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#25re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 12:46am
penny - we already live here... haha, trust me, i'm already seeing just how expensive everything is, and it SUCKS. blah. but the city is great.
verynewyork - thats true. the lens is what matters most... as far as quality... and the photographer, as far as creativity goes... but i love that the 5D is a full frame camera, which my 40D is not... and trust me, i feel the limitations often with not having a full frame camera.
one day though... way in the future. i just read Canon may be launching their new cameras in August / September... thats torture for me.
anyhow... this isnt the off-topic board and i'm chatting about cameras... haha... back to Xanadu!
Whoopi looks great for being 50-something.
Updated On: 8/6/08 at 12:46 AM
#27re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 12:51ami just IMDB'd her and realized shes actualy my dads age. i dont know why i thought i had read somewhere that she was in her 60's. she still looks good for 50-something.
being.jeremiah
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#28re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 12:59am
Great pictures, as always, cubanpab!
On the "small show, great cast" comment- amen to that. Just incredible. Though still deciding if Whoopi merits a rather-soon-visit.
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#29re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 1:04am
Cubanpab, I know you just moved to NYC. That's why I'm saying forget about photography as a means to support yourself! As expensive as it is to live in DC, it's still no where near as expensive as NYC. That's why I "commute"!
Jeremiah, Go see Whoopi! She and the cast are having great fun up there, and the audience is so revved up...it was definitely the best audience I have seen the show with, and that makes a difference. I'm thinking about going back to see it on Saturday afternoon myself! I just love XANADU. It's just so clever and JOYOUS!
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83kod.html
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#30re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 1:28am
I have a Canon Digital Rebel XT but I've never brought it to NYC. Can't just slide it in the purse so I'm nervous it would make me a target.
I'm considering bringing it to Broadway on Broadway this year though.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
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#31re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 1:53am
ERIS - dont be scared, you should see what I look like with my 40D and Lens. I carry it around in my camera backpack.
bring it, thats a great little camera.
#32re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 6:49amWow... that's an awesome extended picture showing the Helen Hayes and St. James. It got me to thinking... what Patti LuPone/Mama Rose would look like dressed as Calliope or Melpomene? I know zilch about PhotoShop, but perhaps someone out there could give it a go? from RC in Austin, Texas
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#33re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 7:51amcubanpab, that last photo looks like a postcard! They're all gorgeous photos.
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"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
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#35re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 1:39pm
Cubanpap- All your photos looks fantabulous! The photo of Kerry Butler really looks great! her best photo ever!
Oh my god! There's soo many fans at the stage door! wow!
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Updated On: 8/6/08 at 01:39 PM
tourboi
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/15/05
#36re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 2:25pm
What I love about the last photo of the Hayes is that it ALMOST looks like a painting. Amazing picture. It's my background now, too. 
#37re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 2:37pmGreat photos as always, pab!!
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#38re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 2:40pm
Glad you enjoyed the show, Pab! From your posts last week, it sounded like you and your wife need some silly time.
Your pictures ARE amazing. The streetscape looks like a moment frozen in time, like it's 50 years from now and we're looking back at 2008.
And the closeups of Kerry and Cheyenne are gorgeous. I know they both are, but the pictures capture them beautifully.
Hope NYC is being a little kinder to you this week.
#39re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 4:09pmCount me among those who added that last photo as their wallpaper.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#40re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 4:43pmI just made the last photo my wallpaper too! Thanks for the excellent shot!
#41re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 5:44pmJust got back from seeing Xanadu. I have to say I was not expecting what I saw either. We got tickets from TKTS and I really didn't know much about the plot line. Like someone said, at some parts I was saying to myself "What the hell is going on". All in all though I have to say I enjoyed myself. The cast were great and the music was good. Some parts were very funny as well. I probably would not go see it again but I am glad I gave it a chance and saw it.
#42re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 5:54pm
Jay - yeah, Kerry Butler was quite a hottie. On stage she looks like a cute chick but not really my taste... but up close and personal shes smokin. very attractive. and a great voice, and incredible comedic timing. definitely the funniest cast member in the show. i remember when we saw her in Hairspray years and years ago we thought the same thing... best singer in the show and funniest too.
woo-hoo to all the folks using it as a background! hahaha... i love that.
Pal - yeah this week has been MUCH better. i actually got a job end of last week, which made it easy for me to actually, you know, sleep and eat again! haha. pretty good job at a law firm. decent pay.
so i'm worry free for now...
Jess - i felt the exact same way. fun, for the most part. prob wouldnt see it again, but glad i saw it once... a unique show. very unique.
xoangel2789xo
Broadway Star Joined: 11/3/07
#44re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/6/08 at 10:11pmI wonder how many hundreds of us share the same wallpaper, now? All the photos were superb, but the shot of the theatres is amazing. I find myself just staring at my wallpaper.......... sounds like a country western song, doesn't it? Thanks for the wonderful photos!
#45re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/7/08 at 12:08amI'm kind of stunned at how many peope like that photo. I think it's cool but in all honesty I don't think there's anything special about it. I think I have taken much better photos of the city. I'm glad so many of you enjoyed it.
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#46re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/7/08 at 2:14amThe photos ARE beautiful, but what my kids really love is that you took photos of their current favorite show and its stars! Thank you!
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xoangel2789xo
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#47re: Back from XANADU
Posted: 8/7/08 at 2:33am
Haha yeah, I just made this my wallpaper because I like staring at it.
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