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In Reply to: Rod, did you know? Plus The Raggedy Rawney. posted by Victor Khomenko on November 25, 1999 at 06:08:42:
Hi, Victor
>>>
***No, I don't live in Kremlin... yet. Just tryin' to be precise.
Thing is, 20 of these 60 km are *inside* Moscow, so how far
is it from Moscow really?Too complicated. Need a calculator to figure that out. Would that
be 20 plus 60? I knew I could do it!
<<<Look folks, that's what happens when someone forgets how to use slide rule!
>>>
***And yes, ~1.5 hours is more traffic than car problem. And roads...
You know, Russian troubles are fools and roads... some things never
change.Some things change for worse too. You didn't have that traffic twenty
years ago. You didn't have those ugly parking lots either. You didn't
have Yeltsin, but I am not sure if this is better or worse.
<<<Honestly I dunno. Maybe roads became better for fools now.
>>>
I know you intentionally left out the size of your drink, just to preserve
the tranquility of this board members. Now, honest, is one drink 500mL or
closer to 750?
<<<Sorry to disappoint you. I'm a slow drinker. Preferable size is 25-75mL.
Yes, twenty-five! Comfortable total is between 300 and 700, depending on
the party. Actually, some 8 or 10 years ago I noticed that I can recognize
and appreciate even the one and only gnat-sized 25mL doze. That was a BIG
surprise. So under-doze isn't a big deal for me. As opposed to OVERdoze.
>>>
I still remember the standard calculation for most *good* parties back
in Russia - one bottle of vodka per person (that included women and children)
plus wine and beer.
<<<My friends @ 18 school "invented" Li-G-Ryl metric. That's abbreviated
Litr-GRadus-Rylo. Multiply litres by degrees, divide the product by
number of... well... persons to get the party in Li-G-Ryl's. Thorough
empirical research revealed optimal Li-G-Ryl as ~20. So your standard
is in the ballpark.
>>>
***now I wonder whether the choice of *Beethoven* Drive was intentional? :)True address. When we were house hunting, my wife saw the street name
and didn't want to look any further. It helped that the house was real
nice too. The company started in my 2500 sq. foot basement, all equipped,
and stayed there for couple of years, until some day my wife kicked
everyone out. She allowed us to keep the address though. It DOES sound
right, doesn't it?
>>>Have to admit, she's plain SMART. And you... well... plain LUCKY.
Hey... *my* wife buys me movies too!
<<<
BTW, speaking of movies, started watching yesterday a strange one:
The Raggedy Rawney. Still
don't know what to think about it. Have you seen it?
>>>No. And the title looks completely unfamiliar. So I'm intrigued. Can you
provide some additional info on it, like year, genre, actors etc? I'll try
to find it here.
>>>
Could you give me a list of good recent Russian movies - I can get them
all here, just need to know what to ask for and the guy who runs the shop
is not much into the fine art of movie making. All genre's will be fine,
including some nice action. If you could go back few years - that would
be swell. I have seen many, but I am sure not most.
>>>I have a strong feeling that *good* ones are in the past. Current are rather
in more/less *decent* territory. And with my rotten memory I need some more
time to make such a list.Here are few relatively safe choices. Since you've seen many, these are
most probably familiar, but it's all I can remember now.- Specifics Of Russian National Hunting = Osobennosti russkoj natsional'noj
okhoty. Not a stupid and funny comedy.- Love In A Russian Style (I) = Ljubit' po-russki. Sentimental. Actor playing
avove current average. Slight smell of socialist realism, sorry. If you'll
like it, proceed with II.- Agent Of National Security = translate literally. ;-) Action, but TAKE CARE!
I haven't seen it yet, rec is based on s/h info. I'm going to try it in the
near for 16 tugriks as usual, will keep you informed.
I'll make some further research, but don't hold your breath. I'm really slow
and lazy. Do you remember your request about classics for brass orchestra
@ Music Lane... looooong time ago? I got interested, it turned out that wife
is fan of this music as well, we made (and still make) some search, we've
bought a few LP's and... And I still have no comments. :((( She didn't filed
it yet, and I can't remember all the necessary details myself...I HATE my memory! Umm... wellll... long ago she heard live... well, it was
something like 'CCCP State Brass Orchestra', conductor was... err... Petroff?
I'm sure, neither Ivanoff, nor Sidoroff. And if memory serves her, they played
Pictures On(Of?:) An Excibition.
Damn. I must drink LESS.
regards, gnat
***Sorry to disappoint you. I'm a slow drinker. Preferable size is 25-75mL.
Yes, twenty-five! Comfortable total is between 300 and 700, depending on
the party. Actually, some 8 or 10 years ago I noticed that I can recognize
and appreciate even the one and only gnat-sized 25mL doze. That was a BIG
surprise. So under-doze isn't a big deal for me. As opposed to OVERdoze.I understand. It is interesting to note that most people who came here have quickly lost their drive to drink a lot. I don't have any idea why (must be the that free US air), but I hardly see anyone do it anymore - even those who used to be rather intensive drinkers do stop here. Case in point: we had 14 people yesterday and we went through 3 pitiful bottles of (arguably good) wine. Not that there was none more available - it just happened naturally. I am almost ashamed to admit, but I still have some hard liquor bottles that I opened some fifteen years ago...
***I still remember the standard calculation for most *good* parties back
in Russia - one bottle of vodka per person (that included women and children)
plus wine and beer.
< < <***My friends @ 18 school "invented" Li-G-Ryl metric. That's abbreviated
Litr-GRadus-Rylo. Multiply litres by degrees, divide the product by
number of... well... persons to get the party in Li-G-Ryl's. Thorough
empirical research revealed optimal Li-G-Ryl as ~20. So your standard
is in the ballpark.Well, "where's my seventeen years?"...
***now I wonder whether the choice of *Beethoven* Drive was intentional? :)***True address. When we were house hunting, my wife saw the street name
and didn't want to look any further. It helped that the house was real
nice too. The company started in my 2500 sq. foot basement, all equipped,
and stayed there for couple of years, until some day my wife kicked
everyone out. She allowed us to keep the address though. It DOES sound
right, doesn't it?
> > >***Have to admit, she's plain SMART.
That's for sure. Smart choice of husband, too...
***And you... well... plain LUCKY.
Hey... *my* wife buys me movies too!Reason enough to keep them.
< < <
BTW, speaking of movies, started watching yesterday a strange one:
The Raggedy Rawney. Still
don't know what to think about it. Have you seen it?
> > >***No. And the title looks completely unfamiliar. So I'm intrigued. Can you
provide some additional info on it, like year, genre, actors etc? I'll try
to find it here.I have not finished this one yet - we got interrupted with all that Thanksgiving commotion. It looks interesting and strange with the actor I love - Bob Hoskins. This is his directing debut. I don't think you need to spend much time looking for this one.
***I have a strong feeling that *good* ones are in the past.
Remember, to me "past" is many, many years ago.
***Current are rather
in more/less *decent* territory. And with my rotten memory I need some more
time to make such a list.***Here are few relatively safe choices. Since you've seen many, these are
most probably familiar, but it's all I can remember now.- Specifics Of Russian National Hunting = Osobennosti russkoj natsional'noj
okhoty. Not a stupid and funny comedy.- Love In A Russian Style (I) = Ljubit' po-russki. Sentimental. Actor playing
avove current average. Slight smell of socialist realism, sorry. If you'll
like it, proceed with II.- Agent Of National Security = translate literally. ;-) Action, but TAKE CARE!
I haven't seen it yet, rec is based on s/h info. I'm going to try it in the
near for 16 tugriks as usual, will keep you informed.Thank you, I copied this list and will give it to my wife. Don't know when we are going to make it to the "Russian" area in Phily, but will try. Lately I have been less than enthusiastic about going there. You see more and more faces you'd rather not see - bandits have finally arrived. Kind of crowd you see by the Botchka joint in Moscow.
***I'll make some further research, but don't hold your breath. I'm really slow
and lazy. Do you remember your request about classics for brass orchestra
@ Music Lane... looooong time ago? I got interested, it turned out that wife
is fan of this music as well, we made (and still make) some search, we've
bought a few LP's and... And I still have no comments. :((( She didn't filed
it yet, and I can't remember all the necessary details myself...***I HATE my memory! Umm... wellll... long ago she heard live... well, it was
something like 'CCCP State Brass Orchestra', conductor was... err... Petroff?
I'm sure, neither Ivanoff, nor Sidoroff.LOL! That is good... Can't fight THAT logic.
***And if memory serves her, they played
Pictures On(Of?:) An Excibition.At.
***Damn. I must drink LESS.
Latest research shows one needs at least a glass of wine a day to stay healthy. Don't let yourself down.
Best of luck,
Victor.
Hi, Victor
< < <
I have not finished this one yet - we got interrupted with all that
Thanksgiving commotion. It looks interesting and strange with the
actor I love - Bob Hoskins. This is his directing debut. I don't think
you need to spend much time looking for this one.
> > >Thank you, I'll try to find it.
> > >
***I have a strong feeling that *good* ones are in the past.Remember, to me "past" is many, many years ago.
< < <Ah-ha! Well, then your choice is considerable wider. Since my memory
still sucks, I'll start with just random two that I saw @ local shop
shelves yesterday:- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. 4 films (or 5?),
Vas. Livanov/Vit. Solomin. Try any, then get the rest if you like it.- Adventures of Prince Florisel. Oleg Dal'. Edgar Poe stories. 2 or 3
films. As above, get a trial (any) one, then the rest. :)To be continued...
> > >
Thank you, I copied this list and will give it to my wife. Don't know
when we are going to make it to the "Russian" area in Phily, but will
try. Lately I have been less than enthusiastic about going there. You
see more and more faces you'd rather not see - bandits have finally
arrived. Kind of crowd you see by the Botchka joint in Moscow.
< < <Are you sure? Say, I cut my hair fairly short and look kinda dangerous
without glasses. Could they be just peaceful programmers with contact
lenses? :)
OTOH if they're *real* bandits, maybe they can "dostat'" you this SVT-40?
> > >
***Damn. I must drink LESS.Latest research shows one needs at least a glass of wine a day to stay
healthy. Don't let yourself down.
< < <Damn! So that's why I feel so bad in my 100% sober days. ;-)
regards, gnat
***Thank you, I'll try to find it.As I mentioned before, it is DEFINITELY worth it. I loved it, my wife even more so. It's got very warm human undertones that are impossible to ignore. And several people play with their faces and voices, not legs or arms.
***Ah-ha! Well, then your choice is considerable wider. Since my memory
still sucks, I'll start with just random two that I saw @ local shop
shelves yesterday:***- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. 4 films (or 5?),
Vas. Livanov/Vit. Solomin. Try any, then get the rest if you like it.***- Adventures of Prince Florisel. Oleg Dal'. Edgar Poe stories. 2 or 3
films. As above, get a trial (any) one, then the rest. :)***To be continued...
Appreciate a lot - whenever yo have a chance, just throw something in the direction ot the US of A. We went to Phily this weekend and rented four movies from your list. Buying three packs of pelmeny also added to trip justification. The Okhota was out. My wife liked the Genius and it was fun to watch good actors in Lubit' po-Russki (the sizes of those breasts were, well, quite unbelievable... no implants there...), she didn't care much for the action. So if you could dig into your "gentle" stock for more drama or commedy with good actors... BTW, did you see one of the latest Yankovski' work, something about two twin systers? I saw a promotion and it looked good, but many of them do.
Kind of crowd you see by the Botchka joint in Moscow.
< < <***Are you sure? Say, I cut my hair fairly short and look kinda dangerous
without glasses. Could they be just peaceful programmers with contact
lenses? :)Yeah, right... Lots of them "programmers" at the Botchka... I've spent enough years in the underbelly of Lygovka and Wyborgskaya to be able to tell a Cobol specialist from Sashka Krivoy.
***OTOH if they're *real* bandits, maybe they can "dostat'" you this SVT-40?
I am afraid they will sooner dostat' me WITH it.
> > >
***Damn. I must drink LESS.Latest research shows one needs at least a glass of wine a day to stay
healthy. Don't let yourself down.
< < <***Damn! So that's why I feel so bad in my 100% sober days. ;-)
Must be hard to go through a typical Moscow day 100% sober...
Stay warm...
Victor.
Hi, Victor
> > >
***Thank you, I'll try to find it.As I mentioned before, it is DEFINITELY worth it. I loved
it, my wife even more so. It's got
very warm human undertones that are impossible to ignore.
And several people play with their
faces and voices, not legs or arms.
< < <That's almost forgotten art, so I'm convinced now. Ohh btw, I couldn't
find *Rawney* in my dictionary as well. Please, translate it po-Russki.
> > >
***To be continued...Appreciate a lot - whenever yo have a chance, just throw something in
the direction ot the US of A.
< < <I hope you don't mind following local TV program - I'll use it's rotation
to refresh my memories. :)
> > >
We went to Phily this weekend and rented four movies from your list.
Buying three packs of pelmeny also added to trip justification. The
Okhota was out. My wife liked the Genius and it was fun to watch good
actors in Lubit' po-Russki (the sizes of those breasts were, well,
quite unbelievable... no implants there...), she didn't care much
for the action.
< < <I felt that nostalgic smell will add some value to Lubit' for you.
Matveev once played Brezhnev btw. :)
> > >
So if you could dig into your "gentle" stock for more drama or commedy
with good actors...
> > >Unfortunately, I can't remember drama now (but there were a few of VERY
good ones in 80th). Working on it...With comedy it's somehow easier. Continue your hunt for Okhota. :) I hope
you have seen the big three: "Garage", "Ironia Sud'by", "Beregis' Avtomobilja".
If not, just get these. Then there was "Hi I'm your aunt" (="Zdravstvujte,
ja vasha tetja").
> > >
BTW, did you see one of the latest Yankovski' work, something about two twin
systers? I saw a promotion and it looked good, but many of them do.
> > >Nope. I haven't even seen the Tzar-killer, though I almost feel how he fits
into Nikolaj II image. Guess I just fear to be disappointed comparing these
to his 80th works. "Munchgausen", "Routine Wonder" (="Obyknovennoje chudo"),
"Two Camerades" (="Dva tovarisha") with Rolan Bykov. I'm sure there are even
better than these, which I forgot. :(
> > >
Kind of crowd you see by the Botchka joint in Moscow.***Are you sure? Say, I cut my hair fairly short and look kinda dangerous
without glasses. Could they be just peaceful programmers with contact
lenses? :)Yeah, right... Lots of them "programmers" at the Botchka... I've spent enough
years in the underbelly of Lygovka and Wyborgskaya to be able to tell a Cobol
specialist from Sashka Krivoy.
< < <These sauruses have different tesauruses, right? Considering Y2K proximity,
I wonder now who is more dangerous?
> > >
***OTOH if they're *real* bandits, maybe they can "dostat'" you this SVT-40?I am afraid they will sooner dostat' me WITH it.
< < <LOL, you're right! I overlooked this risk.
> > >
***Damn. I must drink LESS.Latest research shows one needs at least a glass of wine a day to stay
healthy. Don't let yourself down.***Damn! So that's why I feel so bad in my 100% sober days. ;-)
Must be hard to go through a typical Moscow day 100% sober...
< < <"One drink in the morning - free the whole day". = "Vypil s utra - ves'
den' svoboden".
regards, gnat
And several people play with their
faces and voices, not legs or arms.
< < <***That's almost forgotten art, so I'm convinced now. Ohh btw, I couldn't
find *Rawney* in my dictionary as well. Please, translate it po-Russki.It is predskazatel', or yasnovidets. None of my dictionaries had it, not even the Galperin or Muller. My American associate didn't know it either. The much more common word is 'seer' - it is a synonym.
***I hope you don't mind following local TV program - I'll use it's rotation
to refresh my memories. :)Fine with me, whatever it takes.
***I felt that nostalgic smell will add some value to Lubit' for you.
Matveev once played Brezhnev btw. :)He doesn't need any makeup for that, either. That was my first impression too.
***Unfortunately, I can't remember drama now (but there were a few of VERY
good ones in 80th). Working on it...***With comedy it's somehow easier. Continue your hunt for Okhota. :) I hope
you have seen the big three: "Garage", "Ironia Sud'by", "Beregis' Avtomobilja".
If not, just get these. Then there was "Hi I'm your aunt" (="Zdravstvujte,
ja vasha tetja").Well, I may be young, but I am not THAT young. I saw all of these back in Russia. Fine movies, for sure.
> > >
BTW, did you see one of the latest Yankovski' work, something about two twin
systers? I saw a promotion and it looked good, but many of them do.
> > >***Nope. I haven't even seen the Tzar-killer, though I almost feel how he fits
into Nikolaj II image. Guess I just fear to be disappointed comparing these
to his 80th works. "Munchgausen",Yep, saw this one. Very good.
***"Routine Wonder" (="Obyknovennoje chudo"),
"Two Camerades" (="Dva tovarisha") with Rolan Bykov. I'm sure there are even
better than these, which I forgot. :(Seen all of these. Good.
***These sauruses have different tesauruses, right? Considering Y2K proximity,
I wonder now who is more dangerous?My wife is a programmer with one HUGE financial institution. I suspect more problems have been created while trying to "fix" the potential Y2K ones. Personally, I don't expect much to happen at all.
***Damn! So that's why I feel so bad in my 100% sober days. ;-)Must be hard to go through a typical Moscow day 100% sober...
< < <***"One drink in the morning - free the whole day". = "Vypil s utra - ves'
den' svoboden".It is mostly milk-and-cornflakes in the mornings here.
Speaking of good movies, we saw one more time the Rules of the Game last night. Highly recommended.
How much snow you got so far?
Victor.
Hi, Victor
> > >
***That's almost forgotten art, so I'm convinced now. Ohh btw, I couldn't
find *Rawney* in my dictionary as well. Please, translate it po-Russki.
It is predskazatel', or yasnovidets. None of my dictionaries had it, not
even the Galperin or Muller. My American associate didn't know it either.
The much more common word is 'seer' - it is a synonym.
< < <Or 'providets'... provider? :) Thanx, I feel better now. Hey... Huskins
played in Cotton Club, right?I still can't find it here, but there are two or three BIG shops left
unvisited yet.> > >
***Unfortunately, I can't remember drama now (but there were a few of VERY
good ones in 80th). Working on it...
< < <Ummm... "Winter Cherry" = "Zimnyaya Vishnya". I remember I liked it... but
I forgot, whether it was melo- or just drama. And of course, I forgot
whether it was made in 70s or 80s. :)
> > >
***With comedy it's somehow easier. Continue your hunt for Okhota. :) I hope
you have seen the big three: "Garage", "Ironia Sud'by", "Beregis' Avtomobilja".
If not, just get these. Then there was "Hi I'm your aunt" (="Zdravstvujte,
ja vasha tetja").Well, I may be young, but I am not THAT young. I saw all of these back in Russia. Fine
movies, for sure.
< < <I just had to be sure that you're familiar with *basic* stuff.
Kinda exams... ;-) "Student Khomenko, what did XX congress of
CPSU say about Maxwell theory?"
> > >
My wife is a programmer with one HUGE financial institution. I suspect more
problems have been created while trying to "fix" the potential Y2K ones.
Personally, I don't expect much to happen at all.
< < <I dunno... I'm not a rawney. :) Digital clipping can be extremely
unpleasant in some cases though.
> > >
***"One drink in the morning - free the whole day". = "Vypil s utra - ves'
den' svoboden".It is mostly milk-and-cornflakes in the mornings here.
< < <That's definitely better for day work.
> > >
Speaking of good movies, we saw one more time the Rules of the Game last night. Highly
recommended.
< < <Thank you, it's available here. Just avoid "The Game". :)
> > >
How much snow you got so far?
< < <Not much. A farmer in me feels sad about it.
regards, gnat
.
Hi, Victor
- Thief = Vor. Drama/melodrama. At least an attempt for good scenario
and actor playing.- Genius = Genij. Criminal drama/comedy. Main charachter (Abdulov)
may be interesting for you personally. :)- Criminal Quartet = Kriminalnyj kvartet. Action/drama, actors above
average.- The Rock =... oops! It's made in US, sorry. Well, let it stay, it's not
bad *combinatorial* in the sense defined above. Half-ironical reminiscences
to James Bond almost save it.- Action... combinatorial... yeah, Eliminate the 30 = Tridtsatogo unichtozhit'.
Well, that's careful russian implementation of US standard, I think.
regards, gnat
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