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Post by megagem on Sept 12, 2011 2:55:00 GMT
i arrived in london july 13  Me too! How crazy would it be if we were on the same flight?? Oh how sweet to be with your niece! You both sound like one of my english aunties and myself. We're both the biggest history and word nuts in our family. notting hill and the portobello market I was there July 23rd. It was my second time visiting (although I've known of the place all my life). I love it there! there was a time hugh grant's smile and accent represented a top-of-the-list attraction, but the sweet boy is just a pretty face and simply doesn't match up to rufus, now that i've seen the light.   how fortunate you are, megagem, to have a family connection. your mum must miss it terribly. how did she and your family end up in the states? My mum found work through a friend in England with a family in Connecticut and became a nanny for them. After working with them for a couple of years she found work with Stan Smith (the tennis champ and Adidas Stan Smith shoe guy) and his family on Hilton Head Island. She met my dad there (a native South Carolinian) and the rest is history. Mum's always loved living over here, but I know she misses England. I definitely do. My family and I lived over there for almost five years (from when I was 4 until I was 9) and I've never been so affected by a place. I absolutely adore it there and I definitely consider it my home. i must admit, the things i've read here, especially the fanfiction connections, make me itch to create a story with rufus as the main character. He's become something like a muse to me. I swear, any time I see this man I think up something new to write or something to add to something I've been working on. I haven't necessarily written anything for him exactly (yet), but we'll see what happens. ;D would love to read your efforts and appreciate your encouragement and offer of help from the site. i hadn't found the thread you mentioned but will definitely visit.  am saving the others as a reward for when i do something extraordinary in my life - like avoiding chocolate for a 48-hour stretch. I admire that! Downloading Nancy is a good one. I saw that recently as well as Arabian Nights. That's a cute one. It's a good thing you're a history buff because John Adams doesn't have much of him in it. If you go to the screencaps thread of John Adams, pretty much every moment he's in is there. We've heard Rufus was quite annoyed that his part was cut so short (he plays Alexander Hamilton) and didn't do any promotion for the series because of it. It is a very good series though. John Adams and Amazing Grace were the first two Rufus works I owned. I bought them both at the same time a couple of years ago. How Rufusitis didn't sneak in then, I'll never know. It wasn't until February of this year while re-watching AG, that I finally saw the light! the thing is, i keep reviewing things i've already seen because i start thinking about the awesomeness of something 'roof' has done and i just have to look at it again and make sure it was real (what a truly bizarre way to view the world of movies - as something 'real' - but what i actually mean is that i need to reassure myself he really was that exceptional at playing a role.) I am the exact same way. I've actually only written a small handful of reviews, although I own nearly everything he's done because I've enjoyed watching them so much the first time around I feel like I have to see them again for the same reasons you mentioned. That and my concentration on the plotline is usually broken because I can't help taking close to 300+ (I'm not kidding) screencaps. "Bless the Child" and "Vinyan" took me four hours each to watch! (Vinyan is only 96 mins and BtC is 107)  That's so awesome about your daughter attending SCAD! I know a few people there and a few others who are planning to go or have been planning to go for a while. It's always sounded like an incredible school. Savannah is a beautiful place, but I think I'd prefer to live on Hilton Head. That really ought to be considered my home as I've lived nearby it or on it pretty much all my life (exempting the England years of course). I'm so glad you and your daughter like the area! You should drop me a line whenever you return here (I'm literally right next to HHI)! I'd love to meet you both! |
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Post by anglophile on Sept 12, 2011 5:39:35 GMT
so much to cover, i don't know where to start. as you said, what a coincidence that we flew out on the same day. however, i left from nashville and made a connection in new york. how about you?
your mention of your aunt for some reason reminded me that the first time i was in london, i left the other wives who were along for the business trip and took off for charing cross; spent a whole afternoon wandering through book stores. I was in heaven. Emily and I scouted a few when we were there, but started out too late the one day we had to devote to it to get it all done. one of our favorite things was seeing "phantom' on stage. i sat next to a tourist from spain and we both teared up at all the same places - sometimes just at the sheer majesty of the music and intensity of the scenes. had seen chicago with my husband 3 years ago. he fell asleep in his seat at the intermission. an evening theater date may not be the best plan on the day you fly in and are trying to cope with jet lag. listening to the cd of chicago still brings back wonderful memories and it's a favorite for trips that take more than 30 minutes.
my daughter adores savannah and is especially happy now that she's out of student housing and living in a couple of rooms in a refurbished house near forsythe square downtown. when we drove over to hilton head last august, we stopped to eat at her choice - sorry that i can't recall the exact name but i know it had 'dog' in it and there was a gift shop. we never actually say the ocean that day, though. maybe next time i'm there we can meet on the shore and talk rufus. my daughter can come along and enthrall us with her british accent. she's a wonderful mimic.
do you go back to england every year for an extended visit? is london your home base there?
i work with a fellow journalist whose parents were english. they divorced; his mother remarried a U.S. military guy and they moved to the states whenhe was a teen. he's been here close to 30 years now, but he still misses england terribly and his mother, who was widowed and has married for a third time is seriously contemplating moving back. kevin still has just a bit of a wonderful accent and he's a dear.
have some friends in chester and i'm afraid that's the extent of my connection.
when can i read some of your stuff?
i know this was disjointed and choppy, but it's midnight and i'm looking at a 5:30 alarm to start a new week. almost went straight to bed after watching martha and the boys for the second time, but couldn't resist a quick look around the board and now i'm too tired to write sensibly. please forgive. have a blessed week.
will you be going to school or to work or doing something fascinating at home? (like writing a rufus tale)
if your mum knows you're on this board, tell her i said hello.
i'm wondering if my extended 'greetings' belond somewhere else other than in response to a thread. clue me in about the etiquette, please.
be blessed.
anglophile
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Post by kygal on Sept 12, 2011 10:59:18 GMT
Hi and welcome to the Rooftop!
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Post by anglophile on Sept 12, 2011 11:34:17 GMT
kygal - hi, neighbor. are you east or west?
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Post by rueful on Sept 12, 2011 11:39:54 GMT
That sounds like a wonderful trip to England! Your niece is very lucky to have such a generous aunt to share that opportunity with her. I'll second Kate's recommendation. "In a Savage Land" is wonderful, although hard to get. If you're an ebay shopper, I'd recommend trying there for some of Rufus's older works. Also, I've shopped at British Amazon (amazon.uk.co) for some items. However, you have to make sure that either it's a region 1 DVD or your DVD player is region-free, or you won't be able to play it. If you want to see long posts, you should see some of the long reviews in the "Works of Rufus Sewell" threads. His performances just bring out the novel writer in a lot of us.  However, if you want to have a private conversation with another member, you can send a private message (PM). Click on that person's name (either to the left of one of their posts, or sometimes it's found in the list on the bottom of the Home page if they've signed on recently). You'll be given a box to compose and send a PM. Incidentally, you can get a similar reply box that gives you different posting options for Board messages too (like adding a picture, inserting a quote, bold type, smileys, etc). Instead of typing your reply in the "Quick Reply" box at the bottom of the page, click on "reply" in the blue bar at the top or the bottom of the page (it's next to the option "add poll"). I'm glad to see you've started to make your way through some of the other sections of the Board like the games. Have fun! |
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Post by bastognegirl on Sept 12, 2011 13:16:39 GMT
Welcome on board Anglophile *waving to you from Belgium* |
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Post by anglophile on Sept 13, 2011 1:45:40 GMT
finally got one to open on my computer at work; just have to listen after hours. will tackle this home laptop later tonight. thanks so much. i'd recognize the laugh anywhere. just wish i could have seen the play.
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Post by walt on Sept 14, 2011 5:53:40 GMT
Welcome to the Rooftop, Anglophile!
Some of my favourite films with Rufus are "The Woodlanders", "In A Savage Land", and "Victory" - but I'm afraid they are not easy to get.
I'd also recommend the audio of "The Woodlanders", Rufus speaks the abridged version in a very moving way - for me even more moving than the film itself. So be sure to have some tissues at hand!
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Post by anglophile on Sept 14, 2011 12:00:35 GMT
Some of my favorite films with Rufus are "The Woodlanders", "In A Savage Land", and "Victory" - but I'm afraid they are not easy to get. I'd also recommend the audio of "The Woodlanders", Rufus speaks the abridged version in a very moving way - for me even more moving than the film itself. So be sure to have some tissues at hand! (i'm still trying to figure out the quotes blocks and i'm in a hurry, so i may have really messed this up. if so, forgive, please. if not, celebrate a success story with me.) thanks so much for the heads-up. i was able to secure a copy of the woodlanders but would love to have the audio, as well. something nice to have in the car, maybe. i also found victory, but i haven't had time to look at it yet. every time someone enthuses over a movie i've already seen or mentions an insight i missed, i feel compelled to back and look at it again. then, too, the nifty director's notes on some of the dvd offerings means i devote twice as much time to a viewing as someone normally would. just went through this experience with illumanata and found that i invested much deeper meaning in it than the director did. he apparently just had a lot of fun with it. i had a lot of fun, too, of course, since rufus was hunky in the extreme, even if he was a bad little boy on occasion. based on your recommendation, however, i will move on. this is rather like smorgasbord at christmas - do you keep going back to what you already know is the best thing on the table or do you fill your plate with untried dishes and add to your appreciation of the things that delight the senses? |
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Post by welshdragon on Sept 15, 2011 16:55:53 GMT
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Post by anglophile on Sept 15, 2011 19:13:08 GMT
how wonderful and amazingly generous of you. i'm at work right now and am reluctant to put it on company property - don't ask why i'm breezing ahead with reading and writing on company property - but accessing this on my laptop will be my first priority at home tonight. When I feel sorry for myself that my husband works out of town all week, I remind myself that it provides the freedom to do things like this without explaining anything to any one. Can't wait. And thanks for your kind words. At some point, I may learn to distill what I have to say, but my kids say they've been hearing that all their lives and it hasn't happened yet.
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Post by kygal on Sept 17, 2011 12:23:14 GMT
Hi Anglophile, I live in Lexington, Fayette County. I have a cousin in Nashville. Visit Gattlinburg from time to time, or a UK vs Vols ballgame.
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Post by anglophile on Sept 17, 2011 14:55:42 GMT
Hi Anglophile, I live in Lexington, Fayette County. I have a cousin in Nashville. Visit Gattlinburg from time to time, or a UK vs Vols ballgame. we're a few miles apart, but not that much. nashville is like a second home for my family and gatlinburg is a favorite vacation spot. that means driving the width of the state, though, because we live about as far west as you can go without falling into the mighty mississippi. we're also as far north as you can go without hopping over into kentucky. you live in a beautiful part of that state. maybe we can meet in nashville sometime if there is a special 'roof-y' showing there of something. |
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Post by joyceinva on Sept 17, 2011 21:34:42 GMT
Anglophile- I've had amazingly good luck ordering older Rufus DVDs from the used book/DVD sellers on amazon. I tend to shop only those sellers who have a favorable rating of 95% or higher. I've gotten some real bargains and everything has always been as advertised. In fact - the one time the DVD was defective the seller replaced it no questions asked.
But - welcome to the Rooftop - you will find yourself in excellent company as we all understand all to well your Rufus devotion.
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Me too! How crazy would it be if we were on the same flight??
