit! I adored watching "The Holy Grail" when I was in HS. We got HBO and watched it whenever it aired. My dad would come in the livingroom, see that it was on (again) and just groan & shake his head...

To this day I don't think he has ever seen the whole thing.

[EddieVarley]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 8:33am

Good Mornin', how is the gang?

Posted: 8/20/04 at 8:34am

Everyone was in and out of here so fast last night, no one had time to say hello. I was having flashbacks to my misspent youth.

[Nina]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 8:36am

Good morning everyone. Yes, it was a strange night with people in and out quickly. I assumed everyone was asleep except for the children so I left quickly and got some sleep.

How is everyone this morning?

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 8:42am

So far it's been a quiet Friday. I've been reading all the reviews on Dracula the Musical. I wished so bad this would be a hit, but after seeing it I knew the reviews wouldn't be good. I always feel so bad for the cast, especially this one because the talent on that stage is unbelieveable. It must be like a stake in the heart for all of them (okay - pun intended). You put so much into a show and then the critics rip it apart, it has to hurt so bad. Hopefully the audiences will keep it going though.

Posted: 8/20/04 at 8:45am

I must admit that I've missed the boat on Mr. Wildhorn's previous endeavors - I haven't even heard the cast recordings to them. But I've gotten the impression that he's NEVER gotten good reviews - so maybe this won't matter much in the long run.

[beacon1]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 8:48am

Let's get our blood going this morning:

Here's a link to have a sing-a-long, dance-a-long.

Gather your roommates, co-workers, family, etc around. It's time for

THE BUNNY HOP:

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/bunnyhop.htm

(Ray Anthony - Leonard Auletti/Moonlight Music Inc., BMI)

The moves: Right, right
Left, left
Up
Back
Hop, hop, hop
(repeat)

Put your right foot forward
Put your left foot out
Do the Bunny Hop
Hop, hop, hop!

Dance this new creation
It's the new sensation
Do the Bunny Hop
Hop, hop, hop!

Let's all join in the fun
Father, mother, son
Do the Bunny Hop
Hop, hop, hop!

Knock knock
Who's there?
Ammonia
Ammonia trying to be funny!

Updated On: 8/20/04 at 08:48 AM

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 8:53am

Let's do the Alley Cat next. MEOW.

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 9:11am

morning all -- how is everyone on the hot and sticky Friday (well, it's hot and sticky in NYC)....

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 8/20/04 at 9:13am

Being raised Roman Catholic I read crap like this and wonder why.

Wheat-allergic girl denied Communion
Friday, August 20, 2004 Posted: 8:07 AM EDT (1207 GMT)


BRIELLE, New Jersey (AP) -- An 8-year-old girl who suffers from a rare digestive disorder and cannot eat wheat has had her first Holy Communion declared invalid because the wafer contained no wheat, violating Roman Catholic doctrine.

Now, Haley Waldman's mother is pushing the Diocese of Trenton and the Vatican to make an exception, saying the girl's condition should not exclude her from the sacrament, which commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ before his crucifixion. The mother believes a rice Communion wafer would suffice.

"It's just not a viable option. How does it corrupt the tradition of the Last Supper? It's just rice versus wheat," said Elizabeth Pelly-Waldman.

Church doctrine holds that Communion wafers, like the bread served at the Last Supper, must have at least some unleavened wheat. Church leaders are reluctant to change anything about the sacrament.

"This is not an issue to be determined at the diocesan or parish level, but has already been decided for the Roman Catholic Church throughout the world by Vatican authority," Trenton Bishop John M. Smith said in a statement last week.

Haley was diagnosed with celiac sprue disease when she was 5. The disorder occurs in people with a genetic intolerance of gluten, a food protein contained in wheat and other grains.

When consumed by celiac sufferers, gluten damages the lining of the small intestine, blocking nutrient absorption and leading to vitamin deficiencies, bone-thinning and sometimes gastrointestinal cancer.

The diocese has told Haley's mother that the girl can receive a low-gluten wafer, or just drink wine at Communion, but that anything without gluten does not qualify. Pelly-Waldman rejected the offer, saying her child could be harmed by even a small amount of the substance.

Haley's Communion controversy isn't the first. In 2001, the family of a 5-year-old Massachusetts girl with the disease left the Catholic church after being denied permission to use a rice wafer.

Some Catholic churches allow no-gluten hosts, while others do not, said Elaine Monarch, executive director of the Celiac Disease Foundation, a California-based support group for sufferers.

"It is an undue hardship on a person who wants to practice their religion and needs to compromise their health to do so," Monarch said.

The church has similar rules for Communion wine. For alcoholics, the church allows a substitute for wine under some circumstances, however the drink must still be fermented from grapes and contain some alcohol. Grape juice is not a valid substitute.

Haley, a shy, brown-haired tomboy who loves surfing and hates wearing dresses, realizes the consequences of taking a wheat wafer.

"I'm on a gluten-free diet because I can't have wheat. I could die," she said last week.

Last year, as the third grader approached Holy Communion age in this Jersey Shore town, her mother told officials at St. Denis Catholic Church in Manasquan that the girl could not have the standard host.

After the church's pastor refused to allow a substitute, a priest at a nearby parish volunteered to offer one, and in May, Haley wore a white Communion dress, and received the sacrament alongside her mother, who had not taken Communion since she herself was diagnosed with the disease.

Last month, the diocese told the priest that the church would not validate Haley's sacrament because of the substitute wafer.

"I struggled with telling her that the sacrament did not happen," said Pelly-Waldman. "She lives in a world of rules. She says 'Mommy, do we want to break a rule? Are we breaking a rule?"'

Pelly-Waldman is seeking help from the Pope and has written to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome, challenging the church's policy.

"This is a church rule, not God's will, and it can easily be adjusted to meet the needs of the people, while staying true to the traditions of our faith," Pelly-Waldman wrote in the letter.

Pelly-Waldman -- who is still attending Mass every Sunday with her four children -- said she is not out to bash the church, just to change the policy that affects her daughter.

"I'm hopeful. Do I think it will be a long road to change? Yes. But I'm raising an awareness and I'm taking it one step at a time," she said.

Updated On: 8/20/04 at 09:13 AM