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MARCH MADNESS, 15 CRAIGSIDE, BROADWAY and LUCY

My news item of the day has to do with my two ESPN women's March Madness bracket teams.  Presently both at the 99.4% level. espn59512106's Picks 1   22K   RANK 99.4%   PCT 300 PTS 1900 MAX Round of 64 POINTS   300/320 espn59512106's Picks 2   22K   RANK 99.4%   PCT 300 PTS 1900 MAX There are 3.4 million competitors and  only 551 are currently perfect. This was a good week.  Only went out once to have my taxes done, and did well.  On the way home did some shopping to complement my 15 Craigside take-out meals, plus a bento.  Only a little more than three weeks till our next trip to the Osaka Expo, returning via an Oceania cruise from Yokohama to Vancouver, then fly back to Honolulu.  Weather has recently been picturesque.  Kilauea Volcano is not now erupting, so the air is clear. Gave a Powerpoint presentation in the 15C theater on my life's  journey. 15C celebrated my day....St. Patrick's Day. Came with food and d...

BROADWAY

The 77th Tony Awards were announced last night.  From Lincoln Center and hosted by Ariana DeBose.   The winners ....and  most memorable moments .  We were in the middle of Broadway a month ago, and would have gone to see a couple of them had we known in advance these results.  I'll mention only one show,  Merrily We Roll Along. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. First premiered on Broadway in 1981, directed by Hal Prince.  Totally flopped, and closed after only 16 performances. Returned in 2023, starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez.  Won four Tonys, with both Radcliffe and victorious in their slot. This the song from the show:   Merrily We Roll Along . Of course, there is the more traditional nursery song, also called  Merrily We Roll Along , written in 1935 by Charlie Tobias, Murray Mencher and Eddie Cantor.  Was used as the  theme song of Warner Brothers'  Looney Tunes . A film adapta...