Comments on: Open thread 4/28/21 https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/ A blog about political change, among other things Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:38:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Zaphod https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552770 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:38:54 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552770 The thing speaks for itself.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9523465/Feds-backup-plan-ARREST-Derek-Chauvin-court-cleared-killing-George-Floyd.html

Anyone here surprised by this claim?

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552745 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 01:39:48 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552745 “Fugue for Tinhorns” is a clever number and a really smart way to open that show.

]]> By: Tuvea https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552736 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:55:18 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552736 How about ‘Fugue for Tinhorns’?

Another excellent song.

]]> By: Zaphod https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552726 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:48:25 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552726 Capitalism at its finest:

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2020/06/the-feds-paycheck-protection-program-gave-a-tiny-nj-bank-5-3-billion-9-percent-of-all-the-money-its-spent-thus-far/

]]> By: George https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552725 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:44:42 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552725 Tcross – Abe Burroughs in his memoir recounts that they were delighted to get Sam Levine for Nathan but had to frantically re-write and re-frame the musical numbers when they discovered that Sam absolutely could not carry a tune. He has only one talk-sing number,Sue Me. Perhaps – I don’t really know- Sinatra’s extra vocals were what was originally conceived. Every fantasy set in the movie is a delight. Wish I could walk into that “Mindys “ and order a pastrami on rye and a beer.

]]> By: Geoffrey Britain https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552724 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:40:51 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552724 I’ve never seen Guys and Dolls in a theater production and only vaguely remember the movie. I am a Sinatra fan and have an album with his cover of Luck be a Lady Tonight. IMO, it is far superior to Alda’s. That’s as one would expect of course. In parts that suited his limited range, Sinatra was a fine actor.

It’s perhaps expecting far too much to hope for both superb acting in a wide range of parts and great singing in one person.

]]> By: tcrosse https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552711 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:53:01 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552711 Actually, Abe Burroughs wrote Nathan Detroit specifically for Sam Levene, even though Sam couldn’t sing.

]]> By: tcrosse https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552705 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:52:18 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552705 Sam Levene was born to play Nathan Detroit. Accept no substitutes.

]]> By: Chris B https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552700 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:34:23 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552700 The first live theater performance I ever attended was when my mother took me to see a local amateur production of Guys and Dolls when I was about 8 or 9. I was blown away by it and it has been my favorite show ever since.

I have seen a number of excellent amateur productions of Guys and Dolls since, all of which were better than the movie in my opinion.

]]> By: Texan99 https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/28/open-thread-4-28-21/#comment-2552689 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:43:06 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106748#comment-2552689 I confess a weakness for the Sinatra version, at least per the audio. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the show, on stage or in film, but Sinatra won my heart as an actor in “The Manchurian Candidate.”

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