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    Smeltington reacted to Mr. Hooper in THE ACOLYTE - 2024 Star Wars TV   
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    Smeltington got a reaction from BB-8 in The Phantom Menace vs. Attack of the Clones vs. Revenge of the Sith   
    I might go. But is this the only film you can see on its own, apart from the upcoming theatrical Star Wars marathon? I'd probably go see all the prequels, but I don't want to see the current editions of the OT, and probably not enough time has passed to bother seeing the ST.
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    Smeltington reacted to Marian Schedenig in Last Night I dreamed about John Williams...   
    I had a JW dream last night. I was tasked, together with a friend, to return something (I can't remember what) to JW's house. When we got there in the morning, he was still asleep, so I decided to browse through his CD collection. I found an album with something by Mendelssohn and also a suite from The Reivers on it and decided to borrow it. My friend had to leave, but I was still there when Williams got up at 9:30 and had breakfast. I think he offered me some. We talked a bit (I forget about what) and he told me come back next day. I was going to next morning, but something (can't remember) came up and I didn't get around to it until the afternoon. JW was still there, but I mostly talked a bit with my uncle, who was also living there (at that point, JW's house had a vague resemblance to my grandparents').
     
    I think the dream was a bit more substantial, but that's all I could remember when I wrote it down this morning.
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    Smeltington reacted to bollemanneke in HOOK Ultimate Edition - MUSIC Discussion   
    I agree. Except that Pick 'em Up is just no main program material.
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    Smeltington reacted to Tallguy in Next James Bond actor after Daniel Craig?   
    Surely it would be the Garfield Denial.
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    Smeltington reacted to Jurassic Shark in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga   
    But do gangbusters really work that well?
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    Smeltington got a reaction from WilliamsStarShip2282 in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    Yeah you need a car for Tanglewood. It sucks but there's no way around it, unless you're extremely stubborn and don't mind spending too much time and/or money to find one of the very few, not great, alternatives. There's NO Uber or Lyft in the Berkshires, and no cab companies. The only transportation I know of is a Peter Pan bus that stops in Stockbridge (not sure if it stops anywhere else nearby) just once a day, I want to say at noon, and takes like 7 hours to get to Boston. And then there are a few local residents who offer rides if you can find their contact info, and want to spend the money and also potentially ride in a car that wouldn't qualify for Uber service lol.
     
    I agree walking from Lenox is legit though, if you're ok walking along the side of the road for that distance. Getting out of the venue at the end can take time, because Film Night draws a huge crowd, and lines form at the exits.
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Andy in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    Yeah you need a car for Tanglewood. It sucks but there's no way around it, unless you're extremely stubborn and don't mind spending too much time and/or money to find one of the very few, not great, alternatives. There's NO Uber or Lyft in the Berkshires, and no cab companies. The only transportation I know of is a Peter Pan bus that stops in Stockbridge (not sure if it stops anywhere else nearby) just once a day, I want to say at noon, and takes like 7 hours to get to Boston. And then there are a few local residents who offer rides if you can find their contact info, and want to spend the money and also potentially ride in a car that wouldn't qualify for Uber service lol.
     
    I agree walking from Lenox is legit though, if you're ok walking along the side of the road for that distance. Getting out of the venue at the end can take time, because Film Night draws a huge crowd, and lines form at the exits.
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Brando in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    It's a town in Massachusetts, so it's probably named after a town in Europe anyway  
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Bellosh in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    It's a town in Massachusetts, so it's probably named after a town in Europe anyway  
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Bellosh in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    Literally zero when I've tried before. It's crazy. There's always the chance a driver happens to be in the area, but you should plan on them NOT being in the area, because that's much more likely. I don't think it's banned either, just not enough demand, probably not much supply either.
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    Smeltington reacted to Marian Schedenig in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    Pretty much. Mostly what Gerate writes about Berlin also applies to Vienna, though luckily fatal accidents don't happen all the time (they do happen too often though, and too little is being done about it, especially with the truck situation), and I've (almost) never had a bike stolen (though that happens a lot, so a decent lock is a must, and insurance doesn't hurt).
     
    Vienna has plenty of bike lanes, although they sometimes just vanish into nothing, or are blocked by trucks unloading stuff, or by pedestrians blissfully unaware of anything around them (including bicycle bells)… or slow/unskilled bikers. The main ones also tend to be overloaded on sunny days (partly for the latter reason). On regular roads, I'd often prefer to just ride on the road, but if there's a bike lane next to it, it's usually (though not always) mandatory.
     
    It takes me about 30 minutes from home to work by bike, and pretty much the same using public transport. Vienna has a mostly very good public transport network with several subway lines, so I don't have and don't want a car. I used to take the bike for almost all my routes, including riding it to the office 4 times a week pre-COVID. Now we're working from home most of the time and usually only have an office day once a week, *and* I've gotten lazy (I have to change that).
     
    One annoyance with bikes in Vienna is the Vienna Basin: The city is located in a basin, with the city centre at the lowest point… so most non-short distance routes will take you uphill in at least one direction. Often only rather slightly, and rarely really steeply, but it's enough to make me decide I'm too lazy more often than I'd like.
     
    But overall I think a bike is an excellent primary vehicle in Vienna, and we should be able to get rid of more cars more quickly than we are.
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Brando in John Williams is becoming a Disney Legend   
    "Disney Legends Award recipients will also participate in a hand print ceremony at the end of the event, and their bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the company’s Burbank headquarters."
     
    Think John will show up for this? Maybe Harrison will have a new colonoscopy story to share with him?
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    Smeltington got a reaction from GerateWohl in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    Yeah, bikes seem to be more popular here than ever, but we aren't about to catch up to Europe. It's tough since the infrastructure is not set up for it. Biking is popular in Boston, and they're continuously adding more bike lanes, bike paths, even some bike traffic lights, so it can be a pretty efficient way to get around, depending where you are. But that's all in and around the city. Even if there was a bike lane from Boston to Tanglewood, I would not sign up for that ride haha.
     
    Biking e.g. for a commute takes a lot of determination in most parts of the US, again due to the lack of infrastructure and having to share the road with cars. Biking for recreation and exercise is pretty common, and lots of rail trails are popping up everywhere these days, plus mountain biking.
     
    So progress is being made, but at the same time, cars are so well established, and the country is just too big and spread out. New England is a bit more like Europe in the sense that a lot of cities and other destinations are closer together than other parts of the US, and there are actually more options for public and alternative transportation, but still Tanglewood seems to be an island unto itself.
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    Smeltington reacted to A. A. Ron in Disney Emporium releases Indiana Jones: The Complete CD Collection (Expected ship date is March 27, 2024.) No new expansions - Includes the previous Concord Records programmes plus KotCS and DoD OSTs   
    This expansion is the hope killer. This expansion is the little death that brings total disappointment. I will forget this expansion in a few days, but will be reminded of it as soon as this thread is bumped again. When our hope for new expansions is gone, there will be nothing.
     
    Only Muad’Disney will remain.
     
    From The Litany Against ”Indiana Jones: The Complete CD Collection”
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Bellosh in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    Yeah you need a car for Tanglewood. It sucks but there's no way around it, unless you're extremely stubborn and don't mind spending too much time and/or money to find one of the very few, not great, alternatives. There's NO Uber or Lyft in the Berkshires, and no cab companies. The only transportation I know of is a Peter Pan bus that stops in Stockbridge (not sure if it stops anywhere else nearby) just once a day, I want to say at noon, and takes like 7 hours to get to Boston. And then there are a few local residents who offer rides if you can find their contact info, and want to spend the money and also potentially ride in a car that wouldn't qualify for Uber service lol.
     
    I agree walking from Lenox is legit though, if you're ok walking along the side of the road for that distance. Getting out of the venue at the end can take time, because Film Night draws a huge crowd, and lines form at the exits.
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    Smeltington reacted to Edmilson in John Williams is becoming a Disney Legend   
    They should announce there that JW is writing the score and songs for Moana 2. The Rock singing a John Williams song would be awesome.
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    Smeltington got a reaction from crumbs in John Williams is becoming a Disney Legend   
    "Disney Legends Award recipients will also participate in a hand print ceremony at the end of the event, and their bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the company’s Burbank headquarters."
     
    Think John will show up for this? Maybe Harrison will have a new colonoscopy story to share with him?
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Andy in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    Well don't give up too quick, sometimes tickets will come back up as people abandon their cart, etc.
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Andy in John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood, Aug 2 and 3, 2024   
    Tanglewood on Parade is a one-day festival type of event that takes place not only in the shed, but at different locations around the Tanglewood grounds. It includes a variety of performances by various talent, and towards the end it culminates with a shorter set conducted by Williams, then another conductor (e.g. Lockhart) doing some classical repertoire, then the 1812 overture for the finale, followed by fireworks.
     
    Because Williams' set is short, the event is so close to Film Night, and it happens on a Tuesday, it's usually not so well-attended by members of this forum. Film Night is a bigger deal for us. But @rpvee and myself both attended last year, and personally I really enjoyed the whole thing and can't wait to go again this year. Plus last year the Williams program from Tanglewood on Parade didn't overlap with the Film Night program at all.
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Andy in John Williams is becoming a Disney Legend   
    "Disney Legends Award recipients will also participate in a hand print ceremony at the end of the event, and their bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the company’s Burbank headquarters."
     
    Think John will show up for this? Maybe Harrison will have a new colonoscopy story to share with him?
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    Smeltington got a reaction from Martinland in John Williams is becoming a Disney Legend   
    "Disney Legends Award recipients will also participate in a hand print ceremony at the end of the event, and their bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the company’s Burbank headquarters."
     
    Think John will show up for this? Maybe Harrison will have a new colonoscopy story to share with him?
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    Smeltington got a reaction from bollemanneke in John Williams is becoming a Disney Legend   
    "Disney Legends Award recipients will also participate in a hand print ceremony at the end of the event, and their bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the company’s Burbank headquarters."
     
    Think John will show up for this? Maybe Harrison will have a new colonoscopy story to share with him?
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