Ms. Lis
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Reads what she likes. Likes what she reads. Doesnt write much. Often under a cat. (she/her/Ms.)
Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca as percussionists playing the 1812 Overture: youtu.be/Dl3RMnJChyA
SID CAESAR: 1812 Overture [PANTOMIME] (YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, Jan 17, 1953)
YouTube video by Sid Caesar: Your Show of Shows / Caesar's Hour / Admiral Broadway Revue
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca as percussionists playing the 1812 Overture: youtu.be/Dl3RMnJChyA
Over on Instagram, there's a Siamese named Noelle who sports a jaunty pair of shades and likes to play card games.
www.instagram.com/bap.kat/
www.instagram.com/bap.kat/
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Over on Instagram, there's a Siamese named Noelle who sports a jaunty pair of shades and likes to play card games.
www.instagram.com/bap.kat/
www.instagram.com/bap.kat/
Cinderblock was invented in the 1920s, which saved cost & weight without sacrificing too much strength.
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Cinderblock was invented in the 1920s, which saved cost & weight without sacrificing too much strength.
A (now) unanswerable question that's nagged me for decades:
Nesmith & Douglas Adams were close friends and worked together on a Hitchhiker's screenplay.
The Porpoise Song *must* have come up at some point.
Had Adams seen "Head"? Or did they chalk it up to fate or coincidence?
youtu.be/sb4LMEGQBSs
Nesmith & Douglas Adams were close friends and worked together on a Hitchhiker's screenplay.
The Porpoise Song *must* have come up at some point.
Had Adams seen "Head"? Or did they chalk it up to fate or coincidence?
youtu.be/sb4LMEGQBSs
Porpoise Song (Theme from "Head")
YouTube video by The Monkees - Topic
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A (now) unanswerable question that's nagged me for decades:
Nesmith & Douglas Adams were close friends and worked together on a Hitchhiker's screenplay.
The Porpoise Song *must* have come up at some point.
Had Adams seen "Head"? Or did they chalk it up to fate or coincidence?
youtu.be/sb4LMEGQBSs
Nesmith & Douglas Adams were close friends and worked together on a Hitchhiker's screenplay.
The Porpoise Song *must* have come up at some point.
Had Adams seen "Head"? Or did they chalk it up to fate or coincidence?
youtu.be/sb4LMEGQBSs
I'm a huge fan of Elephant Parts, and was among the probably dozens of viewers of his Television Parts series.
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I'm a huge fan of Elephant Parts, and was among the probably dozens of viewers of his Television Parts series.
Still is.
Until now, I hadn't realized it was recorded live.
Though some may deride the Monkees for their origins, they were damn fine musicians.
youtu.be/riG85oA6Wy4
Until now, I hadn't realized it was recorded live.
Though some may deride the Monkees for their origins, they were damn fine musicians.
youtu.be/riG85oA6Wy4
The Monkees - Riu Chiu (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by The Monkees
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Still is.
Until now, I hadn't realized it was recorded live.
Though some may deride the Monkees for their origins, they were damn fine musicians.
youtu.be/riG85oA6Wy4
Until now, I hadn't realized it was recorded live.
Though some may deride the Monkees for their origins, they were damn fine musicians.
youtu.be/riG85oA6Wy4
wish there was some way to get you credit for the referral
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
wish there was some way to get you credit for the referral
He's a priest. She's a statue of a goddess. They fight crime.
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
He's a priest. She's a statue of a goddess. They fight crime.
I saw it reposted on Tumblr yesterday
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I saw it reposted on Tumblr yesterday
@scalzi.com : BaconCat :: @nameshiv.bsky.social : RiceTruck
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@scalzi.com : BaconCat :: @nameshiv.bsky.social : RiceTruck
got home last night after a week in NYC, so Dunks
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
got home last night after a week in NYC, so Dunks
It's such a staple of the Jewish Gen-X canon, I just assume it's common knowledge.
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It's such a staple of the Jewish Gen-X canon, I just assume it's common knowledge.
Have you seen "The Frisco Kid" starring Gene Wilder & Harrison Ford?
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Have you seen "The Frisco Kid" starring Gene Wilder & Harrison Ford?
I think there's more story potential in the northern frontier.
As Robert Service wrote,
"There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who mohel for gold"
As Robert Service wrote,
"There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who mohel for gold"
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I think there's more story potential in the northern frontier.
As Robert Service wrote,
"There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who mohel for gold"
As Robert Service wrote,
"There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who mohel for gold"
I finally caught it last night.
I hope to he!! they release a soundtrack album b/c I want to make some side-by-side comparisons with regards to the arrangements
Don't want to spoil anything for folks who are yet to see this version, but I'm still thinking of the way little changes add up.
I hope to he!! they release a soundtrack album b/c I want to make some side-by-side comparisons with regards to the arrangements
Don't want to spoil anything for folks who are yet to see this version, but I'm still thinking of the way little changes add up.
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I finally caught it last night.
I hope to he!! they release a soundtrack album b/c I want to make some side-by-side comparisons with regards to the arrangements
Don't want to spoil anything for folks who are yet to see this version, but I'm still thinking of the way little changes add up.
I hope to he!! they release a soundtrack album b/c I want to make some side-by-side comparisons with regards to the arrangements
Don't want to spoil anything for folks who are yet to see this version, but I'm still thinking of the way little changes add up.
That's horrible.
How long will those QR codes work?
I have decades-old saved Playbills.
How long will those QR codes work?
I have decades-old saved Playbills.
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
That's horrible.
How long will those QR codes work?
I have decades-old saved Playbills.
How long will those QR codes work?
I have decades-old saved Playbills.
Saw a matinee of "Six" today, which led to a discussion of Kat Howard's portrayal, followed by an evening performance of "Oedipus"
Too many stories of 13-year-old girls who should've been protected from powerful men
Too many stories of 13-year-old girls who should've been protected from powerful men
November 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Saw a matinee of "Six" today, which led to a discussion of Kat Howard's portrayal, followed by an evening performance of "Oedipus"
Too many stories of 13-year-old girls who should've been protected from powerful men
Too many stories of 13-year-old girls who should've been protected from powerful men
I've been worried that the transition from contempory story to a period piece would be insurmountable, once the audience was no longer steeped in the Cold War mindset.
Gen X (Danny Strong) for the win!
Gen X (Danny Strong) for the win!
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I've been worried that the transition from contempory story to a period piece would be insurmountable, once the audience was no longer steeped in the Cold War mindset.
Gen X (Danny Strong) for the win!
Gen X (Danny Strong) for the win!
Daily soap operas episode counts are insane.
The original Dark Shadows ran from June 27, 1966 - April 2, 1971 with 1,225 episodes.
The original Dark Shadows ran from June 27, 1966 - April 2, 1971 with 1,225 episodes.
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Daily soap operas episode counts are insane.
The original Dark Shadows ran from June 27, 1966 - April 2, 1971 with 1,225 episodes.
The original Dark Shadows ran from June 27, 1966 - April 2, 1971 with 1,225 episodes.
Classic Who had stories which lasted 4 or 6 half-hour episodes.
But even those were written so the full stories could be shifted about the schedule if needed.
But it wasn't until the Key to Time that they tried to tell a longer story that required strict episode order.
But even those were written so the full stories could be shifted about the schedule if needed.
But it wasn't until the Key to Time that they tried to tell a longer story that required strict episode order.
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Classic Who had stories which lasted 4 or 6 half-hour episodes.
But even those were written so the full stories could be shifted about the schedule if needed.
But it wasn't until the Key to Time that they tried to tell a longer story that required strict episode order.
But even those were written so the full stories could be shifted about the schedule if needed.
But it wasn't until the Key to Time that they tried to tell a longer story that required strict episode order.
I'm talking specifically of episode recaps published shortly after the airtime (before the next episode airs if they're not dropped all at once).
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'm talking specifically of episode recaps published shortly after the airtime (before the next episode airs if they're not dropped all at once).
One thing I find fascinating is the genre of episode recap/review articles which emerged this century.
In the days before VCRs & VOD - when everyone watched at the same schedule and missing a show meant SOL until rerun season - it wasn't a thing.
In the days before VCRs & VOD - when everyone watched at the same schedule and missing a show meant SOL until rerun season - it wasn't a thing.
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
One thing I find fascinating is the genre of episode recap/review articles which emerged this century.
In the days before VCRs & VOD - when everyone watched at the same schedule and missing a show meant SOL until rerun season - it wasn't a thing.
In the days before VCRs & VOD - when everyone watched at the same schedule and missing a show meant SOL until rerun season - it wasn't a thing.