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[papayahed]

Padme's ship was a transporter for a queen...the Millenium Falcon was a cargo transport.

The one thing that the first three is missing...Harrison Ford...


That was just one example, most of the sets were like that.

[BienvenuJDC]

Are you saying that episodes 4-6 are better or not?

[Stargazer86]

Harrison Ford is great!

I was sorely disappointed with episodes 1-3. I mean they were cool and all to watch...except for episode 1. That kid was insanely annoying. But I just don't think they melded well together. Lucas shouldn't have directed it. I don't think he directed episodes 4,5,6 did he?

[papayahed]

Are you saying that episodes 4-6 are better or not?

Of course the originals are better. I'm saying the continuity bothers me between the old and new bugs me.

[Sapphire]

Good evening :D

:lol: Got a Star Wars discussion going on in here? I am afraid I can't really give an opinion there - I only saw the old ones (funny :p) and the first episode. I truly enjoyed that last one, but I had not heard of Star Wars before so it was "just" a grand movie to watch. And I like flying so (not that I can fly ) ... I could totally imagine that boy wanting to go fast :D.

[Stargazer86]

Of course the originals are better. I'm saying the continuity bothers me between the old and new bugs me.


Yup :thumbs_up

Did the kid bug you too?

[papayahed]

Yup :thumbs_up

Did the kid bug you too?

I didn't mind the kid so much as I did Hayden Christiansen

[BienvenuJDC]

Of course the originals are better. I'm saying the continuity bothers me between the old and new bugs me.

I get it...noted and accepted...

It had to be hard to blend that, but I think that they tried to justify it by saying this is the life under the Republic vs the life under the Empire...or so it was mentioned in one of the Behind the Scenes...

[BienvenuJDC]

I didn't mind the kid so much as I did Hayden Christiansen

Agreed...but I think that he was trying to portray an obnoxious arrogance...

[Stargazer86]

Agreed...but I think that he was trying to portray an obnoxious arrogance...

Yes but I think it came off as more whiney and poutiness. I just don't see the sudden transition of Hayden Christenson's portrayl of Aniken to Darth Vader. It didn't work at all for me

[papayahed]

Yes but I think it came off as more whiney and poutiness. I just don't see the sudden transition of Hayden Christenson's portrayl of Aniken to Darth Vader. It didn't work at all for me

Exactly there was something missing there.

[imthefoolonthehill]

Star wars, all 6 of them, have always had great ideas with horrible writing. It takes a lot for an actor to do much with a script that is that terrible. Look back at the old ones. They had poor scripts too.

[Nightshade]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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I have spent since 11 oclock this morning cooking waraq inab ( stuffed vine leaves), that is 11 hours if anyone is counting, and its not quiet finished yet.
But I just tasted it and its tastes awful I might as well throw the lot in the bin :bawling:
and I know exactly why, the leaves were wierd, not my usual brand and I knew as soon as I started wrapping they were odd I mean they were brittle and a mix of the turkish type and the Levant type leaf but I continued and ...waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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[andave_ya]

ohhhhhhhh night that's awful!! those things take an insanely long time!

[Nightshade]

I know I was impressed that I manged to do it in one day! Last time it took 3.

and tommorow I am making Mahsi Karomb. (cabbage) so up bright and early to have it all done by 3.
:rolleyes:

This is why in the middle east cooking is a communal activity!

[andave_ya]

lol, no kidding. whenever my mom makes spheeha she usually has a friend with her, and it STILL takes all day :).

What's Mahsi Karomb, though? Don't think I've heard of it. Stuffed cabbage?

[Nightshade]

Yes not Levantish as it were. same basic principle but with really only meat and rice. ( and spices)
and you dont fold as you roll only roll!
Plus cabbage is kind of stinky ( but tastes ssoooooooooooo goooooooooooood) so alot of peopel won't cook it.

spheeha??? :confused: what is this??

[andave_ya]

no spheeha? you know, the bread dumpling things with meat, tomatoes, and pine nut mixture inside?

[imthefoolonthehill]

anyone around?

[Nightshade]

heelo hellos anyone alive out there?
SO I saw a book today but I cant rember who it was by, Famous name that made me do a double take. bizzarly book was called beware the women or something I was going to say something in the blokey thread but its gone now anyone any ideas?

[papayahed]

Nothing comes to mind.

[motherhubbard]

me either. I guess I need to put my kids to bed. Man I wish my husband would do it tonight!

[Nightshade]

humm thanks.
....
ok I need distracting, why is 2 am too late to ring people up and force them to amuse me?
*sigh*
off too the games forum....

[imthefoolonthehill]

still around Nightshade?

[Nightshade]

nope sorries fool.

[Nightshade]

no spheeha? you know, the bread dumpling things with meat, tomatoes, and pine nut mixture inside?

kobeba? :confused:
Noo Im thinking thats a levant- Shammy thing, or at least not our area of egypt but then we have Mulkhiya and bream.( sound more like bread than beam Br-ehay-um kinda)

On a side note my Mahshi and Kabab Halah ( also first time I tried it) came out BRILLIANT!
:banana:

Scheer I just noticed you have put the blame on Mame in your siggy! :lol:

[Scheherazade]

Scheer I just noticed you have put the blame on Mame in your siggy! :lol: It's never too late!

:p

[papayahed]

helllllllooooooo?????

[kilted exile]

hello, go winged wheel right? down with crybaby crosby

[papayahed]

hello, go winged wheel right? down with crybaby crosby

exactly !!

All we need is a repeat of last year:D, although the wings are kinda banged up.:(

[Nightshade]

hello! :wave:
who else is having glorious weather?

[Michael T]

hello! :wave:
who else is having glorious weather?

:thumbs_up Not a cloud in the sky and a gentle breeze Nightshade. Lovely! :)

[Nightshade]

Whose turn is it to man the bar today?
I want a geek, or two or three!


and to refresh memories the directions follow:

A life maybe?

2 parts responsibilities
2 parts social interaction
2 parts reality


:D


Oh yeah... Otherwise, I will have to have another 'Geek'...

2 part reading
3 parts Forum


:D

[kilted exile]

I'm always manning at least one side of a bar - so one geek it is.

[Nightshade]

thanks,
hey where is nightie's complemntary cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesecake, Jay always used to give me a free slice...
?
:D :p

[kilted exile]

cheesecake is good but carrot cake is better

[Nightshade]

you have your manky carrot cake just hand over the cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesec ake, unless you want me to come over and steal the whole cake?
:brow: :D :p

[kilted exile]

http://www.halalgelatine.com/images/Strawberry_Cheesecake.jpg

(not wise to withold cheesecake from a mod)

[Nightshade]

YUMMIES!!!!!!
:banana:
(its kind of a small slice though) :p

[imthefoolonthehill]

stops in, looks around

[Nightshade]

seems I missed you yet again fool!

[papayahed]

Gooooooooddddddd Moooorrrnnnnniiinnnngggggg

[motherhubbard]

'morning Papaya. I have to get this cup of joe down before I can be that excited about it.

[papayahed]

'morning Papaya. I have to get this cup of joe down before I can be that excited about it.

Doesn't everybody jump out of bed and say "Morning day, nice to meet you!!":lol:

It takes me a few minutes to fully wake up, I just came in from watching the ducks.

[Nightshade]

Afternooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon

Doesn't everybody jump out of bed and say "Morning day, nice to meet you!!":lol:
.

I do!! Although aparntly breaking into song in the morning annoys people who are not morning people.
:lol:

I wonder when they will realise that is more than half the fun!
:brow:
:p

[papayahed]

Afternooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon


I do!! Although aparntly breaking into song in the morning annoys people who are not morning people.
:lol:

I wonder when they will realise that is more than half the fun!
:brow:
:p

Breaking into song?? great idea!

[Nightshade]

yeah, Oh what a beautiful morning from Oklahoma! and Wake up call by the songbirds. Are good ones.
And on grumpy I-cant-believe-I-am-getting-up-at-half-four-in-the-morning-to-go-to work-and-which-night-owl-decided-to-finish-the-milk-don't-they-know-the-shops-dont-open-till-7, mornings Dolly Parson's Working 9-5 usually cheers me up. :nod: :D

[imthefoolonthehill]

stops in, looks around.

[Nightshade]

hello! :wave:

[imthefoolonthehill]

hey, how's it going?

[imthefoolonthehill]

*sigh.

this thread is worthless.

[jekan blazer]

no it isnt... its useless!!! :lol:

[Nightshade]

*sigh.

this thread is worthless.

No its my internet , keeps knocking me offline and takes about 40 minutes to get back... *SIgh*
this is a GOOD thread! :nod:

[imthefoolonthehill]

heh. I just can never seem to catch anyone here. :-) So what are you up to Nightshade?

[Nightshade]

not much at all really, growing old slowly, and enjoying every bit of nosese I meet along the way
you?

( and can I point out finally online when you are - although of course you cant see me!)

[imthefoolonthehill]

not much. moving furniture.

checking litnet once ever 15 minutes or so.

what's the story out there?

[Nightshade]

out where?
Litnet is fairly quite as is the smilie domain, and sadly RL. so that I have spent the day cleaning and weeding the garden. Although my scrupulious honesty forcesd me to admit its more of a yard then a garden.

So why are you shifting furniture around? moving? spring cleaning? rat hunting!
Oh my goodnesss I never got round to writing up the saga of the rat properly afterall...need to rember to do that.
:D

[motherhubbard]

I cleaned out my pantry today. it was a very big job. I also got under the sink. I say "I" but I made the kids help. I want to work through the house one room at a time and really doing a big spring cleaning as I go.

[Nightshade]

humm why does the word spring cleaning remind me I am supposed to be making my sister a quilt for her birthday?

[motherhubbard]

I don't know. Is it a spring looking quilt? Is her birthday in the spring? I hope not or you're a little late!

[Nightshade]

No her birthday is the same day as mine sept 9th.
and its red, well Im trying to think of some kind of math puzzle I can hide in teh quilt, or some kind of equation that can be represnted with geometric shapes. It would be easier if I understood exactly what it is about maths she likes, but I don't.
:rolleyes:
:lol:

[imthefoolonthehill]

out where?
Litnet is fairly quite as is the smilie domain, and sadly RL. so that I have spent the day cleaning and weeding the garden. Although my scrupulious honesty forcesd me to admit its more of a yard then a garden.

So why are you shifting furniture around? moving? spring cleaning? rat hunting!
Oh my goodnesss I never got round to writing up the saga of the rat properly afterall...need to rember to do that.
:D


out in your neck of the woods.

i'm shifting furniture around because i just moved back to the parents house for the summer. what's this about the rat?

[Nightshade]

ehh well what dat ewas it ,we were trying tio break the record for people online on the litnet at once and I had to abandon my post becasue of screams. turned out we had rodents.

My neck of the woods is doing ok actually iin general. waiting for my final results . and explaing why I DON't want to jinx myself by talking my graduation photos before I know Ive passed thank you very much.
whihc reminds me , you said something a while ago about finally being done with the studies what were you studying?

[imthefoolonthehill]

I was studying math, psychology, and writing. I am moving on to study law.

[Nightshade]

Humm math? Maybe you can help with my latest quest!
:D

[papayahed]

How about an inifinity symbol on the quilt?

[Nightshade]

humm could do that in the actual quilting stiches, especially seeing as I have some scraps of paisley going into the quilt....

[imthefoolonthehill]

which quest?

[Nightshade]

Ive decided to make a sister a quilt for her day, shes a mathamatician type person.
So I want some kind of cool math thing ( originlly I wasthinking somekind of geometric represntation of some kind of radical equation, or something, but yeah) that I can hide amongst the patches and stiches.
Quilts with secrets ad puzzles in them are the best!
:nod:

[imthefoolonthehill]

interesting. I'll think about it. :-)

(if it were physically possible to do a mandlebrot set in the stitching, I'd suggest that... as it is, there could only be an approximation)

[Nightshade]

Umm a what?
I am mathilliterate.

[Michael T]

What about fractals Nightshade. Very big in maths and science these days and quite beautiful too. Rather you than me if you have to sew them though! :D

[Nightshade]

umm what are fractuls please?

[Michael T]

Type 'fractal' into google images and you can see some examples.

A fractal is generally "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole,"[1] a property called self-similarity. Roots of mathematical interest on fractals can be traced back to the late 19th Century, the term however was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975 and was derived from the Latin fractus meaning "broken" or "fractured." A mathematical fractal is based on an equation that undergoes iteration

http://tech.petegraham.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/fire-storm-small.png

http://www.graphic-design.com/DTG/fractallicious/fractals_04t.jpg

http://geometricarts.googlepages.com/HEXO1.GIF/HEXO1-full.jpg

[imthefoolonthehill]

when you say she is a mathematical type person, is she an algebraist, a geometrist, a graph theorist, a number theorist, a something else-ist?

[imthefoolonthehill]

Fractals are difficult, since physical constraints require that you not stitch into infinity.

Tessellations, on the other hand, are perfect for quilts.

I hope I attached this picture correctly. It is M.S. Echer's Angels and Devils

One of my favorite things ever. It is a hyperbolic tessellation.

[imthefoolonthehill]

if you don't like that one, google search tessellation. There are lots of them. I like the hyperbolic ones because the tessellations illustrate relativity.

[imthefoolonthehill]

http://www.mathematicalquilts.com/Home_Page.html

[Nightshade]

when you say she is a mathematical type person, is she an algebraist, a geometrist, a graph theorist, a number theorist, a something else-ist?
I don't know whenever I hear the words math I tend to black out. I know she doesnt do stats, but thats about it.

Fractals are difficult, since physical constraints require that you not stitch into infinity.

Tessellations, on the other hand, are perfect for quilts.

I hope I attached this picture correctly. It is M.S. Echer's Angels and Devils

One of my favorite things ever. It is a hyperbolic tessellation.

Well Its pretty thats for sure :D

if you don't like that one, google search tessellation. There are lots of them. I like the hyperbolic ones because the tessellations illustrate relativity.


http://www.mathematicalquilts.com/Home_Page.html
Thanks!!

Type 'fractal' into google images and you can see some examples.

A fractal is generally "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole,"[1] a property called self-similarity. Roots of mathematical interest on fractals can be traced back to the late 19th Century, the term however was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975 and was derived from the Latin fractus meaning "broken" or "fractured." A mathematical fractal is based on an equation that undergoes iteration

http://tech.petegraham.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/fire-storm-small.png

http://www.graphic-design.com/DTG/fractallicious/fractals_04t.jpg

http://geometricarts.googlepages.com/HEXO1.GIF/HEXO1-full.jpg

Right Thanks! :D That actually does sound intresting and I see how they would make brilliant quilts :D

[Stargazer86]

Those quilts are awesome! I used to dabble in fractals myself. It is very difficult to do good ones.
http://creativ82.deviantart.com/
This is someone I used to talk to from time to time when I was still active on this site. He has AMAZING fractals. Go into the gallery to some of the older stuff. Really good stuff

[Nightshade]

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooo
:wave:

[papayahed]

Hi Nightie! and Niamh!

[Nightshade]

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey
Other N says Hey too!

[Scheherazade]

Niamh> Please stop Night having any more sweets and/or caffeine...

I think she's gone hyper!

[Niamh]

i've confiscated teh brownies already!

(try sitting beside her!!!!!!!!!)

[papayahed]

hahahahahaa

[Nightshade]

Ypu cant upset me tonight ladies....
:banana:
Umm I cant think if the right song for this moment,......
uhhhhhhhhhhh
Oh I know
WEEEEEEEEEE ARE THE CHAMPIONS la LA

[Niamh]

help....

[Nightshade]

I WANT CHOCLATE!!!!
I have 86% dark chcolate but Im not allowed it apparntly...sniff ,
ahh well ...
wait maybe the sceret exam stash isnt finished and is still hgere somewhere....

[kilted exile]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Niamh]

damn right you are not!

[Nightshade]

( see that is correct use of smilies)
:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p

[Nightshade]

wierd just wierd...
hey do I qualify for the drunken sinsinsin truthfillness thread do you think...
not drunk just SUUUUUUUUUPER heyper....
Oh oh I got a SUperman-sor of apron its weel ccool
but the guy at the martlket stall looked at me funny when I said it was for a girl so I didnt metion I bought it for myself. But its prettty.
and I got new stripy socks...oh and a new hand bag for £4 its red and nice. and sort of shiny. But not too shiny.
and I have earings to maytch the smilie socks which is nice
yes everything is nice.

[papayahed]

wierd just wierd...
hey do I qualify for the drunken sinsinsin truthfillness thread do you think...
not drunk just SUUUUUUUUUPER heyper....
Oh oh I got a SUperman-sor of apron its weel ccool
but the guy at the martlket stall looked at me funny when I said it was for a girl so I didnt metion I bought it for myself. But its prettty.
and I got new stripy socks...oh and a new hand bag for £4 its red and nice. and sort of shiny. But not too shiny.
and I have earings to maytch the smilie socks which is nice
yes everything is nice.

I think you qualify:lol::lol:

[Nightshade]

coooooooool
wiat do I have to find the thread? I can be bothered with taht,....
but I might not qualify again huh...,.
maybe i should sleep now.... my head is beging to feel fuzzy....

[Niamh]

i think you qualify too!

[Stargazer86]

Sounds like you gals are having a great time!

[papayahed]

coooooooool
wiat do I have to find the thread? I can be bothered with taht,....
but I might not qualify again huh...,.
maybe i should sleep now.... my head is beging to feel fuzzy....

That's the best time to post in that thread.

[Stargazer86]

That's the best time to post in that thread.

:lol::thumbs_up

[The Comedian]

So is this a chick only thread or can a dude post here too?

Hey ladies! :wave:

[papayahed]

Now you know! Even when someone says "Boys only" or "Girls only" that doesn't mean anything around here - ask Brian.:D

Hi Comedian.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Oh my goodness Niamh! What have you been giving poor Nightie? :eek: ;)

[JuniperWoolf]

Oh oh I got a SUperman-sor of apron its weel ccool


Wicked, Superman's sweet. Some people think that he's boring because he's flawless, but that's what makes him interesting! Dr. Manhatten and Superman are two of the MOST interesting comic book characters because they have no weaknesses. Not many other superheros can say that.

[sprinks]

and I got new stripy socks

woohoo! Socks :D. I managed to work that part out in the crazy rambling :lol:

[JuniperWoolf]

woohoo! Socks :D. I managed to work that part out in the crazy rambling :lol:

lol I got the snippet about Superman.

[Niamh]

Oh my goodness Niamh! What have you been giving poor Nightie? :eek: ;)

Trust me! i had no hand in this madness! She did it all to herself. (and i really did take the brownies away)

[Nightshade]

Oh my goodness Niamh! What have you been giving poor Nightie? :eek: ;)
:lol: while somethings are a bit hazy I do rember niamh getting worried about me and taking away the sugar supply...*sigh* probably a good thing as I have escaped ithout a sugar headache and am still feeling HAPPY!!!
:banana:

Wicked, Superman's sweet. Some people think that he's boring because he's flawless, but that's what makes him interesting! Dr. Manhatten and Superman are two of the MOST interesting comic book characters because they have no weaknesses. Not many other superheros can say that.
Im not so much a fan of superman, but ladies aprons are rubbish and black ones arent the best becuase they REEEEEEEEEEEEALLy look bad when the flour explodes. :nod:

woohoo! Socks :D. I managed to work that part out in the crazy rambling :lol:
crazy? no just unfiltered and teh way my brain usually works, I just put in alot of structure. :D


lol I got the snippet about Superman.
Supershef, not man ...:D

Now who else do I have to pm/email and excuse away the maddness....
:rolleyes:

[kilted exile]

Crosby really is a crybaby though - did you see that weak slash on maltby's foot at the end of game one? If you're gonna be a tough player do it during the game. Malkin is outplaying crosby so bad its not even funny.

[Nightshade]

Cry babies.. :lol: too many footballers are crybabies these days... :nod:

[JuniperWoolf]

Crosby really is a crybaby though - did you see that weak slash on maltby's foot at the end of game one? If you're gonna be a tough player do it during the game. Malkin is outplaying crosby so bad its not even funny.

WHAAAAT?!? :eek: Crosby's a playmaker! That's what he does! Malkin wouldn't be near what he is now without Crosby setting him up. Did you SEE that wicked pass in game four! Crosby might not get the most goals, but he sets them up like a master chess player. The penguins are good because of Crosby. The man is a hockey genius.

[Niamh]

Crosby really is a crybaby though - did you see that weak slash on maltby's foot at the end of game one? If you're gonna be a tough player do it during the game. Malkin is outplaying crosby so bad its not even funny.


WHAAAAT?!? :eek: Crosby's a playmaker! That's what he does! Malkin wouldn't be near what he is now without Crosby setting him up. Did you SEE that wicked pass in game four! Crosby might not get the most goals, but he sets them up like a master chess player. The penguins are good because of Crosby. The man is a hockey genius.

*makes a wooshing noise with hand moving through air above head* thats all completely over my head.

[Nightshade]

*yawns* yes but do we care if it is over our heads?
I thinks not!

[papayahed]

Weeelllllll, it was a good run.

[JuniperWoolf]

PENS WIN!!!! PENS WIIIN!!!!! TALBOT IS GOLD! Take THAT Hossa! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Edit: SANS CROSBY! They did it Crosbyless!!! What a game!

[Beautifull]

Idk if his is....allowed, but if it is, it'll prolly be locked down. sometimes all I want to do is chat about diff topics w/o interrupting a game, or changing the subject of the thread's title.

like if it's a thread on pets, i don't want to just change the subject the Shakespeare.

Does NE1 feel different?

[Zee.]

Just make a new thread on what you want to talk about then.

I do it all the time :brow:

[Niamh]

Beautifull i've merged your thread with the Live chat one. :) This thread is for chatting about anything and everything and changing the subject when ever you feel like it. :) no need to make new threads everything you want to discuss something different. :)

[Mathor]

hurrah!

[blazeofglory]

This is really interesting and it just does not necessitate any formalities, just write and post here that is all.

[Beautifull]

Beautifull i've merged your thread with the Live chat one. :) This thread is for chatting about anything and everything and changing the subject when ever you feel like it. :) no need to make new threads everything you want to discuss something different. :)

thank you lots niamh!!!idk if it was created or not...:D

[Nightshade]

This is really interesting and it just does not necessitate any formalities, just write and post here that is all.

Exactly blaze!

[AmericanEagle]

I just watched the finale of "So You Think You Can Dance" last night. I was rooting for Brandon, but I was happy with Jeanine's win. I can't wait for the Canadian version to start next week.

[blazeofglory]

I oftentimes think we can start a thread in which we can simply gossip and write what we like without following a particular topic or subject.

Here you can start any topic. And no need to be systematic and rules bound save FORUM RULES.

[Haunted]

I just watched the finale of "So You Think You Can Dance" last night. I was rooting for Brandon, but I was happy with Jeanine's win. I can't wait for the Canadian version to start next week.

I was rooting for Brandon too. He totally blew me away!

[AmericanEagle]

^ I was rooting for him ever since I saw his first audition for Season 4. I was shocked that he didn't make the Top 20 that year.

[Haunted]

^ I didn't know he auditioned for Season 4. I missed last season, saw Season 2 and 3. Season 5 was ok until I spotted him late in the contest. By then it was just down to 3 guys, and he really stands out. I was so sick of seeing Ewan's clown face and the same old-time dances in every solo, that's another reason I wanted him to win.

[AmericanEagle]

^ Brandon made it all the way to the final Vegas episode. It was down to him and Gev for the final Guys spot in the Top 20.

I thought that Nigel was being cruel to Evan by commenting on his face and eyes, things that Evan has no control over. I was glad to see that Ellen and Mia stood up for him. Evan also endured a lot of criticism on the finale, especially after the country jive routine. The judges declared him the weak link in the dance, but I thought that Kayla was no better. While I wasn't rooting for Evan to win, I did think that he contributed something refreshing to the show, as opposed to the flails, rolls, and agonized facial expressions that most contemporary dancers bring.

[Haunted]

^ It's not the first time Nigel did that, he said that about Heidi, I think that's her name, in Season 2. I thought it's mean too. I agree the facial expressions are bit much, I bet the choreographers told them to do it, then the judges criticize them for doing it. But Ewan makes way too many clown faces when he does his old dances and that really turns me off.

I didn't know Canada has it's own version. Same choreographers? I think Mia Michaels is excellent.

[AmericanEagle]

^ Some of the American choreographers guest-choreograph on the Canadian version, but for the most part, the choreographers are Canadian.

I'm on the fence about Mia. She is an excellent choreographer ("Hometown Glory", "Gravity"), but she sometimes gets extremely mean with the contestants. In Season 4, she was very mean to Jessica, and in Season 2, she was mean to Heidi. She also has a habit of 'benching' the dancers that she feels are inadequate, such as Heidi in "Calling You", Twitch in "Mercy" and "Dreaming With a Broken Heart", and Cedric in "I Thought We Had."

[Haunted]

^ She's tough, I do remember my first impression of her as a judge in Season 2. She was so critical of everyone, and I thought most did a great job. But then I had to admit her choreos are really creative, it takes me to another place. Love the bench dance, remember that one? Heidi and Travis. oh Travis came back as a choreographer but I missed most of it. He's one of my fave dancers.

[AmericanEagle]

^ I never really liked the bench dance because the piece was all about Travis; Heidi didn't even do any dancing.

[AmericanEagle]

She was so critical of everyone, and I thought most did a great job.

I think there's a difference between being critical and being unnecessarily mean. In Season 4, she told Jessica's partner (paraphrased): "You look tired of carrying [Jessica]; you need a new partner." In Season 2, she told Heidi (paraphrased): "You struggle with choreography; you know that." How are those comments supposed to help them become better dancers?

While I think that Mia's choreography is great, I also think that Sonya and Wade are right there with her.

[Haunted]

She never comes across as being nice, though she seems to have mellowed a lot. I have a feeling she's hard to work with. I don't remember the names of the other choreographers without a face, but they're all great. My favorite dances are not all of Mia. I love all the different styles. So much better and more real than Dancing With the Stars. I don't watch that show, maybe a few minutes of it way back then, I thought it was a joke.

[AmericanEagle]

^ I agree that DWTS has become cheesier as the seasons progress. However, if the celebrity is a good dancer, the ballroom dances are much better than those on SYTYCD. The "Thriller" paso doble by Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke ranks #1 as my favourite DWTS dance.

[Haunted]

the ballroom dances are much better than those on SYTYCD. The "Thriller" paso doble by Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke ranks #1 as my favourite DWTS dance.

maybe I'll give it another shot next time. My favorite paso doble is the one with Neil and Sabra, right at the end...it took my breath away!

[AmericanEagle]

maybe I'll give it another shot next time. My favorite paso doble is the one with Neil and Sabra, right at the end...it took my breath away!

When Sabra hit the ground, I went "ouch!"

I think that the ballroom dances on SYTYCD:US are not that good because there are so few partner dancers in the Top 20. The show seems to favour contemporary dancers, and ignores ballroom/Latin/partner and hip hop dancers. Most of the hip hop and partner dancers that they do cast are cut before the Top 10, resulting in mediocre dances in those styles.

[Haunted]

Most of the hip hop and partner dancers that they do cast are cut before the Top 10, resulting in mediocre dances in those styles.

I do remember one hip hop dancer that I thought was very good, he's the one that designs his outfits. He's a natural. I was disappointed when he was voted down but not surprised. They seem to dismiss hip hop, maybe because they consider it street dancing? They did keep Ivan from Season 2 in the top 10. He has a few tricks that set him apart from the others, if you remember, that gliding thing with his sneakers.

[AmericanEagle]

They seem to dismiss hip hop, maybe because they consider it street dancing?

The only time that hip hop had a significant presence was in Season 4, where there were four hip hop specialists in the Top 20, and three dancers who had cross-training in hip hop. I think the focus on hip hop in that season was because Nigel was mad that Shane Sparks left SYTYCD to judge America's Best Dance Crew.

[Haunted]

^ America's Best Dance Crew? what's that, is it another show?

[Nightshade]

Oh I heard about that the other day its the american guy from americon idols show, whats his name .....

[AmericanEagle]

^ America's Best Dance Crew? what's that, is it another show?

Yes, it's a show that focuses on hip hop dance. Dance crews compete for a $100K prize. Shane Sparks is one of the judges. Hok, Dominic, and Ryan from SYTYCD competed last season with their crew, QUEST, and they won.

[Haunted]

^ good for them, Hok was really unique.

[AmericanEagle]

I do remember one hip hop dancer that I thought was very good, he's the one that designs his outfits. He's a natural.

Who was that? I can't seem to remember him.

[Haunted]

^ I don't remember his name. But he's a damn good hip hop dancer. He was eliminated in the middle of the series. He makes his own costumes. Kind of tall and lanky...

[AmericanEagle]

^ Which season?


^ good for them, Hok was really unique.

I liked Hok during his season. I thought that he did a great job in "The Chairman's Waltz".

[Haunted]

^ This season. He made it through a few week. He probably missed the Top Ten which makes the tours. I wanted to attend one for Season 2, but the show was sold out!

[AmericanEagle]

^ Was it Phillip Chbeeb?

[Haunted]

^ hmmmm that name doesn't ring a bell but I think there's a P in his name.... He's the guy wearing these crazy outfits, they look like rags...

[AmericanEagle]

^ It's Kupono

In other news, I just saw the cast list for DWTS9, and I was quite underwhelmed. Yes, I know I watch too many dance shows :)

[Haunted]

Yes, I know I watch too many dance shows :)

I can tell, you know all their names... I bet you know their shoe sizes too :D

[AmericanEagle]

^ No, that would be going into stalkerish territory :)

[Mathor]

i am tiiiiiiiired.

[Haunted]

^ me too...my eyes are like this :eek2:


^ No, that would be going into stalkerish territory :)

:lol:

[AmericanEagle]

He probably missed the Top Ten which makes the tours.

Kupono did make Top 10, but he was the first guy eliminated after his awful paso doble with Randi. I just found out that he was the student of Season 4's Mark Kanemura. I can definitely see the similarities; they are both quirky dancers :).

[Haunted]

oh really. I didn't see Season 4 :(
I thought I heard Nigel said they have another show or audition in Sept, did you hear it too?

[AmericanEagle]

^ Yes, Season 6 will be airing in the fall. Evan's brother Ryan auditioned, but I'm not sure if he made Top 20. I wanted Alex Wong to audition again, but he is still under contract with Miami City Ballet, so we probably won't be seeing him for at least a few years.

If you liked Kupono, you should definitely check out some of Mark's dances. The smirk that Kupono gave at the end of "Addiction" was very reminiscent of Mark.

[AmericanEagle]

I just read that Kelly Osbourne has been paired with Louis Van Amstel on DWTS. Louis is my favourite pro dancer, so I don't know if this is a good match-up.

[Haunted]

This is the show for hip hop? When is it starting?

[AmericanEagle]

^ DWTS is the show for ballroom dancing.

America's Best Dance Crew (the hip hop dance show) is already airing on MTV. I think it airs on Sunday in the US.

[Haunted]

^ ahhh no wonder I didn't know, I don't have cable :(

[AmericanEagle]

^ Maybe you can watch it on the MTV website.

[Haunted]

^ that's a good idea

[AmericanEagle]

^ You can also find some of the dances on YouTube. Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1xvcEJPD4A) is a compilation of QUEST's (Hok's crew) performances.

[AmericanEagle]

The Top 20 for SYTYCD:CA has just been revealed, and it seems diverse in terms of dance styles. I hope that this results in good ballroom/Latin and hip hop dancing.

[AmericanEagle]

The performances on ABDC last night were really weak; if the Beat Freaks competed this season, they would totally win.

[Haunted]

Hok formed a troupe called Quest? You mentioned Quest before, just didn't sink in. Funny how they stick together, Travis and Ivan hanged together, don't know if they still do.

I faved tons of Neil's videos on youtube. Fox keeps taking them down though :(

I didn't see any of the two. Whats ABDC

[AmericanEagle]

^ ABDC is America's Best Dance Crew :)

[Haunted]

:idea: oh ok

[AmericanEagle]

I faved tons of Neil's videos on youtube.

Was Neil your favourite in S3?

Last season on ABDC, the competition was really tight. There were amazing performances by several crews. This season, the crews seem to be phoning it in, and performing without any energy, creativity, or pizazz. If the Beat Freaks were on this season, they would be wiping the floor with these crews.

[Haunted]

Was Neil your favourite in S3?

yes! my all-time favorite :)


This season, the crews seem to be phoning it in, and performing without any energy, creativity, or pizazz. If the Beat Freaks were on this season, they would be wiping the floor with these crews.

:lol: maybe they should rename it Wake Me Up When It's Over

[AmericanEagle]

yes! my all-time favorite :)

I loved the "Sweet Dreams" jazz that he did with Sabra.


maybe they should rename it Wake Me Up When It's Over

You know they're bad when Shane Sparks, one of the most laid back judges, gets angry with the crews.

[Haunted]

I loved the "Sweet Dreams" jazz that he did with Sabra.

me too, love that one and the paso doble and Knock on Wood disco and the Latin Jazz and the prince dance with Danny.... :p

[AmericanEagle]

^ I think that the "Knock on Wood" disco remains the best disco performance on SYTYCD.

[Haunted]

^ so now I wanted to watch it again and guess what, they took the vid down!!! AHHH

[AmericanEagle]

Haunted, have you seen this (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1225422037022&ref=mf) promotion video for SYTYCD6? It features Evan's brother, Ryan. It shows his audition piece - he recites poetry while tap dancing.

[Niamh]

is anyone else finding google acting funny?

[Nightshade]

dunno dont think so!

[Haunted]

Haunted, have you seen this (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1225422037022&ref=mf) promotion video for SYTYCD6? It features Evan's brother, Ryan. It shows his audition piece - he recites poetry while tap dancing.

He looks much more interesting than his brother. Evan bored me to death! starts 9/9? that's just 2 weeks from now!

[AmericanEagle]

^ Unfortunately, I think Ryan got cut :(

[Haunted]

^ that fast? show hasn't even started yet lol

[AmericanEagle]

^ He got cut from the Vegas rounds.

[Nightshade]

DO you know who's a brilliant comedian? Michael Mcintyre!

[AmericanEagle]

starts 9/9? that's just 2 weeks from now!

The audition and Vegas rounds episodes will air in September and early October. The performance episodes don't start until October 27 due to pre-emptions.

[Haunted]

^ oh ok, so they do space them out. Thought it was a bit too close, the other one just ended recently.

I think it's too weird for them to have a dancer that raps or recites poetry while dancing. They're into choreography and technical dancing. That's an act for America's Got Talent. Do you watch it? It's like a variety show, a few good acts but a lot of it is tortuous to watch

[AmericanEagle]

^ I watched AGT last season, and I was rooting for Nuttin' But Stringz, but they didn't win. I caught a few minutes of this season's AGT, and I was not impressed.

[AmericanEagle]

I think that they cut Ryan because he is too old (by their standards). Last season, they went on and on about Melissa being 29 (I thought that she looked older than 29, but whatever).

[AmericanEagle]

I just watched the Top 20 performance episode of SYTYCD:CA, and there were no couples who stood out as amazing. The two couples that performed hip hop will probably fall to the bottom 3 tomorrow because judging from last season, Canadian voters do not like hip hop.

[Haunted]

Is it starting over there now? you're right, they don't have much respect for hip hop despite they rave about the hip hop choreos. I think to them hip hop dancers are more limited and nichy, but when you watch them do other dances, they're just as good

[AmericanEagle]

^ Every couple that danced hip hop fell to the bottom 3 last season, with the exception of one or two. I think that the Canadian judges respect hip hop more, because many hip hop dancers/breakers/poppers were sent straight through to Toronto week (Vegas week in the US version) without having to do choreography. In the American version, every person who does hip hop in their audition has to do choreography. It's the Canadian voters that don't seem to like hip hop.

[Haunted]

^ interesting observation. The judges here are the ones not going for hip hop, I think.

[AmericanEagle]

^ Yeah, the judges always say to the hip hop dancers, "We want to see if you can do other styles." It's as if they believe that only contemporary dancers can do other styles. But many of the contemporary dancers that they had on the show can't do anything outside their wheelhouse. For example, S5 Caitlin's hip hop was awful, and S5 Melissa's cha cha was dreadful.

[AmericanEagle]

Finally the Canadian TV audience appreciates hip hop. I was happy that both couples that danced hip hop escaped the bottom 3. The judges, however, are a different story. Why keep the contemporary dancer who was bad in the samba over the hip hop dancer who was passable in the capoeira?

[Haunted]

good, that levels the playing field. May the best win :)

[AmericanEagle]

Cat Deeley needs to replace the host of SYTYCD:CA. Leah Miller, the current host, is awful. She messed up her lines at least three times.

[AmericanEagle]

Haunted, on September 2, there will be a special episode of SYTYCD that features the Top 15 routines of the past five seasons. Which routines were your favourite? I'll be shocked if "Sweet Dreams" and/or "Knock on Wood" do not make the list.

[Haunted]

OMG! Thanks, I wouldn't have known! Sweet Dreams got to be my favorite! Love Knock on Wood! There's so many many, but only 15? There must be like 50 that I'd love to see again! Which are your favorite?

[AmericanEagle]

^ I can probably come up with more than 15, but here goes, in no particular order:

"No Air" - Katee/Joshua hip hop
"Forever" - Comfort/Twitch hip hop
"Party People" - Comfort/Mark hip hop
"Sexy Love" - Allison/Ivan hip hop
"Make it Work" - Sabra/Dominic hip hop
"Wishing on a Star" - Courtney/Gev rumba
"Ruby Blue" - Janette/Brandon jazz
"Hometown Glory" - Katee/Joshua contemporary
"The Chairman's Waltz" - Jaimie/Hok jazz
"Sweet Dreams" - Sabra/Neil jazz
"Knock on Wood" - Sara/Neil disco
"The Rockefeller Skank" - Sara/Pasha West Coast Swing
"Black Mambo" - Heidi/Benji mambo
"Dancing" - Lacey/Kameron contemporary
"Silence" - Jessica/Will contemporary
"Alone" - Jessica/Will lyrical jazz
"Gravity" - Kayla/Kupono contemporary
"The Garden" - Courtney/Mark jazz
"Eyes on Fire" - Kayla/Kupono contemporary
"You and Me" - Anya/Danny Viennese waltz
"Hip Hip, Chin Chin" - Lacey/Danny samba
"Libertango" - Janette/Brandon Argentine Tango
"Falling Slowly" - Karla/Jonathan contemporary

Those are just off the top of my head. I am too obsessed with this show :)

[Haunted]

Those are just off the top of my head. I am too obsessed with this show :)

yea, I can tell :D

Why - Allison and Ivan
and what's the one with Heidi and Travis, the park bench

I can't believe they haven't deleted this one yet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4gI0rP__A

[AmericanEagle]

^ I wonder if they'll include the group dances. Probably not, because it's only 15 routines :(

I really hope that the routines are "Fan Favourites" and not "Nigel's/Judges' Favourites."

[Haunted]

I think most of them are both judges and fans favorites... but tough call when it comes to the top 2. I still would love to see Brandon win....

[AmericanEagle]

^ I would love for "Ruby Blue" to be #1, but given Mia's dislike of Brandon, I doubt it.

[Haunted]

Mia dislikes Brandon, why?!

[AmericanEagle]

^ During the Vegas episodes, Mia said to Brandon (paraphrased): "I've been hearing all year how brilliant you are, but I don't see it," and "You annoy the s--- out of me." Lil' C joined in, saying to Brandon: "You don't impress me." Also, right before Brandon found out he was in the Top 20, Mia said to him (paraphrased): "I just can't take who you are."

[Haunted]

oh that's mean. I wouldn't say that to even my least favorite dancer!

[AmericanEagle]

^ Her comments were even more ironic because she flat out said that she liked male dancers because of the strength that they bring. But then she criticizes Brandon, a strong male dancer. Luckily, Nigel and Mary came to his defense.

She recanted her statements after Brandon and Janette performed their cha cha. She probably saw that Brandon could win the whole competition, and she didn't want to look stupid in front of America.

[Haunted]

She's tough. Who else did she take under her wings besides Travis? Come to think of it Travis isn't a strong male dancer, not strong like physically. He has beautiful lines.

[AmericanEagle]

^ Mia loves the dancers that she can mould to fit her vision. Travis was young, and so she probably thought that she could 'create' something out of him. She also adores the dancers who are technically proficient in contemporary; she loved Danny in S3, and she loved Will in S4. She also seemed to love Alex Wong during the Vegas rounds; he is a professional ballet dancer. But that doesn't explain why she hated Brandon. I did some searching around, and found out that Mia thought that Brandon was lazy.

[Haunted]

Brandon may have a laid back look but his big movements in his solos are just amazing.

[AmericanEagle]

^ I agree. Brandon has technique, strength, flexibility, and a good personality. I have no idea why Mia would think that Brandon was lazy because many of the choreographers, including Louis Van Amstel, loved Brandon, and said that he had a great work ethic.

[Haunted]

let's hope we'll get to see him perform. It's only an hour long :(

I'm out for the count. Let me say goodnight :)

[imthefoolonthehill]

anyone around?

[Haunted]

I am for the next 2 minutes

[AmericanEagle]

Haunted, were you able to catch the latest episode of America's Best Dance Crew?

[Haunted]

no, don't have cable :( Was it good?

[Lynne50]

Just got home from work at the library... have I missed anything?

[AmericanEagle]

no, don't have cable :( Was it good?

The crews took Shane's criticism to heart, and they really pulled it up this week. The challenge was to integrate Bollywood-style moves into their routine, and I thought that all of the crews did a good job. Maybe Shane needs to lay the smackdown every week.

[Haunted]

Shane was tough on them?
are you saying they have a new Bollywood fusion hip hop now?

[AmericanEagle]

^ Shane was p.o.'d last week because he thought that the crews had weak choreography, boring routines, brought no energy, and needed to stop recycling moves.

Every week, there are different challenges that each crew must complete. This week was the Bollywood challenge.

[Haunted]

do the crews choreo their own dances?

I love the Bollywood number on SYTYCD, the costumes were amazing!

[AmericanEagle]

^ Yes, the crews choreograph their own dances. For example, in the Bollywood challenge, the crews were told: "You must incorporate bharata natyam / kathak / bhangra / etc. into your routine." A Bollywood choreographer (the one from SYTYCD) came to show them the moves, and then it was up to the crews to create a routine that incorporated their style with the assigned challenge.

[Haunted]

that's hard to fuse the two, they're so different. Good job on their part. I'll check YouTube for clips.


Just got home from work at the library... have I missed anything?

I see that you're having fun :)

[Haunted]

I programmed tomorrow's SYTYCD on my DVD recorder :)

[AmericanEagle]

^ I can't wait to see which routines will be on the show.

[Haunted]

let's make a guess. I say they'll have Trevis, because he's Mia's apprentice now. And it'll be a huge mistake not to have Neil, he's s crowd pleaser and chick magnet. They love Sabra, so she should be on too.

[AmericanEagle]

^ I'm not sure if the performances will be live, newly-taped, or just re-aired. If it's live or newly-taped, Neil might not be able to make it because he is doing a show on Broadway.

[Haunted]

^ right, he's in real show biz now. I'd be very disappointed. Can't believe it's only an hour! Maybe it's just the old reruns?

[AmericanEagle]

^ Yeah, it'll probably just be re-runs. It would be difficult to get all the dancers back to perform.

[Haunted]

^ bummer!!!!

[AmericanEagle]

"This Woman's Work" is the best routine out of all five seasons? Seriously, Nigel?

[Haunted]

I know, it's hype because it's about breast cancer. I didn't think much of it the first time. This time it did bring tears to my eyes. That said, I don't think it's the best ever!

I like Brandon but I don't think his disco is the best disco. The best disco ever is Neil's Knock on Wood!!!

[AmericanEagle]

^ Yeah, I guess Nigel forgot about "Knock on Wood." I also would have preferred another one of Brandon and Janette's routines, particularly the Argentine tango or jazz.

Do you want to start the new thread?

[Haunted]

I'm thinking you. You know so much more and you see all of the shows, both US and Can. Would you have the honor?

[AmericanEagle]

^ Done, check the General Music, Movies, Television forum.

[Haunted]

saw it, posted on it :)

[Janine]

Ah...Max...that is a sweet poem you wrote to Niamh and her love....


:lol: :lol: Yeah, really...I think both your fathers would be raising an eyebrow! :brow:


That's close enough for me ... and I won't be ranting about age, no, no :p ... :lol: ... besides I know Brit ladies that rock!!! I can give many names :D Oh you go for thoese older gals, eh? Hey, honey, I can still rock it. I danced the whole night long at my son's wedding and mostly with his guy friends. It was a great fun!


Me too, especially for Irish ladies playing the fiddle :brow: I will have to change my first name to an Irish one, since my last is name is very Irish (from my ex). Hummm... I must invest in some fiddle lessons. I can fiddle around on Litnet most days of the week!:lol:


Thanks for the wishes for my prosperity, Janine :nod:
Sincerely, I do hope for that for you, Max. You deserve to meet a really nice and, likewise, deserving lady; one you can write a real love beautiful poem to.


Now let me add this.... I would talk to the father but if he refuses to give me his daughter, I am prepared for a kidnap :lol:
At my age, a man must be prepared for kidnapping elite operations, besides I've seen many S.W.A.T. procedures on TV/movies... I KNOW HOW TO DO IT :lol:
My advice to desperate bachelors: GO TAKE WHAT YOU WANT ... NOW :lol:

Ok, I like that! A man who is polite, but assertive, one who doesn't stand by ceremony entirely; will go for what he believes in and wants. One who will stand up against all odds to win the heart of his beloved; now that is a true knight for you. I don't think though that you will need a S.W.A.T. team. Maybe just a horse and a lance! :lol:

[Maximilianus]

Ah...Max...that is a sweet poem you wrote to Niamh and her love....
I hope they like it too... ;)

Yeah, really...I think both your fathers would be raising an eyebrow! :brow:
It would be more like a heart arrest for mine ... :lol:


Oh you go for thoese older gals, eh? Hey, honey, I can still rock it. I danced the whole night long at my son's wedding and mostly with his guy friends. It was a great fun!
GOOD FOR YOU! :banana:


I will have to change my first name to an Irish one, since my last is name is very Irish (from my ex). Hummm... I must invest in some fiddle lessons. I can fiddle around on Litnet most days of the week!:lol:
"He who pays the fiddler calls the tune" ... so I'll pay you and you'll only play what I like... :lol: (kidding, you can play whatever :))

Sincerely, I do hope for that for you, Max. You deserve to meet a really nice and, likewise, deserving lady; one you can write a real love beautiful poem to.
Most appreciated :)
I hope the same... I'm beginning to despair for it :nod: .... any lady read this? Ahoy there!! I'm available!!! :redface: :p :D :lol:



Ok, I like that! A man who is polite, but assertive, one who doesn't stand by ceremony entirely; will go for what he believes in and wants. One who will stand up against all odds to win the heart of his beloved; now that is a true knight for you. I don't think though that you will need a S.W.A.T. team. Maybe just a horse and a lance! :lol:
A horse and a lance will do most of the job... I could impale the refusing father ... :lol:
However I could use some help from brave allies... say Lancelot, Percival, Gawain, even Merlin could do some magic to make Guinevere's refusing father wisp away!! :D

[Janine]

I hope they like it too... ;)

I am sure they will; now both of them are blushing...


It would be more like a heart arrest for mine ... :lol:
I can imagine! I would feel the same way about my son.


GOOD FOR YOU! :banana: Yep, I was the just like his dancing banana. I should post one of my less embarrassing photos. My son's friends love to kid with me and so they all danced with me that night and it was great. Of course the next day my son wanted to disown me. No, but seriously, he and his wife had a ball themselves. I wish you could have been there. You might have meet a lovely young lady; there were a number of ones single that were pretty cute and nice, too and just around your own age. Hey, want me to play matchmaker? I just saw "Fiddler On the Roof"...:lol:


"He who pays the fiddler calls the tune" ... so I'll pay you and you'll only play what I like... :lol: (kidding, you can play whatever :))Ah speaking of fiddlers....ok, I will take requests....I'm easy...maybe something Celtic then?


Most appreciated :)
I hope the same... I'm beginning to despair for it :nod: .... any lady read this? Ahoy there!! I'm available!!! :redface: :p :D :lol:

Yep, I guess I will have to think about this matchmaking business...surely my daughter-in-law has a few single girlfriends who feel just like you do. And take advice from an old veteran - never give into the d word - 'despair'! It is never too late; you are still young; so what are you talking about? I am the one who should be in the state of despair; except, I stopped looking awhile ago...seems that's when the opposite sex is attracted to you. It's a wacky world we live in.


A horse and a lance will do most of the job... I could impale the refusing father ... :lol:
However I could use some help from brave allies... say Lancelot, Percival, Gawain, even Merlin could do some magic to make Guinevere's refusing father wisp away!! :D

Is that Max's violent side? Yikes, impaling the father-in-law...now that's no way to win favor from the family! :goof:
How about employing the help from Ivanhoe. I just saw that film not long ago. Ivanhoe was pretty cool. Merlin is not to be trusted! :lol: He might wisk you away with his magic wand.

[Maximilianus]

Yep, I was the just like his dancing banana. I should post one of my less embarrassing photos. My son's friends love to kid with me and so they all danced with me that night and it was great. Of course the next day my son wanted to disown me. No, but seriously, he and his wife had a ball themselves. I wish you could have been there. You might have meet a lovely young lady; there were a number of ones single that were pretty cute and nice, too and just around your own age. Hey, want me to play matchmaker? I just saw "Fiddler On the Roof"...:lol:
How could I miss it? YOU SHOULD HAVE INVITED ME... now to make it up to me you'll have to be my eternal matchmaker!!! :lol:


Ah speaking of fiddlers....ok, I will take requests....I'm easy...maybe something Celtic then?
All the time!


Yep, I guess I will have to think about this matchmaking business...surely my daughter-in-law has a few single girlfriends who feel just like you do. And take advice from an old veteran - never give into the d word - 'despair'! It is never too late; you are still young; so what are you talking about? I am the one who should be in the state of despair; except, I stopped looking awhile ago...seems that's when the opposite sex is attracted to you. It's a wacky world we live in.
Matchmaker this way please! :p
Really wacky world! Lonely good people, accompanied bad people... quite messed up everything is... lots of warped situations! :(



Is that Max's violent side? Yikes, impaling the father-in-law...now that's no way to win favor from the family! :goof:
How about employing the help from Ivanhoe. I just saw that film not long ago. Ivanhoe was pretty cool. Merlin is not to be trusted! :lol: He might wisk you away with his magic wand.
Nah! I'm not that violent. I would give the father the chance of a fair fight and even some advantage, to prove my good will! :D
I will have to watch my back from this Merlin dude! :lol: I thought he was to be trusted! :p

[AmericanEagle]

Hey, honey, I can still rock it. I danced the whole night long at my son's wedding and mostly with his guy friends. It was a great fun!

I think I hear a cougar on the prowl ;)

[Janine]

I think I hear a cougar on the prowl ;)

:lol: at least for one night! Don't mention the next day, when I could hardly walk..
Now, tell me AmericanEagle, if you were all dressed up in your finest and were let loose with a room full of cute young men, most single, to dance the night with, would you be a wall-flower?

[AmericanEagle]

Now, tell me AmericanEagle, if you were all dressed up in your finest and were let loose with a room full of cute young men, most single, to dance the night with, would you be a wall-flower?

Well, I'm pretty shy, so I'd probably be a wallflower. However, I think that male dancers are really hot :p

[Janine]

How could I miss it? YOU SHOULD HAVE INVITED ME... now to make it up to me you'll have to be my eternal matchmaker!!! :lol:

hahaha...first off, did you realise, Max, you posted this at 4:00AM; now wouldn't that be 5 your time? You also had me up posting till 3:30AM! I got to bed past 4:15AM! :lol: I missed out on my beauty sleep!

Oh yes indeed, so sorry you did miss the wedding; I didn't know you then, or I would have. You could have gone as my date, but branched out from there. :lol: Bye the way, my son has some Columbian friends. He also has some cool friends from the Phillipines, too. You would have fit in well with the whole gang. They all were loads of fun. My son and his wife also danced the whole night long; well, until the honeymoon started...haha..then they danced privately.:brow:


All the time!
OK, fine with me! Can I fiddle bare-footed? I have seen those Celtic lassies doing so on TV.


Matchmaker this way please! :p
Really wacky world! Lonely good people, accompanied bad people... quite messed up everything is... lots of warped situations! :(

Yeah, really true. I should be a matchmaker. I could probably do a decent job of it. Hey, seriously though, you will meet up with someone nice soon...I feel it in your stars.:eek2::lol: My ESP is telling me it's true.


Nah! I'm not that violent. I would give the father the chance of a fair fight and even some advantage, to prove my good will! :D
I will have to watch my back from this Merlin dude! :lol: I thought he was to be trusted! :p

How 'bout a nice joust on a lovely sunny afteroon? haha....the advantage...you leave your mail home...

Merlin is probably trustworthy; but then again, can we really trust those wizzard types? They are so elusive!

[Maximilianus]

I think that male dancers are really hot :p
I never look at them... if I did my mom and dad would feel totally worried about my future amusements! :lol: :lol:

[AmericanEagle]

I never look at them...

That's too bad. You're missing out on a lot of good dancing ;)

[Janine]

Well, I'm pretty shy, so I'd probably be a wallflower. However, I think that male dancers are really hot :p

These guys started out hot, but then got a little more drunk than hot...:lol:....well, towards the end of the night, they got a little crazy. I don't drink, so don't blame me for my actions - must have been the endorphins! I was laughing my head off, when the crowd thinned out and they decided to strip off their jackets, neckties and vests to get comfortable, mind you, and these young pups got a little playful and a bit creative with their neckties...doing a sort of shimmy dance. Now, I am not complaining, since it was all in fun. I had to live down those silly videos, that they took all night long. I didn't care to relive myself (a middle-aged woman) dancing like a crazy person with all these young guys. I was wincing at the first showing of the video....sort of trying to hide under the sofa cushions. My wild dancing was imortalized on DVD. I will probably never live that one down. So the mom likes to have fun! *innocent look and big grin*.

See what fun you missed out on, Max! :lol:

[Maximilianus]

hahaha...first off, did you realise, Max, you posted this at 4:00AM; now wouldn't that be 5 your time? You also had me up posting till 3:30AM! I got to bed past 4:15AM! :lol: I missed out on my beauty sleep!
TRUE! I went to bed at 5:15 so I almost slept nothing. It was much more fun staying awake and posting on Lit Net :banana: .... :lol:


My son and his wife also danced the whole night long; well, until the honeymoon started...haha..then they danced privately.:brow:

Huh!! ... those two naughty ones :brow:


OK, fine with me! Can I fiddle bare-footed? I have seen those Celtic lassies doing so on TV.

I must confess... I'm quite a foot freak and it's all their fault... lassies playing barefooted.... yummy, yummy :lol: :lol:


Yeah, really true. I should be a matchmaker. I could probably do a decent job of it. Hey, seriously though, you will meet up with someone nice soon...I feel it in your stars.:eek2::lol: My ESP is telling me it's true.

I hope for your ESP to have all wires and sensors well connected :nod:


How 'bout a nice joust on a lovely sunny afteroon? haha....the advantage...you leave your mail home...

Merlin is probably trustworthy; but then again, can we really trust those wizzard types? They are so elusive!
Interesting point... sounds eloquent :nod:


These guys started out hot, but then got a little more drunk than hot...:lol:....well, towards the end of the night, they got a little crazy. I don't drink, so don't blame me for my actions - must have been the endorphins! I was laughing my head off, when the crowd thinned out and they decided to strip off their jackets, neckties and vests to get comfortable, mind you, and these young pups got a little playful and a bit creative with their neckties...doing a sort of shimmy dance. Now, I am not complaining, since it was all in fun. I had to live down those silly videos, that they took all night long. I didn't care to relive myself (a middle-aged woman) dancing like a crazy person with all these young guys. I was wincing at the first showing of the video....sort of trying to hide under the sofa cushions. My wild dancing was imortalized on DVD. I will probably never live that one down. So the mom likes to have fun! *innocent look and big grin*.

See what fun you missed out on, Max! :lol:

What a memorable moment... can we order the DVD on Amazon? Who was the director, Ridley Scott maybe? :lol: :lol:

[Janine]

What a memorable moment... can we order the DVD on Amazon? Who was the director, Ridley Scott maybe? :lol: :lol:

Oh horrors! Thank God there was no marketing, nor a producer; it's in the archives in Hollywood, buried somewhere! Thank God, no one has suggested a second showing. Some of the views were truly blackmail material. Mind you, nothing indecent involving me:lol:


TRUE! I went to bed at 5:15 so I almost slept nothing. It was much more fun staying awake and posting on Lit Net :banana: .... :lol: I think it was a late night hijacking of this thread. I will have to confess now, that I have a crush on someone with a very long name, but alas, he's too young for me....story of my life! :nod: Yep....


Huh!! ... those two naughty ones :brow: Actually, I should not say this; but I don't think they were naughty that night. They both were too worn out. :lol: Later, if they weren't a bit naughty, I would not have my lovely grand-daughter. Wish they would get naughty again and give me a grandson, too.


I must confess... I'm quite a foot freak and it's all their fault... lassies playing barefooted.... yummy, yummy :lol: :lol: Ohhhh..one of those foot fetish guys....eekkk.....:eek2:


I hope for your ESP to have all wires and sensors well connected :nod: I was born with ESP sensors! I am a pisces!


Interesting point... sounds eloquent :nod: Yeah, honor and all that jazz! I get into that Renaissance stuff.


What a memorable moment... can we order the DVD on Amazon? Who was the director, Ridley Scott maybe? :lol: :lol:

:lol: I d o n 't think so!!!

[Annamariah]

I have a crush on Scandinavian/Celtic ladies... that being said, let me warn you Scandinavian or Celtic lady (I won't make names to keep the surprise factor :p). I may well be going after you, so whenever you hear a knock on your door... it could be me... to ask you out.... and who knows... I may talk to your father to ask him your hand if it all goes well at the door :brow: :D


Now let me add this.... I would talk to the father but if he refuses to give me his daughter, I am prepared for a kidnap :lol:
At my age, a man must be prepared for kidnapping elite operations, besides I've seen many S.W.A.T. procedures on TV/movies... I KNOW HOW TO DO IT :lol:
My advice to desperate bachelors: GO TAKE WHAT YOU WANT ... NOW :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

But beware, Max, before you go for kidnapping - Scandinavian ladies might have swords to defend themselves with if they don't want to be kidnapped ;) And surely their fathers would not be unarmed either, so you'd better be careful! :banana:

[AmericanEagle]

I will have to confess now, that I have a crush on someone with a very long name, but alas, he's too young for me....story of my life! :nod: Yep....

Apparently, the cougar is still on the prowl ;)

[Janine]

Apparently, the cougar is still on the prowl ;)

You are close; I was born in the year of the Tiger! :lol:....it's all fun and games in here. I am old enough to be my crush's mom! :nod: