Comments on: Saturday Salon

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:16:19 +0000

j_p_z,
years ago I saw a Grotowski production in Sydney at the Cell Block Theatre Darlinghurst. Even though I couldn’t understand a word of the dialogue I was moved to tears. Incredible performance.

By: j_p_z

j_p_z — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:49:12 +0000

Vale Tom O’Horgan, 1924-2009, theatrical crackpot extraordinaire.

(In an odd coincidence, revered fellow nutcase Judith Malina is still quite alive enough to have just staged a revival of “The Connection” w/ the Living Theater. What a world, what a world!)

Personally I’m too young ever to have seen O’Horgan’s work in person (except for his dreadful film adaptation of “Rhinoceros”), but like Grotowski (whose stuff I finally saw on bad videotape years after his death — what a revelation!) it’s always seemed strangely familiar because of its influence. Forget Hair and Superstar — to me O’Horgan will always be the fearless leader of the Great Jones company when they were really heroically zany. …Although Andrei Serban, whose magnificent “Fragments of a Trilogy” I *have* seen on numerous occasions, must share that mantle. (And of course Ellen Stewart herself.) So long Tom, we’ll have a drink or five over at Phoebe’s in your honor (even though it’s not even called that anymore…)

Tom Paine came from afar, afar,
His nose is like a blazing star,
He stirred the country round and round,
And turned the whole world upside down.

By: j_p_z

j_p_z — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:49:11 +0000

Vale Tom O’Horgan, 1924-2009, theatrical crackpot extraordinaire.

(In an odd coincidence, revered fellow nutcase Judith Malina is still quite alive enough to have just staged a revival of “The Connection” w/ the Living Theater. What a world, what a world!)

Tom Paine came from afar, afar,
His nose is like a blazing star,
He stirred the country round and round,
And turned the whole world upside down.

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:52:28 +0000

Lefty e @ 14,
Indeed I do. After which I feed them to the stray cats in the neighbourhood.

By: Lefty E

Lefty E — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:25:45 +0000

See, and I thought yours was an abbreviated active verb moniker, PB.

Paul Burns RWDBs for breakfast etc!

By: FDB

FDB — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:07:16 +0000

Jack, it sounds like you might have been on the same acid I was!

Wouldn’t have picked you for a Cave fan. Did you catch Grinderman too? If you were up the hill early enough on Friday you might even have seen little ol’ me.

/shameless self-promotion

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:46:42 +0000

I use my real name because when I first went on LP I was totally new to blogging almost. (I’d posted a couple of comments on On-line Opinion). I wasn’t quite aware monikers existed. So when the name came up on the field I just typed in my real- name. Occasionally I’ve thought of changing it to PB, which is how I sign most of my e-mails, though the recipients of course know its me. But what the hell. Probably a good thing really. I eschew the temptation of indulging in writing out and out fiction on blogs because of it. (it has occured to me sometimes.)

By: Lefty E

Lefty E — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:04:35 +0000

Just to change the topic! Ive put a few thoughts on pseudonymous blogging here.

By: Jack M. Strocchi

Jack M. Strocchi — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:36:12 +0000

Nick Cave iz playing Jesus again up here on the mountain. Turning my water into gin, coaxing aging punks out of their Zimmer frames and resurrecting the dead bands of post-punks golden age.I urge anyone with a spare few hundred bucks to make the pilgrimage to see ATP at Cockatoo island. If only to catch Louise Elliot play the sax solo in “Eternally Yours” one more time before you shuffle off this mortal coil.

By: Polyquats

Polyquats — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:16:43 +0000

Robert #7 – you think you have problems – the ability to structure a sentence seems to be optional in undergrad science these days.

By: Dave Bath

Dave Bath — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:32:01 +0000

Just sent in my submission to the Disability Discrimination Act etc amendments inquiry which closes Monday using the new electronic submissions process (which has improved, but needs more work). I've made a few notes on my opinion of some of the DDA changes here if that helps anyone pressed for time.

By: Robert Merkel

Robert Merkel — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:54:47 +0000

Hmmm. Yes, flirting might be useful for some of my students, but I reckon the ability to structure multi-paragraph essays might be more professionally useful

By: Kevin Rennie

Kevin Rennie — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:47:11 +0000

Darren Aronofsky's latest film The Wrestler opens nationally in Australia this week on 15 January. For my review: Mickey Rourke wrestles his past Worth a visit to the cinema.

By: terangeree

terangeree — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:11:42 +0000

To change the subject, why didn't they have subjects like this when I was at Uni?

By: joe2

joe2 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:01:45 +0000

It’s hard to be cheerful when so many have moved on to rock ‘n’ roll heaven, Frank.

Reasons To Be cheerful Part 3……Ian Dury and the Blockheads is mentioned on that “Rage” list. This vid is of the sadly departed man and the still with us band at their best.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=jobVexRvL_E

By: terangeree

terangeree — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:18:33 +0000

Frank, just reading that gives me goosebumps.

By: professor rat

professor rat — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:28:39 +0000

Overheard at Ricks place

‘Sharon Gould is taking sides in the war’!

‘Never mind. I have a feeling she could constitute an entire new second-front’.

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:09:49 +0000

First

And here is the playlist for tonight’s Rage Countdown Retrofest.

http://www.abc.net.au/rage/archive/s2461120.htm

Tonight is dedicated to the late Christie Allen with the 3 Countdown episodes hosted by her.