Erstwhile Okie on St. Mark's Place. "That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past."
Walked into the little theater in town tonight to watch this movie that I'd been excited for from having seen the trailer. Was not disappointed.
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3 years ago
Randomly saw John Gallagher, Jr. on my corner the other night and opted to be gauche and ask for a picture. His Tony Award-winning turn as Moritz Stiefel in Spring Awakening really rocked my world, and I was partly emboldened since we have a mutual friend. Shame about the selfie quality, but from what little I can make out of my face, probably for the best.
"It's not like I can go to the other park either, they're doing OUR TOWN."
Oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes they both oh yes they both reached for the gun the gun the gun the gun oh yes they both reached for the gun for the gun.
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11 years ago
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say "To-morrow is Saint Crispian."
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say "These wounds I had on Crispian's day."
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
Happy Birthday, Tennessee Williams!
"Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out and death's the other."
All of these old posts were imported from Facebook before I deleted my account, some of them imperfectly, losing attachments or posts they were in response to. But as soon as I saw this one, I laughed, and remembered exactly what it was accompanying...
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