(Enrique Torner, USA, 01/28/23 2:17 pm)
Musicals must have been a great hit in the 1960s: my Dad loved them! Growing up in Spain, I remember my first trip to the movie theater. It must have been 1969, when I was 8. My parents took my three
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Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn
(Roy Domenico, USA, 01/28/23 6:54 am)
I had to jump in--so to speak--with Audrey Hepburn. I devote some of my summer reading to show biz, and last summer I included Donald Spoto's biography of her: Enchantment, The Life of A
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"My Fair Lady" Memories
(Patrick Mears, -Germany, 01/28/23 3:48 am)
You lucky dog, John, starring in My Fair Lady.
You were able to sing and dance to what is probably the best pub song from a musical--"Get Me to the Church on Time."
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High School Theater Memories
(Consoly Leon Arias, Spain / Canary, 01/28/23 3:27 am)
I'm pleased to hear that like me, John E did theater in high school. I started in high school with this hobby, which I have always enjoyed at different times, and with different roles.
My &q
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Posts on 01/27/23
Russia Declares "War"
(Cameron Sawyer, USA, 01/27/23 3:38 am)
John E asked,
"How can you 'give a war' and have nobody show up?"
What a great day that will be! When that finally starts to happen, when young men are finally abl
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In Defense of the New York Times` Coverage of Ukraine War
(Istvan Simon, USA, 01/27/23 3:13 am)
I always read Cameron Sawyer's very interesting and informative analyses of the Russia-Ukraine war with great care. Yet I am very disturbed by his tendency to dismiss Western media accounts on the
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John Heelan Memorial: February 9th at 3:45 GMT
(John Eipper, USA, 01/27/23 2:57 am)
Boz Heelan, son of our departed colleague John, sends the following:
We now have a Tribute webpage for Dad. Feel free to pass it on to the WAIS Forum, and they should feel free to leav
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Posts on 01/26/23
West Side Story: When a Remake is Unnecessary
(David Duggan, USA, 01/26/23 10:13 am)
The observance of the 30th anniversary of Audrey Hepburn's death (wonder if she cribbed her surname from Katherine?) reminds me of her role in My Fair Lady, which I saw during a family ou
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Book Banning in Florida
(Anthony J Candil, USA, 01/26/23 8:27 am)
I am alarmed by the news of what is going on in Florida--banning books, banning the Advanced Placement course in African-American studies, banning teachers and so on.
Banning freedom?
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Germany to Send Leopards to Ukraine
(Consoly Leon Arias, Spain / Canary, 01/26/23 5:24 am)
One of the reasons given by the Ukrainian President for demanding the German Leopard tanks is the alleged counter-offensive that Ukraine is preparing for the spring, as well as to maintain resistance
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