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badhaggis

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  1. 48 minutes ago, beckie said:

    I was hoping since they closed the Royals thread that we could talk about it in chit chat (since that to me says talk about ANYTHING), but, apparently we can't even talk about them there. Does anyone know of somewhere (other than reddit) that we can?

    Saw my Dr today about my vertigo.  He's sending me to a neurologist.  I see them tomorrow.  I hope I can find out something.  I can't afford to keep missing work/getting sent home because of it.

    No. I don't know anywhere we can discuss them. I swear we need to start a group chat and do it that way. I miss everybody!

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  2. 1 hour ago, BradandJanet said:

    Hello, Chateau fans. Last night, I went to Dick and Angel's tour "Dare to Do It" in Boston. The theater was filled with adoring fans. 

    Dick and Angel and their children walked on the stage at 7:35 to great applause. Angel appears to have lost weight, but she was in a loose caftan. Dick looks exactly like he does on TV. Arthur is almost as tall as his father. Dorothy is simply beautiful. Dick then introduced Angel's parents; Steve came on stage. 

    After everyone sat down, D & A, on stage alone, recognized people in the audience who had written to them. It was a good warmup. Then they did a true/false bit about what had been written about them, but Angel's accent was hard for me to understand, so I didn't catch everything. In short, they are not selling the chateau, they are not getting divorced, and Angel did yell at a producer because he "deserved it" as an "awful man." I don't think the show will come back, but I wasn't clear if the chateau will open for business again. It's too big just to sit there, so I suspect it will. Anyway, they seem to be making a good living from the tours and their online store at the moment.

    The next part was their personal stories: Dick with his many siblings in Northern Ireland, Dick joining the military, Dick advancing in the military and receiving an honor from the Queen, Dick's three children (his wife at the time was never mentioned), Dick's TV career engineering things from scrap and eventually winning Master Chef. Angel's story had baby and childhood photos, her move to London, her love of vintage items, her career as an accountant, her successful Tea Party business, and her appearance on the British Shark Tank and getting a 100K deal to invest in her business, which she ended up not using. She was probably in her early thirties in the clip, with her signature red hair, very pretty and articulate. 

    They told of their meeting each other twice; the second meeting stuck. They had their two children (Dick mentioned his "oops brother," so he made sure they stopped at two.) They were deciding where to live and seeing what they could afford. Angel saw some property ads for chateaus in France, and off they went. Angel knew what she wanted, and it took four years to find it. They bought it immediately. They decided to pitch a TV show about renovating the building, and the show was picked up. That gave them a camera crew from the start. 

    After intermission, they were back on stage with a "bingo" game with prizes only a super-fan would love: a watercolor from Dorothy, a tile from the roof, and a magazine from the attic. I thought they mentioned a stay at the chateau as a prize, but it didn't happen, so maybe I misunderstood. 

     The last part was a filmed walk-through of the chateau by floor, showing how the rooms were connected. It's a maze of connected rooms. They mentioned that the chateau had only one bathroom when they moved in, and it didn't work very well. There were outhouses and closets with jars to pee in. Plumbing in the many modern bathrooms was a huge undertaking. They showed Dick's private office, and Angel's new sewing room. Her previous sewing room was turned into a laundry. It appears every inch of the building has been redone. They also discussed the famous lift, but added that the family didn't use it themselves. There are a lot of stairs involved in living in this building. 

    The show ended at 10:10. Angel's voice was beginning to show strain. The next stop was going to the lobby to sign books and other merchandise. The line for that was incredible, so they probably didn't finish until 11:30. These people work hard. We left before they got to the lobby, so I didn't get to see them close up.

    I'm glad we went. It was a long, but entertaining evening, for anyone who loves the program. I wish our PBS station would show the reruns again. 

     

    The reruns are on Peacock. They also have a show "Renovating the Chateau" that follows others renovating their chateaus. Dick and Angel are on it for the first few years. My husband and I really enjoy it too.

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  3. 7 minutes ago, One Tough Cookie said:

    Thanks--I saw it a couple of times and wasn't impressed.  The judges were too ham-y for me.

    It really took a while for them the show to gel. The personalities clashed quite a bit in the beginning.

  4. 3 minutes ago, One Tough Cookie said:

    What is Tribunal?

    It is basically Hot Bench. It is a three judge panel with Patricia DiMango, Tanya Acker and Judge Judy's son Adam Levy. Boy he does his research! It runs on Freevee.

  5. 1 hour ago, Bazinga said:

    I think a few of the more recent posts have been lost, but, if anyone is even interested, here are the links to Thursday and Friday's episodes.

     

    Thursday, Season 20, Episode 85 from February 17, 2017.

    Direct discussion link: "Exes Square Off."

     

    Friday, Season 20, Episode 86 from February 20, 2017.

    Direct discussion link: "Car Fix Fiasco."

    Episode includes a pit bull vs Chihuahua interaction with the expected outcome.  A warning is probably too late now.

     

    Merry Christmas, everyone!  

    And a very Merry Christmas to you and all of my Primetimer friends!

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  6. 16 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

    I just started watching this, but P's rehearsed opening monologue, complete with >theatrical pause> swallow to appear choked up> and cast eyes to the heavens as he invokes his dear departed Dad's birthday made me shut that shit down. So thanks for the verdict

    I called my husband into the room to see his attempts to produce a tear. Absolutely a scammer!

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  7. 13 hours ago, kathyk2 said:

    Let Us Prey on the ID network was horrifying. It's about sexual abuse within the Baptist Church. I think the Duggar family belongs to this group. The second part of the series airs tomorrow night.

    I could see the innocent  little girls in each story. The round robin lets move the child molesters to new hunting grounds is disgusting. I greatly admire the courage of the survivors. And their mission to help prevent this from happening to others. It has got to be incredibly frustrating to hit so many dead ends. Institutional abuse has got to end!

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