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Author Topic: THE MUSIC MAN (1962) Blu Ray Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-08-2010 08:33 PM                        Day one without my mother has been rough but I am doing everything possible to keep my mind and body busy. Almost all of the time I spent with my mother has been doing post production Photoshop work on my laptop computer in her room at her nursing home. I am now faced with doing all of that work in a big empty house that hold so much memories of Mama but I seem to have found a solution to that problem thanks to Film Tech member Vern Dias when we talked on the phone today. Our public library has a section with power outputs for laptop computers and one of the library staff worker told me I will be more than welcome to do my work there. I have not got the hang of posting pictures here at Film Tech but if any of you want to see pictures of my mother that I had posted at FACEBOOK, go there to see them. I do not know if you have to sign up to see my pictures and read my comments and those of my friends without joining but it is free if you decide to do it. To find my pictures & posts, just type in my name in the search box and it will take you there. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-21-2010 06:10 PM                        It has been exactly two weeks since my mother had passed away and each day after her passing has been different. I was told to keep busy and continue to do the the things I used to enjoy before she went to her rest and it helped somewhat. I finally saw AVATAR, and I have been posting here more than usual and thank God, I had some photo assignments that kept me busy. The tremendous pain of losing her only comes when I am not doing anything and have time think about how wonderful she was and wish she was still alive. I felt exactly the same way when my father passed away twelve years ago but I took comfort at the fact that I still had my mother so the pain of losing him did not last too long.. Now that they are both gone, I am wondering how long will I continue to feel the way I do now? Before Mama's passing, I was very happy and content. I am still happy but at the same time, there is an emptiness in my heart from losing her and was wondering long will I have to endure this? -Claude  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-21-2010 10:07 PM                     Hey Claude You just need time. It'll pass. John  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-21-2010 10:46 PM                     Actually I'd say that it'll never completely pass. I guarantee you that you will always miss your mom at least as much I miss mine. My mom died nearly 20 years ago and barely a day goes by that I don't think about her in some way. What will happen though is that you'll finally realize that you have to get on with your life and get back to as close to normal as possible and the greiving will then lessen. This happens differently for every person out there... It's best to just keep moving forword though as much as you possibly can! Mark Mark  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-21-2010 11:05 PM                        Thanks John & Mark for your response As I had mentioned, my dad died a little over twelve years ago and like you Mark, I thought about him almost every day before I lost my mother . It was painful at the time of his passing but it went away and was replaced only with happy memories of him. I have experienced different kinds of moods since Mama died. There were days when I was feeling good and grateful she was with me all these years and not sad at all. There have also been times when I wish she was still alive and I was with her at her nursing home. Each day since her passing has been different. Some good and some not so good. I only hope it will not take too long for me to get over the grief of losing her and only remember the happy memories I have of her and dad. Thank you for understanding the pain I am experiencing and being patient with me. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-22-2010 01:16 PM                        Since my dad passed away (last May) I have missed him every day too, but I have been comforted by the knowledge that he's now happy and restored to full health. He was in a lot of, maybe not pain, but "uncomfortableness" the last few years of his life, so the thought of him being free of that makes me feel better.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-22-2010 07:37 PM                     One would hope it would never completely pass. That would be a shame. It does get much easier to get by though with time.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-23-2010 12:29 AM                        How old was your dad, Mike? My dad was a few months shy of his 90th birthday when he had passed away twelve years ago and I still miss him. I felt almost the same way I am now feeling about my mother's passing at the time but the sadness went away after a short period of time and replaced by happy memories I have of him. I feel the sadness I have over the death of my mother will linger much longer because I was much closer to her than my dad and I have been with her almost everyday since I closed my portrait studio back in 1998. The best of those years was when she was at the nursing home these past five and a half years. It is probably not spending time anymore with her at the NH that is making it difficult for me adjust to a new lifestyle and get on with my life. I know in time, I will be happy again and have only fond memories of my parents instead of sadness. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-23-2010 09:47 PM                        Claude - Dad was 77. He and I worked together at the parts store from June of 1972 until he got sick. He was a walking encyclopedia of auto parts knowledge, so I miss him on both a "dad" level and a "co-worker" level. What he was not too good at was long conversations, so we may not have had the kind of interaction you and your mom did in these last few years. But, we still shared many a laugh and lots of good times.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-24-2010 12:14 AM                        Mike, I have to consider myself very fortunate to have both of my parents live a very long life compared to your dad who died at an age only seven year older than I am now. . You have very good reasons for missing him. very much after after losing him at that age. I hope your mother is fine and well and in good health. My advise to you is to do everything possible to make her happy and devote as much love and time time as you can to her because before you know it, she will be gone. I did all of that but I still miss my mother very much but rejoice at the fact that that I had her much longer than most people my age. I am now going to eat my dinner and when I finish I will watch a double feature Blu Rayt Disc I bought today. It is Sandra Bullock in MISS CONGENIALITY and MISS CONGENIALITY 2 I never saw these movies before but I heard they are very entertaining . I also bought the standard Blu-Ray edition of CASABLANCA and AMADEIS and will watch them during the next two nights I heard only good things about the picture quality of CASABLANCA so I am really looking forward to seeing it possibly tomorrow night. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-25-2010 06:56 PM                        MY mother had a very beautiful service today and I think with that, I had found closure I know there will be times when I will miss her but now that her memorial service is over, I feel much better. To all of you who had taken the time to comfort me when I was in grief, THANK YOU! You made all the difference in the world when you had made me realize you all cared about me and for that I will always be grateful. I am planning to see two movies in a theatre this weekend and already looking forward to seeing 2012 on Blu-Ray next Tuesday after I had missed seeing it in a theatre. I think I will revisit THE MUSIC MAN on Blu-ray tomorrow night and perhaps enjoy more than I did a few days after my mother had passed away. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Alex Shultz Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Marysville, KS, US Registered: Nov 2008 posted 03-30-2010 12:18 AM                        Claude, my condolences. Thank you for your post about THE MUSIC MAN. I didn't even realize it was available until I saw your post. I watched it last night as my very first Blu-Ray on the new Barco DP1200 in my small auditorium (16-ft wide screen) using a PS3. WOW! I could not believe how great it looked. I could tell that I need to adjust the output of the PS3 (can't do it - no thanks to Sony for leaving out something basic like adjusting brightness and contrast). I have watched this movie on DVD many, many times but it was almost like seeing it for the first time. What a difference a well-done Blu-Ray is going to make for showing older titles. No more scratches or dirt or missing (or non-existent) DTS discs. I can give a performance of a show that I can be proud of instead of embarrassed at the quality of the available print.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 03-30-2010 05:06 AM                        Thank you, Alex I was very busy the past couple of night watching a lot of great movies on Blu-Ray. I just saw TOY STORY 2 tonight and ready to go to bed.During the past week, I also saw THE AFRICAN QUEEN and posted my review here the other day and that is another one you get and watch. Others were THE DUTCHESS, THE BLADE RUNNER, UP IN THE AIR, THE BLIND SIDE and a few others. By the way, if you are interested in picking up both of the TOY STORY movies on Blu-Ray, Costco has them on sale for $20.00 each if you bought both of them. The thing that make it a great deal is a movie ticket voucher for TOY STORY 3 valued at $8.50 that come with each of the movie on BD. Less $17.00 for the two vouchers, the two TOY STORY movies in Blu -Ray is only $23.00. If you are interested, the sale is only until Wednesday. -Claude  |  IP: Logged

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