Re: From the hall of the mountain kings
I saw an exhibit on Dark Crystal many years ago when we visited Oregon,
in the Science Museum. It was amazing! The detail in the various
costumes and props, wow|
On Feb 20, 2005, at 2:21 PM, Elena Dent wrote:
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> Very cool - *I* got in two flats of little plants yesterday amid watery
> sunshine and very mild sprinkles. Two flats to go. The cat was
> delighted
> with company in his domain and tried very hard to talk me into coming
> out
> again today. Still watery sunshine as I type this but am going out
> with a
> friend for lunch and shopping - dunno if planting is in the offing this
> afternoon or not.
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> Watched Dark Crystal again while spinning dark green wool and keeping
> the
> cats company in the evening. It is a wonderful movie, hard to believe
> Labyrinth came out only four years later. The Creature Shop must've
> started
> on it as soon as they got back from a vacation after Dark Crystal.
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> Did anyone see the Natural History Museum display on the Shop? It was
> not
> long after Dark Crystal was released; I remember a whole wall of
> *stuff*
> that had been used on the creatures - glass eyes, ribbon, lace,
> feathers,
> leather, fur, buttons, beads, doo-dahs. They had freestanding displays
> holding Muppets, of course, but also some of their unusual puppets.
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> Elena
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Georgie Hinklemyer [mailto:samoolives_at_yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:48 AM
> To: OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [OliveStarlightOrchestra] From the hall of the mountain kings
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> OK, well, here we are at the cabin. Kids are playing marbles.
> Debbie's bathing one of them. Swing in the backyard.
> Weather's beautiful.
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> Here's Hiram:
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> Kids hopped up on poptarts. Debbie playing with a telescope. David
> recompiling his compiler then realizing he doesn't have a compiler...
> Sledding, innertubing, and snowball fighting yesterday with Susan and
> Mark - all of us soaking wet. Watching Galaxy Quest and the Princess
> Bride.
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> Deb's turn:
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> The weather's been perfect; a little rain on the way in, which gave us
> a perfect field for sledding and snowball fights the next day at Mt
> Pinos Flats.
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> The drive was really fast once we passed the 5-14 split, and it took
> about an hour to get from there to Gorman. A short 15 minute drive
> later, we're at Pine Mountain - and no narrow twisty mountian roads,
> either. Today (Sunday) is clear and balmy and in the 40's. Great for
> exploring and movie-making.
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> The cabin is HUGE! We haven't used the downstairs rooms or bathrooms
> at all. (Translation: plenty of room for visitors.) We packed WAAY
> too much food: there's plenty of Oreo's, dried fruits, popcorn,
> bagels, corn chips, "goldfish", hot cereals, tea and cocoa mix. Then
> there's the stuff we've been eating. The "backyard" abuts against the
> mountain with lots of trees and lichens and we hiked about halfway to
> the top yesterday with the kids - up to the "snow" level. (Light
> sprinkling here but it's melted today.) David showed Adam how to use
> his videocamera and Adam's been poking the lens at everyone ever
> since. Michael Moore, look out! There are also tons of videos,
> books, charts of animal tracks and birdwatching, and a heater which
> works perfectly.
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> Susan and Mark didn't have it as nice; theirs is a converted trailer
> which has heater problems and a small but noticeable leak in the roof
> when it rained Friday night. The realtors were very nice about it
> and bought them two loads of firewook and told them it was ok to use
> the heaters taped shut and marked "do not use." Fortunately, it looks
> like no more rain for the rest of the weekend here.
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> David told us some people rolled their eyes at him when he told them
> he was going on a cabin trip with three kids. But he told us that it
> was no problem at all. (Although saying it to the face of an
> overprotective mommy might have had somehting to do with his
> attitude...) Seriously, it's been a fairly calm weekend.
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> Ryan says: The cabin is good and I'd like to live here 'cause I like
> snowball fights and splatting them at Mom. SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT
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> Adam Says: (nothing - fliming me type this)
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> Jason says: (nothing - holding the filming light on the computer
> while Adam films)
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> Georgie Hinklemyer wrote:
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>> Well, the rental agency just confirmed there's no cell phone reception
>> in the mountains. If you want to call us, the cabin number is
>> 661-242-2032.
>> --G.H.
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