ICal Blues

I need to print a specific calendar as a List from 8/1/08 - 11/30/08 because it is imperative that the note fields for each event print. I have done this countless times in the past without a problem. Now, after the latest updates, it seems that iCal hangs when it gets to the *formatting layout* part and I am tired of forcing it to quit.
Is there any way at all to get around this glitch so that I can print these events?
Entourage doesn't print more than multiple categories at a time or the notes of any events if you print in List View, so that is out of the question. The only reason I use iCal to begin with is to be able to print these notes, as it is the most efficient way to accomplish what I need to do -- and now it seems to be problematic.
Any thoughts out there would be greatly appreciated! I really don't want to export this particular calendar/e-mail it to myself and dig the Mini out of the closet just to be able to print 4 months' worth of notes!
Does anyone use Google Calendar and does it allow printing of list view with notes?

Spindoctor wrote:
Entourage doesn't print multiple categories at a time or the notes of any events if you print in List View, so that is out of the question.
Does anyone use Google Calendar and does it allow printing of list view with notes?
Made a correction to Entourage only being able to print one category at a time. Set up a Google calendar for grins and it doesn't do what I need ;-[
Still no thoughts -- other than waiting on Apple to fix these issues with iCal?

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