tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:45:08 +0000Great DreamersNewsPop CultureGreat Movie MomentsMusicReally Good TV MomentsCritics and ReviewsWriters and Great WritingDivas and DivadomJust FunnyAcademy AwardsHeart of San FranciscoHollywood Film LegendsOscarsOn Making MoviesAdvertisingHopeBlues and Jazz SingersTheatreArtEnvironmentGabcast BlogsOprahDogsGreen SceneHelen MirrenThe Sopranos2008 Presidential ElectionDalai LamaJanis JoplinRingo StarrSaturday Night LiveThe BeatlesTibetTina FeyAfricaEconomyEdith PiafEmmyEmmy AwardsHillaryJane TennisonMoneyPrime SuspectSuze OrmanThe Closer. . . dreaming out loud for other likely great dreamers!http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (ndyal)Blogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-2378627538897628546Sat, 07 Jun 2014 19:43:00 +00002016-07-10T06:39:07.186-07:00"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did . . . people will never forget how you made them feel"__ Maya Angelou http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2014/06/remembering-maya-angelou.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-1666234970691207303Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:11:00 +00002012-02-26T10:19:34.625-08:00Academy AwardsGreat DreamersGreat Movie MomentsOscars Nancy's Picks - will win, surprise win, should win Best Picture:  The Artist  Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Best Actors Leading: Viola Davis, The Help and Jean Dujardin, The Artist Surprise Win:  Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn Should win again (or give another tie win with Viola Davis): Meryl Streep Best Actors Supporting: http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2012/02/oscar-picks-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-7095470878402144832Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:34:00 +00002011-11-12T12:41:58.286-08:00Blues and Jazz SingersGreat DreamersMusicPop CultureReally Good TV MomentsRachel Crow, great dreamerhttp://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2011/11/rachel-crows-soulful-id-rather-go-blind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-2755995936222712873Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:09:00 +00002011-03-01T18:34:51.553-08:00PS 22 Chorus performing "Firework" at an Oscar press conference. I'm thinking move over Katy Perry . . . http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2011/03/ps-22-chorus-rocks-firework.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-4109925944340636064Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:11:00 +00002011-03-09T21:13:32.431-08:00I never tire of this wonderful Traveler's Insurance commercial, it began airing around June 2009. Wonderful advertising, featuring music by Ray LaMontagne. "When it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance . . ."http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2011/02/when-it-comes-to-things-you-care-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-3724208412667094705Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:58:00 +00002010-12-23T16:56:58.535-08:00Great DreamersReally Good TV Moments“If they have a dream, they should always go for it because that’s what happened to me and my dream came true.”_ Jackie Evancho, Age 10, Great Dreamer Click link to hear Silent Night . . .Jackie Evancho Official Websitehttp://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/12/silent-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-2448672027383987432Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:02:00 +00002010-11-14T08:15:43.257-08:00ArtGreat DreamersHeart of San FranciscoVisiting the San Francisco Bay Area? Do not miss the Post Impressionist Masterpieces on exhibition from the Musee D'Orsay at the de Young Museum. Van Gogh's Starry Night Over The Rhone brought tears to my eyes. The show runs through January 18, 2011.http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/11/van-gogh-gauguin-cezanne-and-beyond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-3708114748377566480Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:56:00 +00002010-10-17T19:26:59.439-07:00Heart of San FranciscoHollywood Film LegendsNewsOn Making MoviesClint Eastwood's latest film "Hereafter" opens October 22. Eastwood notoriously films only when he's delivered an exceptional screenplay, "Hereafter" was written by one of my all time favorites, Academy Award winner Peter Morgan. The crew spent about five days filming across the street from my apartment on Nob Hill in late January. The apartment building used for Damon's character sits on http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/10/eastwoods-hereafter-filmed-on-nob-hill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-912286669938278823Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:52:00 +00002010-10-14T18:11:51.029-07:00Great DreamersHopeNews Mission Accomplished CHILECredit: Video Image taken October 13, 2010http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/10/great-inspiration-mision-cumplida-chile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-628955650036707096Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +00002010-09-19T10:25:08.987-07:00Great DreamersMusicPop CultureLoving Pandora. In case you're wondering, Pandora is all about delivering you the music you love! Set up radio stations with your favorite artists and songs. Share your favorite stations with friends. Read more about The Music Genome Project. Even more enjoyable---listening to Pandora mobile and blocking out the riff-raff noise on BART while riding to/from my day job! From Yo-Yo Ma to Tina http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/09/pandora-mobile-music-in-your-moment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-3843390485029431896Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:24:00 +00002010-07-18T15:08:04.258-07:00Great DreamersNewsPop CultureHats off to Jonathan Mann for his perfect Song A Day response to the iPhone4 "Antennagate" hoopla. Apple kicked off the July 16 press conference with Jonathan's YouTube channel clip. Steve Jobs followed with a passionate presentation about their latest findings and "We Love Our Customers" good will commitment. As for me, I love my iPhone4! _ Jonathan Mann, Great Dreamerhttp://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/07/iphone-4-totally-rocks-so-does-jonathan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-7832200966055352353Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:21:00 +00002010-06-10T08:32:25.236-07:00EnvironmentGreat DreamersGreen SceneNews Long-time environmental activist Diane Wilson poured Karo syrup over the top of her head during a Congressional hearing on the Gulf oil crisis just as Senator Lisa Murkowski started speaking. Senator Murkowski happens to be a top ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Wilson was immediately hauled out of the hearing room and arrested ---of course. Reports say that Diane http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/06/gulf-coast-shrimper-dumps-oil-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-3317711316025861463Sat, 29 May 2010 16:19:00 +00002011-03-26T13:47:51.995-07:00Great DreamersPop CultureReally Good TV MomentsGreyson Chance performed Lady GaGa's "Paparazzi" at his local hometown 6th grade talent show on April 28 and posted the video of it on You Tube. Now with more than 23,260,000 You Tube views, two guest appearances on Ellen, $10,000 in prize money, new Yamaha piano, and a contract with Ellen's record label, no one could be more surprised than Greyson. This social media success story took less http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/05/greyson-chance-social-media-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-9154067364446521372Mon, 10 May 2010 13:50:00 +00002010-09-19T07:52:55.377-07:00Blues and Jazz SingersDivas and DivadomHollywood Film LegendsMy first real job took me to LA. I worked the Las Vegas Fun Train in Winter sometimes and once met Mantan Moreland, a comic actor best known for his wide-eyed presence in the Charlie Chan movies. I told him that I was going to see Lena Horne at Caesar’s Palace, he gave me his card and said to use it, he’d meet me there. Mantan didn’t come with me to the show, he decided to hang out with his palshttp://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/05/on-meeting-lena-horne.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-6215654097253211914Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:56:00 +00002010-04-11T16:04:37.564-07:00Hats off to Saturday Night Live as Tina Fey introduces the world to Sarah Palin Network. "All Palin All The Time" at least through 2012 . . . heaven help us. http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/04/snl-introduces-sarah-palin-network.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-3235638294511691288Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:55:00 +00002010-03-14T20:07:06.132-07:00MusicNewsReally Good TV MomentsWatch CBS News Videos OnlineWatch CBS News Videos Onlinehttp://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/03/derek-paravicini-on-60-minutes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-7699897782882128203Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:03:00 +00002010-03-07T13:36:12.602-08:00Academy AwardsCritics and ReviewsGreat DreamersGreat Movie MomentsOn Making MoviesWriters and Great WritingFavorites:Meryl Streep Inglorious BasterdsThe Hurt LockerUPWill wins:Best Picture & Animated Feature: Avatar & UPBest Actors Leading/Supporting: Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Mo'Nique, Christoph WaltzBest Director, Editing, & Screenplay: The Hurt Locker http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/03/great-dream-productions-2010-oscar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-4649085958753670590Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:38:00 +00002010-03-07T11:00:47.817-08:00Academy AwardsGreat Movie MomentsOn Making MoviesKathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" is recommended viewing. And I am not a fan of war. Watch it, if you don't believe in war and everything remotely associated with war. Watch it, if you can get past the needless killing of those who are innocent and a war that no one wants to be involved in fighting. If you can realize that radical fundamentalists want to destroy you and believe in what theyhttp://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-hurt-locker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-8280224539235312464Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:38:00 +00002010-02-13T08:36:51.035-08:00Heart of San FranciscoWriters and Great Writing This weekend marks my first experience at the San Francisco Writer's Conference on the quest to official publication. Agents, authors, and editors gather at the Mark Hopkins Hotel to host invaluable sessions on topics from pitchcraft to twitterpower. Keynoters feature Steve Berry, Jacquelyn Mitchard, and Dan Poynter. Presenters include the Bay Area's own Adair Lara, Mary Mackey, Cara Black and http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2010/02/page-turner-2010-san-francisco-writers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-1746772541989497400Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:05:00 +00002009-08-23T17:08:21.020-07:00http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2009/08/grandpa-elliot-playing-for-change-in-la.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-4717599101048709535Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:28:00 +00002010-03-03T20:24:27.840-08:00Critics and ReviewsGreat DreamersGreat Movie MomentsPop CultureWriters and Great WritingMeryl Streep whipping up the essence of Julia Child in Julie & Julia proves to be Nora Ephron's best ingredient. Who else but Streep could paint the portrait of Julia Child we hold in our hearts and minds? Only Streep could capture Julia's zest for life with the same fervor she displays Julia's utter sadness at her inability to have children, the most poignant and private moment of the entire http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2009/08/on-julia-child-after-julie-julia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-418699346029446467Sun, 17 May 2009 14:13:00 +00002010-05-29T14:11:14.134-07:00Dalai LamaEmmy AwardsGreat DreamersHopeTibetWomen of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution awarded EMMY® by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences San Francisco Northen California Region during the annual awards ceremony. 'A Quiet Revolution' is the second in Bay Area filmmaker Rosemary Rawcliffe's Women of Tibet trilogy. Even more poignant, the honor marks the 50th Anniversary of the Tibetan uprising and forced exile of His Holiness the http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2009/05/quiet-revolution-awarded-emmy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-8786258305779382563Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:12:00 +00002009-04-24T20:22:25.130-07:00AfricaBlues and Jazz SingersGreat DreamersHopeMusichttp://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2009/04/playing-for-change-stand-by-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-6353378728916935802Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:01:00 +00002009-04-18T12:21:36.899-07:00Great DreamersReally Good TV MomentsTheatre _Susan Boyle,Great Dreamerhttp://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2009/04/susan-boyle-i-dreamed-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751119.post-5010815006000593122Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:51:00 +00002010-05-15T15:38:07.682-07:00AdvertisingEnvironmentGreen SceneJust FunnyNewsKudos to IKEA France with the launch of an eco-friendly car ad last week. It's either a great inspiration or hilarious April Fool's Day joke. Expectation setting is in order for consumers who might consider buying an IKEA car. It's not yet clear how many different aisles you'll need to find or the number of boxes you'll need to pick off the self-serve shelf before heading to check-out. Detroit http://greatdreamproductions.blogspot.com/2009/03/kudos-to-ikea-france-earth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ndyal)0