Saturday, November 27, 2010

Hiking Up And Out




The Idealist: Of course we can

The Pessimist: Why bother

The Cynic: I told you so
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6 comments:

  1. R. Burnett BakerNovember 27, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    Well, I'll be damned. Didn't I just post an essay and say I'm a cynic... Well, I told you so...

    Oh, TFool, I'd love to be able to dance like that in Hellzapoppin', but at my age, why bother!!

    Rick

    My word verification: "alphize". What's it all about, Alphize?

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  2. orfeenixNovember 28, 2010 at 9:28 AM

    i'm idealist but i prefer " we did it" to " we can"

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  3. TrulyfoolNovember 28, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    Rick,

    I remember watching this movie when it was replayed in the 50s on TV. I didn't then know just how good the dancers were. The scene shows first rate artistry, but also an embarrassing paternalism and racial separation. Despite the fact that this kind of public 'integration' was probably advanced for the time!

    Dancing? If I were to star in a sequel, it would be titled "Joints-a-poppin"

    'Alphize'. Hmmm. To provide a setting for a stately pleasure dome?

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  4. TrulyfoolNovember 28, 2010 at 2:50 PM

    orfeenix,

    You 'one-upped' me! Bravo! Great spirit.

    TFool

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  5. SuzNovember 28, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    sometimes we should
    sometimes we shouldn't and
    sometimes we're wrong

    loved the video

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  6. TrulyfoolNovember 28, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    Suz,

    Re: should, we shouldn't; and I've heard that there's authority to the contrary. I do know we be bad, and wrongly deny it until we're pinned down by the weight of it.

    But I'm cheery, since I, too, loved the video!

    Thanks for dropping by again!

    Trulyfool

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