Last friday we had a treat...we went to see Re-Animator the Musical at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood.

I am a Big Fan of the original Re-Animator and its 2 sequels so I came into the experience with a lot of expectations and ready to judge...and I had fun! I really liked it! It is really funny and the music is good!

The story line is almost exact to the original, but the humor is broader, more in your face, this musical definitely doesn't take itself seriously. (Speaking of 'in your face', the first 3 rows is a designated splash zone, so a trash bag poncho is highly recommended. Even so the Steve Allen Theater is quite small so during the final scenes even the back rows got a bit of a drenching.)

The actors do not try to copy the original movie performances, but they accurately capture the essence of the characters while still adding their own take. Such as Jesse Merlin, who plays Dr Carl Hill, he is cold and calculating like the movie version, but adds more lechery. Graham Skipper has the difficult role of Herbert West, which he plays superbly; he has the detached sociopathic demeanor of Jeffrey Combs but with humor.

We went to one of the Preview Nights, which means that the production was not complete, that they were still tweaking the songs, story line, continuity and such; but that also meant that we got to stay afterwards and discuss our opinions with the producers.



http://reanimatorthemusical.com/

Is this a joke or are people seriously that stupid...

Woman says 3D porno made her pregnant

Husband claims "anything is possible"

US military man Erick Jhonson came home from a stint in Iraq to find that his wife was pregnant. Clearly he assumed she had an affair, but his wife Jennifer claims the “other man” was actually someone a little less physical.

It seems he actually buys her story, however. “I see it as suspicious. The films in 3D are very real. With today’s technology, anything is possible,” he said.

What's even more interesting is that both Jennifer and Erick are white, but the child is black. Jeniffer claims the kid looks like the black pornstar she had been ogling. She also claims this was one of the first times she's watched porn and only went with friends for the 3D effect. TechEye did a survey of one person and found 100 percent would say the same thing in a similar situation.

Full story.

Does this mean that the 'porn star' will have to pay child support?

Big Cat Rescue on You Tube has some amazing videos, especially this one about a domestic cat adopting some orphaned Bob Cat kittens. The back story is pretty awful--an alabama hunter killed the mother then brought the kittens to a local vet wanting them to be raised and domesticated so he could give them to his kids as pets. The vet tech told him that they would do it, took the kittens, then searched for a wild life rescue to take them.

There are days when I have seemingly infinite patience, and there are days when I have absolutely no patience in any way shape or form; today is the latter.

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My husband almost died. I am not exaggerating or being a drama queen, truly, he nearly died. As he lay in bed next to me last weekend his body was shutting down, preparing for death. It all happened so fast: Last friday he claimed he was tired, very, very tired; Saturday he could barely get out of bed, we thought he was catching the flu, but he had no fever; by Sunday he was nearly incoherent and severely dehydrated so I called my mother's doctor's office; Monday I took him in for an exam and was told to get him into an emergency room NOW as he was slipping into a diabetic coma. He is still in the hospital being stablized.

Did we know he had diabetes? No. In fact he had blood work done in 2006 and nothing out of the ordinary was found. His younger brother was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 5 years ago, now he has it. Thankfully it is type 2, which is easier to control, but at the moment, since he almost went comatose, he needs a lot of care to try and get his blood sugar re-balanced and figure out what type of diet/insulin regimen he will require. I have been told that he will definitely be insulin dependent for at least a year then, after time, with a careful diet and weight loss, he will probably only have to have occasional or oral insulin.

This is actually not bad, not the end of the world, just a lifestyle change; very doable...until you pull back and look at the big picture...

WE HAVE NO INSURANCE!!!

He has been unemployed for 2 years now...2 YEARS!!! I am not going to get into the details of the hell we have been through with this situation; that he has never been out of work this long in his life; that he has even interviewed for lower level positions, part time and temp work; that there have been so many applicants for the same position that some of the interviews he has been on have been 'group interviews'--yes groups of people all being interviewed at the same time; and on and on and on...Suffice it to say, last year we had to live on $15,000.00, which barely meets our rent, so I've also had to borrow money from family so we could eat and keep the lights on. And that should explain the insurance situation, making the choice between having insurance or a roof over your head and just hope you don't get sick or in an accident. This is the longest we have ever been without health insurance, we've always either had it from work or carried our own...this is all so distressing and frightening.

No, we are not eligible for assistance. To the hospital's credit their admitting department is trying like crazy to find some kind of program for us, but we keep getting turned down. Why? The main reason seems to be 1) We have no children, 2) We are not already on some sort of public assistance, and 3) We have a bank account and own a car--a car, I might add, that is fully paid for, 12 years old and worth less than $1,000.00!

You know JUST the emergency room bill is going to be at least $20,000.00. And here is the break down for diabetic supplies: Insulin is approx. $100.00 a bottle, he will require 2 different types and about 4 injections a day; we were given a glucose meter but the testing strips will cost approx. $1.00 a piece, he will require 4-5 tests a day. I have not priced the syringes or lancets yet or the urine test strips that they also recommended to test his ketone level. He will also require frequent doctor visits and blood tests for the first year. I have been told that diabetic supplies--just the supplies--on the average cost $12,000.00-$15,000.00 per year.

I really hate the puzzled looks I get from the doctors everytime I tell them that we got turned down by another program; one keeps insisting that we could not possibly be turned down for assistance since diabetes is a chronic and life threatening condition. Another person from the diabetes education center in the hospital recommended we should try and get some insurance as the premiums might amount to less than what we would ultimately spend on care and supplies, and I thought that was a good idea. My mother offered to front us some money so I went insurance shopping. And this is what I discovered: He has already been diagnosed so it is a pre-existing condition, so he is uninsurable. In addition: Diabetes--supplies and care--is an uninsurable condition on a private policy in California. If you are insured through an employer the insurance company is required to cover diabetes, if you buy a private policy they are not. In fact 46 states have enacted laws requiring diabetes coverage but California is not one of them.

So here I sit, sleepless for 3 days, head pounding, stomach on fire. I have $300.00 in the bank and I have not yet paid my bills--one being a $158.00 DWP bill that is now on shut off notice--and I have to buy $500.00 worth of diabetic supplies and food before my husband is released.

I just can't believe this is happening.

Willy Deville has died from pancreatic cancer.

http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2009/08/the-gone-world/r-i-p-willy-deville.html

When I first heard this I thought it must be one of those BS rumours, but it's panning out to be true...Lux Interior of the Cramps has died.

http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/cramps-lux-interior-rip/