Jun 012019
It’s that time of week again, so here are four video clips from Bill’s show last night. Enjoy!
Monologue: Mueller’s Muddled Message
I would have liked Mueller to be less cryptic, but I understand why he worded it the way he did.
He’s better than 100% of Senate Republicans, but that just gets him out of the sewer basement. He has no chance to beat Putin’s Pervert, but I’m glad he’s running.
I’m amazed that he isn’t running for President. It would be a very funny campaign… speaking of turds.
New Rule: Democrats Need a Coach
As much as I hate to admit it, the DNC could dry up a wet dream.
A good show!
RESIST!!
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As others often do, I’ll have to come back today. In my case, it’s the Opera.
Bill – Monologue – Mueller wasn’t really cryptic. He was cautious, and precise. He had to be both. He’s in a delicate situation. We keep comparing Orange Judas to Hitler, Mussolini, whoever, but we seem to forget that those rulers killed people for displeasing them. He knows, none better, how dangerous he is, and therefore, he knows what danger he is in.
Gov. Weld – Well, he has a way with words. “Government by tantrum.”
John Waters – If I had ever encountered a substance that made me high – by which I mean, gave me the kind of experience that alcoholics and other addicts are describing – well, for one thing, no one might ever have gotten me off of it in the first place – but if I had found it and been off it, yeah, this probably would be a good time to get back to it.
New Rules – Purity testing hurts us badly, yes. But what Bill is calling identity politics is actually inclusivity, and that’s not a disadvantage, it’s a goal. Reframe it, yes. Dump it, absolutely not. I’m really tired of needing to say this.
Off topic – Having listened to the opera, I just feel compelled to share a point (sorry it takes so much explanation.) It was the second opera in the Ring Cycle, the overarching theme of which is that the gods destroy themselves by reaching for power beyond even what gods should have. Last week was the first, this week the second. In the first one there are no human characters, just gods, dwarfs, and giants. I looked up pictures from the production, and noted that all were dressed as we dress today. Didn’t think much of it until I looked up this week’s production pictures. This opera has both gods and humans. The gods were still dressed modern, but the humans were dressed ancient. I though it made the point that it is today that we, humans, are in fact destroying ourselves. And reminded me again that opera can make huge statements about reality just as well as any other art form.
It’s Saturday! W/watch later with hubs!
Thanks, Tom.
Democrats don’t need a coach so much as they need to grow some spines!
Bill was good as usual.
Agree with Joanne that Mueller was being cautious, and precise. With all that he had o review regarding the idiot in office, it was a must for him to be.
Bill does tend to interrupt others he has on his show.
Here it is, JD!
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The shock is when you see Wotan dressed like this:
right next to Siegmund dressed like this:
And as the story moves, the humans get more modern, but don’t make it up to today. I swear they dress Gunther in a red zoot suit.
Neat. Ironically, small cities like yours often get more accessible theater opportunities than big cities like mine.
That’s true, especially if one is able to keep a car (either specially fitted, or if one can manage car-to-venue with non-electric aids). The radio production,however, was originally performed in London, last year, and broadcast from a live recording. I’ve been doing this long enough that I’ve learned if one is persistent one can find pictures from the production being broadcast, usually (as it was in this case). from the website of the Opera House it was recorded in.
Did you know that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is as big an opera fan as I am, and even played a bit part in one once? It’s true, and she says it was one of her life’s brightest highlights.
I agree. Inability to afford a car keeps me city bound.
I did know. I’m no aficionado, but when I lived in Manhattan I used to go to the Met.
Thanks and Hugs to all!