Re: [Weeklong-l] thoughts from an addled brain

Terry! I sent you a get-well email with a lot of incredible heartwarming juice all over the place last week when you were in the hospital and then found out that my email was not working for some reason only when it tried to SEND to the Wine-net [weeklong] thingie. In fact all my emails, thousands of them, taking in the entire rise and decline of Western culture in its breadth, that I sent to the group last week never made it out of my SEND! I, of course went into my delusional paranoid state that I get into when I find evidence that I'm being sabotoged by that group from the University of Frankfurt from the 1930's - Or perhaps it was devine intercession? - I can't decide --something too much of this. At any rate, Mike God (win!) talked me down from that tree, changed my email address so I send from a different box now, and in our sessions since we've worked through a lot of different things, including my fear of deaf people - nevermind. At least I think that's Mike answering my emails. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know I was thinking about you last week, or was it the week before?- and did send you good vibrations just not through cyberspace. Hope you're all better. Now I'm going to broach the subject: When the bandages are (were?) removed, are you going to hear the birds sing outside your window like in the movies? And will there be side affects, will you still be mean? And, gee, all those things we say behind your back - poof! - a whole industry - gone! Seriously, love, -Jackson ----- Original Message ----- From: tlgalloway(a)aol.com To: weeklong-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] thoughts from an addled brain Hey guys! I am finally feeling like my old self. Enough,at least, to start really reading- if not in depth- all the emails about the scenes. Of course, I'm with the bawdy crowd -- wanting to work in scenes that feature people getting their comeuppance or falling flat on their faces--the old Roman Comedy of Errors strain of Shakespeare which has its own take on being torn asunder and put hastily (and imperfectly) back together again. Do we have enough of those outrageously comic scenes in the suggestion box? My poor old brain just can't seem to keep track. I'm thinking in that bawdy direction because right before my cochlear implant operation, I did a show with my theater company here in Florida, The Mickee Faust Academy for the REALLY Dramatic Arts. Every couple of years we do a homage to Shakespeare called Shakes-parody, which is kind of a combination (and my own homage) to Winedale and Esther's Follies. This year our show was Sex, Beer & Shakespeare. Our opening number was a Gilbert & Sullivan type musical number called "Why We Really Love Shakespeare." For the sex of course. If it wasn't so bawdy I'd recommend it for our reunion because it is funny as hell. But, alas, it ends with people stripping down to their skivvies-- although we did do that once at Winedale for the reunion Midsummer's, remember?! Does anyone have a picture of James L. in his underwear on stage? That would be a hoot to have for this reunion. The only reason I'm musing over this, is that there is so much in Shakespeare that is bawdy and free wheeling and feels like a party, a giving over to life. I am so glad that we are all thinking not just of the beautiful tragedies in Shakespeare (messy though they can be) but of those outrageously crazy moments when order and calm and reason get thrown right out the door. That whole last act of Midsummer's is exactly that kind of party-- that's why we all love it so much. Everyone's together again, celebrating their own ridiculousness, and on the fringes, ever watching, are the fairies and the imps . And they of course have the last word. I hope --know-- we can pull something like that off. Love to you all, Terry -----Original Message----- From: kathryn blackbird <kathrynblackbird(a)sbcglobal.net> To: weeklong-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 10:17 pm Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Round II Oh my, I too am awed and impressed with the input thus far, the ideas are almost overwhelming.... some of the references I know, and many others I have't had the pleasure (or time recently) to familiarize myself. But, Let me say, the Canadian TV show, "Slings and Arrows" can very easily be found on youtube.com, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owfeSoW-DmY. (Here is the link to episode 1 of Season 1, or first part anyway...they annoyingly divide the episodes into 7.5 min segments, but, we must endure) Anyhow, youtube seems to include all of Season 1-3. This is the first episode with the cheeky Hamlet song shortly after the introductory bits and credits. Check it out. I never heard of it til now and am still smiling...... More indepth input to follow..... love to all, kathy _______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l