Why, I'm all over the map!

[fancycwabs]

A couple of things that have been mulling around in my head. Discuss at liberty:

• While certain members of my generation are obsessed with the fantasy of midichlorian-based telekinesis, that's always struck me as too fantastical a conjecture to ever become a reality. I do, however, want the power turn electronic and some mechanical equipment on and off by punching it, a technique I call "The Fonzarelli Method." Although I am open to calling it "The Fonzarelli Technique" or "The Fonzarelli Maneuver," depending on circumstances.


• Last night at the gym I was watching the talking heads on Fox discussing the Obama speech, and the consensus among them was that Obama should have stood up in church and shouted down his minister for making offensive statements then and there. Where were these people when Jerry Falwell and John Hagee were blaming September 11 and Hurricane Katrina on homosexuals and feminists? Where's John McCain's speech talking about that?


• Someone on the local theatrical message board posted the entire text of David Mamet's Conservative Conversion, which basically amounts to "I'm rich now--screwfuck the rest of you folksfuckers." Not that I should give more of a shit about what David Mamet thinks than conservatives should George Clooney, but seriously--why is this important? It's not as if Mamet was some great champion of liberal causes, and based on some of the text (He calls his referring to NPR as "National Palestinian Radio" a mark of liberal pride, instead of mere bigotry) he sounds pretty mainstream redneck to me. Ironically, he starts his anti-government screed with a quote from John Maynard Keynes.


• Going to see the touring company of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels tonight at the Orpheum. While I understand it's a good show, do you think it might be possible to see something that wasn't previously a movie? Sewiously.

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[skatiemom.livejournal.com]

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ps. As of this summer Milwaukee will have a bronze statue of The Fonz on the RiverWalk. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=724994

I'm placing my vote for "The Fonzarelli Maneuver"

[resk.livejournal.com]

Homeless Guy asks a Rich Guy for change.

Rich Guy says: "Neither a borrower nor a lender beeeee." Shakespeeeeeare.

Homeless Guy says: "Fuck You." Mamet.

[samethreechords.livejournal.com]

Heard some of the DRS soundtrack--seemed like really good music with writing that frankly didn't do it for me. Tell us what you think, I'll run it by my friend, the Musical Theatre Gay.

[k-sui.livejournal.com]

There's always the famous Churchill quote about how if you're young and conservative then you don't have a heart, but if you're old and liberal, then you don't have a brain.

One man's opinion: Mamet's an ass.