The bad guys for our neighborhood were Germans! We didn’t think about the Japs
quite as much
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<fighting_texas_aggie_band_class_of_1977-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of
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Subject: [fighting_texas_aggie_band_class_of_1977] Re: Hamilton
I do not care for lectures on the evil of capitalism, the unfairness of the
rule of law, and the virtues of mob rule from people who have never had to turn
a profit in order to eat (they get paid regardless their performance is
Olivieresque or a stinker), who are protected by laws but do not believes
others should have the same protections, and who believe that simple majority
rule justifies the oppression of one group by another on the basis of nothing
more than a single vote (quite possibly from someone who cannot legally vote).
Any political philosophy that purports to give liberty to people by an ever
increasing burden of burdens and restrictions is evil. It is not new and sadly
will never go away as long as power is vested in a few. The best thing
government can do is leave us alone. Dictating when I can worship, who I can
must or conversely associate with, what I may post, and what I may print either
with ink or plastic crushes the future of all.
Tyranny is just that way.
On Monday, February 15, 2021, Edward Retta
<eretta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:eretta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
So... Townsley was baiting us about Hamilton!? Hmm.
What do y'all think about... Sushi?
When I saw the cast of Hamilton lecturing Mike Pence in the audience, I decided
I didn't need to see it. It just seemed like a stupid, arrogant thing to do.
Imagine the cast of Camelot lecturing Kennedy about Vietnam war. Full
disclosure, I don't like musicals much. Didn't like Oklahoma, Hair, Jesus
Christ Superstar, ...Bye Bye Birdie and Sound of Music are my favs. Guess we
are old... And I still sing 2nd tenor.
But I do like sushi. When prepared properly. And I eat it only in Japan or at a
place in Dallas approved by my Japanese teacher. Never eat sushi in Mexico or
at a gas station. Never at a gas station in Mexico! Unless you wanna die of
food poisoning.
Who likes chili con queso?
The hills are alive...
Queso, killing time while in Ice Bowl lockdown in Dallas.
If you read this far, you need a life.
Who remembers when we were kids playing army, the bad guys were the Germans or
the Japs?
Did I mention the Japs invented sushi?
Edward Retta
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On Feb 15, 2021 15:58, David Pointon
<david.pointon@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:david.pointon@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
David,
Here is a thought if its recorded. With the rolling black outs you'll only
have to watch 20 minutes at a time!!!
dwp
On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 2:45 PM Rick Weaver
<rick.weaver.mobile@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:rick.weaver.mobile@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
David, I should have read your review of Hamilton before I sent mine - I could
have just said “ditto”!
Rick
On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 1:15 PM David Townsley
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Good for you Jeff
Here’s my problem. I like musicals. I like old musicals and newer ones as well.
I’ve been in musicals, watched them live and helped produce two over the years.
But....
I can’t get through Hamilton. Don’t like it. Lyrics are way too fast and
couldn’t understand a lot of it without subtitles. It has nothing to do with
the subject matter or the cast, I just don’t like it.
Hawana thinks that it’s the best musical in years and has watched it numerous
times on Disney+, and I have started it several times, but within 30 minutes I
just can’t stand it anymore. She keeps telling me that it gets better later on
and there’s beautiful soloists, but I can’t muster up the time to watch the
rest.
It’s like Fight Club and Bruce Springsteen. Only watched Fight Club after
starting it over 5 times because I was invited to a birthday party where
everyone watched it and it was the b-day boys favorite movie. Never liked or
tolerated any by Springsteen then or now.
So, of all the crap we could argue over, this is a wedge of like vs distain
for. Guess I will knuckle down and try again tonight provided we have power
and satellite.
David Townsley
On Feb 15, 2021, at 8:22 AM, Jeff Davis (Redacted sender "bqdavis77" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
I read Chernow’s biography of Hamilton first, then bought tickets to see the
play live, but they were canceled due to the pandemic, then was able to see
the play at home on Disney+ (and I watched it three times). You can watch a
video of the live performance many times for the price of one live ticket,
and closed captioning is helpful too. I liked it very much and recommend it.
Jeff
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On Feb 14, 2021, at 11:29 PM, David Townsley
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Have any of you watched or been to a live production of Hamilton? Did you
dislike, like or rave about what you saw?
David Townsley