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Just finished watching this. A couple of thoughts: Loved seeing the Broadway divas (Laura Benanti, Kelli O'Hara and Jessie Mueller). I love that they usually manage to bring in the stage stars. I love Kate McKinnon and thought she was wonderful. It didn't sounds like Garrison Keillor narrating the filmed Tomlin tribute. It may have been him, but it didn't sound like him. And if it wasn't him. why wasn't it? Tom Hanks looked like he had the best time of anyone in the whole house. All evening. Sting's wife Trudy looked like she was having the worst time of anyone in the whole house. Until Bruno Mars started singing. Then she smiled A lot. (So did I) Christine Baranski looked fabulous, but I wonder if she has any personal connection to Patricia McBride. Still, it was a lovely tribute. Mavis Staples is the best. I adore David Letterman. All in all, it was a pretty good show, as usual. I think I was spoiled by the 2012 tribute with Dustin Hoffman, Buddy Guy, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova and Led Zeppelin. That was a spectacular evening. This one was still very enjoyable.

I did see the Philharmonic concert last night. Enjoyed it immensely! It was a perfect alternative to all the other NYE junk that was on. I also saw "Diner" yesterday at the matinee. Loved the music. If they recorded a cast album right now, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. They do need to do a lot of work on the structure though. The Narrator / Older Boogie character has to go. He totally stops the action in its tracks and drags the whole piece down. It's easy enough to figure out what's going on and what it means. We don't need to be hit over the head with it. The cast was engaging. Erika Henningsen, who plays Beth, has a gorgeous voice. But I hope she works on her diction some. She has a showstopper in "Tear Down This House", but it was tough to understand the lyrics all the way through. Overall, I enjoyed it and really hope they can work it into a hit. Happy New Year everyone!!

Holy moly, someone needs to tell the Ravens that the game is 4 whole quarters, not just 1 late quarter. I may just keel over if this is their game plan going forward.

We have a Penzey's here. I don't cook much, but I love walking around the store and sniffing everything! I think it's a great selling tool that they have every spice in a jar that can be uncapped and sniffed right there. I know, I'm weird... :-). My husband, the cook, orders most everything from them. He's particularly fond of the Tuscan Sunset and a bunch of the other blends. It's a fun place to shop. Tasty, too! And just to keep this on topic, he usually orders online since the store is in Rockville. And no one in his right mind goes to Rockville unless absolutely necessary.

Yes, thanks stonehaven!! I'd love to see Paul and the band in concert sometime. If only...

ooooo...the fake horse was there? Something to look forward to! :-)

I'm also a fan. Last time I saw Craig do his stand-up, Josh Robert Thompson opened for him. I'm going to see him in February. Hope JRT is also there this time.

I thought the end was brilliant. A little Newhart, a little St Elsewhere, a little Sopranos... just wonderful. So why am I so sad now?

I started crying when the snow started falling on Darlene Love, and continued through Craig's opening. It was truly magnificent.

Jay Thomas to Dave: We'll never see each other again. Dave to Jay: That's right. Brilliant Darlene looked fabulous. Sounded fabulous. I always start crying when the snow starts falling...

Thank you both. I'll get around to watching the beginning of the show at some point.

So long, in fact, that many of us here in the Capital of The Free World , have been calling them The Taters for years. I missed the beginning of the bit, but was Dave calling the Taters owner "Snyderman"? Wasn't sure if there was a mention of why at the beginning (since his name is Snyder). Not that it bothers me. He's called much worse names around here.

I don't. My husband doesn't like them, so when we moved in together 22 years ago, I stopped wearing perfume. I do use Victoria's Secret vanilla body lotion. He seems to be okay with that. And I like it.

Just bought tickets for Constellations in January. Mr ebk is a huge fan of Ruth Wilson. So...we'll see. We will also see On The Town because I want to see it :-). I'm hoping for a new discount code for Cabaret. The current one expires on January 4. This is a totally spur of the moment trip...if you can call 5 weeks out "spur of the moment." Can't wait!

Kate McKinnon participated in the Lily Tomlin Kennedy Center Honors tribute last night. Show will air on 12/30 on CBS. It's always a lovely evening. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/12/07/tom-hanks-sting-saluted-at-kennedy-center-honors-gala/20050929/

Your daughter has good taste!! :-)

I'm watching the behind-the-scenes show. Did I miss the memo that they will all be using English accents? Not very good English accents? Why??

Today I'm off to buy the sweet potatoes and apples for my contribution to the Thanksgiving table. A recipe I found in the November 1982 Gourmet magazine - sliced sweet potatoes, sliced apples (and chestnuts that I've never used) in a honey-rum sauce. I love it. And Mr. ebk's family swore they never ate sweet potatoes at all before I started bringing this. Yay me :-) I've been know to bring a pumpkin cheesecake on occasion, too, but not this year. I'm also in charge of the wine! (bringing it and drinking it...)

Local sweep for Managers of the Year! I wish it made me feel better about the end results for both teams...

I had 3/4 of a donut for breakfast. I had 2 slices of pizza for lunch. Mr ebk is working tonight, so I'm having...wine. That's a complete meal, right?

Admittedly, I did not get up for the start of the game this morning, but the end was pretty fun!

Still have my mom's Sunbeam stand mixer from the ... 60's? It still works fine, although I don't use it much since my husband bought the Kitchen-Aid. I also used mom's Sunbeam hand mixers until a few years ago with the second one finally blew out the motor. I do like the Kitchen-Aid hand mixer I got to replace it.

WERE still mad? This person near Baltimore is STILL livid and will be to my dying day!! I'll never root for the Colts or Peyton Manning...just because I'm an old, bitter curmudgeon. So There!!! Lifelong sports grudges are the best grudges! (I agree with the rest of your post. Especially the "get off my lawn" thing)

I would be much happier if the Royals would become the team of density instead of the team of destiny...

Got my tickets to see Angela Lansbury in "Blithe Spirit" at the end of March (oy...I hate planning that far in advance) in DC. I have tickets to see Audra McDonald in concert the night before. Since Mr ebk is working the show, he will not be able to see Audra with me. He is sad. I am sad for him, but thrilled for me. It's gonna be a lovely weekend!!