Get Insulted !
Something bright and shinny for fellow play goers. And, thanks to Harlan for sharing the link. Click on Will to receive your very own custom-made Shakespearean insult. Or, if you prefer use the kit and create your own literary insult.
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
American Conservatory Theater - San Francisco through July 10The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Notes Toward a Definition of a Tragedy by Edward Albee It's easier to describe my reaction and feelings about this intense and intricately-written 2000's family drama than it is to talk about the play itself. I know how wrapped up in the language, plots, relationships, and misery I was. I can tell you I couldn't get a full sentence out until we were well past the lobby doors and down a few blocks. I can confess to having completely missed two MUNI stops on the way home [...]
A Customer for My Attorney Client?
I go to great lengths to help my clients get customers, but I really didn't intend to become a victim to give the attorney a new client. But, the guy driving the jeep-like vehicle that bashed our car Sunday might need a good lawyer! After the $1,300 estimate from the body shop, I won't feel too bashful about making sure that the guy owns up or has to call Perry Mason.
You’re Busted!
... and you need a lawyer! How do you find one? What do you look for? This week I'm doing a web site for a local defense attorney. He's good, energetic, and passionate about protecting Constitutional rights. I envision preppy drunk drivers and upscale addicts pacing in the holding cell surfing the web on their Blackberries, Googling for attorneys. I wonder what phrases they're using? "I'm innocent!"? "Let Me Out of Here!"? Or, maybe "Frame Job" ? I'll appreciate ideas and suggestions -- whether from personal experience or not!
Hit and Run!
Yesterday while we were out squaredancing a jeep-like black vehicle repeatedly backed into our car parked on Diamond at 19th in the Castro. This bashing damaged our hood and we cannot open it! The two "burly" white, 40-ish "gay leather looking" guys in the other vehicle appeared angry and seemed to deliberately back into our car. (We had left about 4 inches of space -- the most we could and stay out of the red zone. When we parked the car, there was 6" - 12" between the black vehicle and the one in front of them. But, it shouldn't matter, [...]
Napoli Milionaria!
Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare FestivalNapoli Milionaria! by Eduardo De Filippo, new translation by Linda Alper & Beatrice Basso Set in Naples during and immediately after World War II, De Filippo's play chronicles the evolution of a law-abiding, religious family into a group of survivors. No, they're more than simply survivors. The mother's black-market sale of rationed foodstuffs and luxuries eventually provides her and her family millions of lire which both stuff the mattress and move the family away from their traditional life and makes them a success story. But, this black comedy was written to allow only a partial wealth-induced happiness. The story [...]
Room Service
Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare FestivalRoom Service by J.R. Sullivan Grade B fluff. Pure and simple farce done well that offers no redeeming social value or entertaining special spark. This revival of a 1937 work continues Oregon Shakespeare's puzzling determination to have an annual comedy about a play within a play. This year's offering is well executed, but hasn't the timing fun of Noises Off and is otherwise pedestrian and predictable. At least it isn't as leaden as last year's The Royal Family. The cast is credible and does a fine job. Chris DuVal as the young playwright gets to [...]
An Update on Bill and Stan
For Square Dancers who haven't already received word from PACE, Midnight Square, or other distribution lists.
Truly Useful Technology
"Elsewhere, Google announced that it was taking its search technology to a new level by introducing a new service that would enable users to find their car keys. "-- tag line for the May 23, 2005 Borowitz Report"
Someone to Thoroughly, Happily, and Civilly Hate
Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, former Governor of New Jersey, and on-going excuser of gross elitism and run-amok capitalism, Christine Todd Whitman is an archetypical "let them eat cake" Republican of the type I was born and bred to hate. When we heard her speak last week at the Commonwealth Club, the smugness in her voice matched the tailored perfection of her clothes. Her self-satisfied views on everything from arsenic on down the alphabet fanned a instinctive blood lust that made it difficult for me to sit in my chair without snarling. More Politics