Comments for Troutblog http://troutco.com/blog The official blog and website for Troutco, Diversified Solutions and Services Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:29:09 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Broadway producer visits the Stackner for ‘Hula Hoop Sha-Boop’ by Marc http://troutco.com/blog/?p=714&cpage=1#comment-3055 Marc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:29:09 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=714#comment-3055 Awesomeositous ! Awesomeositous !

]]> Comment on Troutco launches volunteer recruitment for 2010 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books by ginger rini http://troutco.com/blog/?p=516&cpage=1#comment-1726 ginger rini Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:45:38 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=516#comment-1726 Larry i am still computer illiterate. Not great at spelling at the moment either. left my e-mail again for you though. could you try again? thanks Larry i am still computer illiterate. Not great at spelling at the moment either. left my e-mail again for you though. could you try again? thanks

]]> Comment on Movies seen in 2009 – Troutco’s annual movie list by admin http://troutco.com/blog/?p=525&cpage=1#comment-1649 admin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:55:01 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=525#comment-1649 Yes.... but that was based on having a lot of free time in the first half of the year. As we move into 2010 I may be challenged to keep up with my own standards :-) Yes…. but that was based on having a lot of free time in the first half of the year. As we move into 2010 I may be challenged to keep up with my own standards :-)

]]> Comment on Movies seen in 2009 – Troutco’s annual movie list by Markus Beeyt http://troutco.com/blog/?p=525&cpage=1#comment-1613 Markus Beeyt Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:51:29 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=525#comment-1613 Thanks Art! Yes, you DID go to greater depth on these reviews! Thanks Art! Yes, you DID go to greater depth on these reviews!

]]> Comment on Troutco launches volunteer recruitment for 2010 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books by admin http://troutco.com/blog/?p=516&cpage=1#comment-1585 admin Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:13:35 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=516#comment-1585 By the way -- signups for the Festival of Books will not qualify you for the "Give a Day. Get a Disney Day." program. Yet.... All qualifying opportunities for "Give a Day. Get a Disney Day." must take place within 60 days of the day you sign-up, so we won't be able to present the Festival of Books as a qualifying opportunity until the end of February. If Disney's promotion is still running, we'll make it possible for people to register for "Give a Day. Get a Disney Day." at that time. By the way — signups for the Festival of Books will not qualify you for the “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.” program. Yet….

All qualifying opportunities for “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.” must take place within 60 days of the day you sign-up, so we won’t be able to present the Festival of Books as a qualifying opportunity until the end of February.

If Disney’s promotion is still running, we’ll make it possible for people to register for “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.” at that time.

]]> Comment on Julie and Julia – (2009) *** by admin http://troutco.com/blog/?p=410&cpage=1#comment-1251 admin Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:01:45 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=410#comment-1251 That's right ... I'd forgotten you were a big cooking fan. Personally, I think this movie would make an excellent Stanley Tucci / cooking double feature with the excellent "Big Night" That’s right … I’d forgotten you were a big cooking fan.
Personally, I think this movie would make an excellent Stanley Tucci / cooking double feature with the excellent “Big Night”

]]> Comment on District 9 – (2009) **** by Marc Gray http://troutco.com/blog/?p=394&cpage=1#comment-1250 Marc Gray Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:43:10 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=394#comment-1250 J' accuse mon frere Deck ! You must have trespassed into my cerebral cortex when I was otherwise occupied and made off with my floridly feverish thoughts. Your 'rant' sounds like a disquisition that has been roiling close to the inner surface of my skull for decades. Fortunately, we still have science fiction NOVELS as an unsullied genre. Hollywood has always had the demonic ability to transmogrify fiction and nowhere is is more obvious than in the realm that Deck has referenced; but this is, after all, just a niche of the capitalist dumbing-down brigade that measures itself in terms of revenue without investing part of itself pro bono. J’ accuse mon frere Deck !

You must have trespassed into my cerebral cortex when I was otherwise occupied and made off with my floridly feverish thoughts.

Your ‘rant’ sounds like a disquisition that has been roiling close to the inner surface of my skull for decades.

Fortunately, we still have science fiction NOVELS as an unsullied genre.

Hollywood has always had the demonic ability to transmogrify fiction and nowhere is is more obvious than in the realm that Deck has referenced; but this is, after all, just a niche of the capitalist dumbing-down brigade that measures itself in terms of revenue without investing part of itself pro bono.

]]> Comment on Julie and Julia – (2009) *** by Marc Gray http://troutco.com/blog/?p=410&cpage=1#comment-1249 Marc Gray Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:33:56 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=410#comment-1249 I am an [active] gourmet cook. I have precious memories of viewing J. Child's kitchen - lovingly transported to The Smithsonian. I really enjoy old reruns of J.C. T.V. episodes. Did I mention to you that she was once a spy for the O.S.S. ? No? Oh. Never mind! I am an [active] gourmet cook.

I have precious memories of viewing J. Child’s kitchen – lovingly transported to The Smithsonian.

I really enjoy old reruns of J.C. T.V. episodes.

Did I mention to you that she was once a spy for the O.S.S. ?

No? Oh. Never mind!

]]> Comment on Julie and Julia – (2009) *** by admin http://troutco.com/blog/?p=410&cpage=1#comment-1234 admin Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:03:06 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=410#comment-1234 Appreciate the kind words. At times I feel just a bit like Julie. Wondering if anyone reads these things at all :-) Glad you felt the same way about the movie. Appreciate the kind words. At times I feel just a bit like Julie. Wondering if anyone reads these things at all :-)

Glad you felt the same way about the movie.

]]> Comment on Julie and Julia – (2009) *** by Kathy Byrd http://troutco.com/blog/?p=410&cpage=1#comment-1233 Kathy Byrd Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:30:19 +0000 http://troutco.com/blog/?p=410#comment-1233 I couldn't agree with you more. In fact, I could have written your review, but I was too busy TELLING it to everyone I know... quick! before they read the stupid Seattle Times review and don't go see it! The review here was so bad, in fact, that I thought we were going to see one brilliant hour of Meryl Streep as Julia, then cut! print! switch to: one boring whiny hour of Amy Adams as Julie. I took my mother-in-law, both of us expecting to see only 1/2 a movie we'd enjoy. What a pleasant surprise to find the movie cavorting pleasantly from one time period to another. And how perfect that the Amy Adams/Julie portions were cinematographically a little grittier, a little more "ordinary" than the lush Meryl/Julia portions, which seemed, in the words of a friend, "almost epic" in some intangible way (known only to cinematographers, no doubt). Of course Julie was a bit "down" from time to time. She was living in Queens, for goodness sake, and cooking gourmet food in a kitchen the size of my closet. No, make that SMALLER than my bathroom. But she was not continually whiny and the reviews I read (not all of them, thank heavens) did her a disservice. (It was actually nice to see her in a non-perky role, to tell the truth... even the nun in "Doubt" veers a bit toward the perkiness end of the scale from time to time.) Larry, you're the only person I've read who gave credit where credit was due to the two men!! Stanley Tucci was understated, as always, simply shining with love... and Chris Messina was just perfect as Julie's husband. Perfect. I agree - can we rent more movies with him? Will he please hurry and make a few more? I enjoy your reviews, bubba. I couldn’t agree with you more. In fact, I could have written your review, but I was too busy TELLING it to everyone I know… quick! before they read the stupid Seattle Times review and don’t go see it! The review here was so bad, in fact, that I thought we were going to see one brilliant hour of Meryl Streep as Julia, then cut! print! switch to: one boring whiny hour of Amy Adams as Julie. I took my mother-in-law, both of us expecting to see only 1/2 a movie we’d enjoy. What a pleasant surprise to find the movie cavorting pleasantly from one time period to another. And how perfect that the Amy Adams/Julie portions were cinematographically a little grittier, a little more “ordinary” than the lush Meryl/Julia portions, which seemed, in the words of a friend, “almost epic” in some intangible way (known only to cinematographers, no doubt). Of course Julie was a bit “down” from time to time. She was living in Queens, for goodness sake, and cooking gourmet food in a kitchen the size of my closet. No, make that SMALLER than my bathroom. But she was not continually whiny and the reviews I read (not all of them, thank heavens) did her a disservice. (It was actually nice to see her in a non-perky role, to tell the truth… even the nun in “Doubt” veers a bit toward the perkiness end of the scale from time to time.) Larry, you’re the only person I’ve read who gave credit where credit was due to the two men!! Stanley Tucci was understated, as always, simply shining with love… and Chris Messina was just perfect as Julie’s husband. Perfect. I agree – can we rent more movies with him? Will he please hurry and make a few more? I enjoy your reviews, bubba.

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