Icono Clast
October 22nd, 2005, 11:54 AM
chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy wrote:
> Adams is _not_ a serial composer
Strange you should mention Adams. Saw "Doctor Atomic" Thursday:
SMART MEN WITH GUTS
"Good night, and good luck."
I've often said that, excluding my parents, no person has had more
influence over who and what I am today than Senator Joseph McCarthy.
'Though but a child, he absolutely terrified me.*
This excellent film about Edward R. Murrow, the Columbia Broadcasting
System, and Joseph McCarthy is a trip down memory lane for those of us
who lived through it and felt the fear of full-blown McCarthyism. To us
it's not merely a term but an experience.
Much in the film is familiar to the grey-hair'd audience with which I
saw it and some laugh-lines might not be understood by their children
and grandchildren.
Loyalty oaths, for example, were not explained but they were among the
biggest news stories of the time in San Francisco and Berkeley; great
harm was done to many because of them.
Just about everything about the film is good: writing, acting,
costuming, sets, music, and cinematography.
Don't miss it! It's part of your history that tells much about your
citizenship.
SMARTER MEN WITH GUTS
"Doctor Atomic" is the latest opera by John Adams ("Nixon in China",
"Death of Klinghoffer").
It was a very emotional experience for me to see depictions of Robert
Oppenheimer and Edward Teller and other Manhattan Project principals.
Two questions that have bothered me since the first announcement of what
they had wrought were dealt with, 'though not to my satisfaction: How
did they know they weren't going to blow up the planet? and Why didn't
they invite Emperor Hirohito or General Tojo to the test site to see for
themselves the power of this truly diabolic creation?
This penultimate local performance was preceded by a lecture by the
author during which he told us how he went about creating this work,
including his extensive research. Much, if not most, of Peter Sellars'
libretto are direct quotes garnered from a variety of documents and memoirs.
I shed many a tear during the performance not drawn out as much from
what was on the stage as by but I took with me to the performance.
The stark choreography of Lucinda Childs suggested the power of
Ballanchine's, the suavity of Bob Fosse's, the energy of Michael Kidd's,
and the machismo of Gene Kelly's. During some scenes, the dancers were
wearing what appeared to be dance sneakers.
I guess the orchestra, masterfully conducted by Donald Runnicles,
numbered about sixty. The music was at the contemporary limit of my
ability to comprehend. It's a very emotional score using everything
possible to manipulate our emotions: that's a good thing. Some of the
passages were quite beautiful, others intentionally disturbing and a bit
ugly.
I can conclude only as I did above: Don't miss it! It's part of your history
__________________________________________________ _________________
A San Franciscan in 47.452 mile² San Francisco.
< http://geocities.com/dancefest/ >-< http://geocities.com/iconoc/ >
ICQ: < http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 > ---> IClast at SFbay Net
*Icono Clast - Dec 18 2003, 3:56am
NewsGroup: rec.travel.europe
Hatunen > wrote:
> Icono Clast said:
>> We in the USA, as well as others in countries where there is no
>> fear of consequences for expressing ourselves, demonstrate to the
>> world that we, truly, do not fear our government(s).
>
> Where were you from about 1947 to 1954?
About 24 hours ago, I searched <"Icono Clast" + McCarthy> and got 18
relevant posts dating from 1994 (including at least one from you). I
spent about half an hour editing them for content relevant to your
question and posted the result. Well, I thought I did . . . where is
it???
Anyone truly interested in the answer to your question can do the same
search. There are references to Joe McCarthy, Helen Gahagan Douglas,
Julius and Ethen Rosenberg, Richard Nixon, Roy Cohn, Ronald Reagan,
HUAC, and more. I found it fun reading but, then, I wrote the stuff.
References to fourteen of them follow the sig.
__________________________________________________ ___________
A San Franciscan in 47.335 mile² San Francisco
http://geocities.com/dancefest/ http://geocities.com/iconoc/
ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net
XMAS SHOW-HELP
.... backdrop! I'm sure Josef Stalin would've loved it and Joe McCarthy
would've hated it. ... Internet: (Icono Clast
.... rec.arts.dance - Oct 8, 1996 by Icono Clast
Swingin' on the Road
VICTOR} [Icono Clast is] a child of the McCarthy era, I ...
rec.arts.dance - May 6, 1995 by Icono Clast
Re: Citizens beware
.... in that post-McCarthy hysteria is ...
rec.travel.usa-canada - Sep 16, 2001 by Icono Clast
Re: 2 weeks holidays intitlement in the US versus 5 weeks in ...
.... After my parents, Joe McCarthy had greater influence in creating
who ... ~~~~~
rec.travel.air - Aug 15, 2001 by Icono Clast
Celebrations!
.... Jesus of Nazareth, -4. EVENTS: Rosa parks keeps her seat, 1955;
Joseph McCarthy censured by US ...
rec.arts.dance - Dec 21, 1998 by Icono Clast
Have You Heard Heath?
.... Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were still alive and the madness of Joe
McCarthy and evil of Roy Cohn were on the front pages and the terror of
the time is still ...
rec.arts.dance - Feb 6, 1995 by Icono Clast
Who'mI whatdo
.... The name you choose to use in this medium is relevant to nothing.
I will say, however, that I'ma child of the McCarthy era. Joe absolutely
terrified me. ...
rec.travel - Jul 8, 1994 by Icono Clast
Re: Park Staffing Problems Cont.
.... t know what kind of union president he was, but I know he was one
of Joe McCarthy's finks and ...
rec.roller-coaster - Sep 17, 1999 by Icono Clast
Re: What's the worst/best city in North America?
On Sun, 03 Jan 1999 01:41:01 Icono Clast > wrote
in ... Helen Gahagan Douglas, The Plumbers, and his association with Joe
McCarthy, vote for...
rec.travel.usa-canada - Jan 4, 1999 by
Re: Should age matter?
.... Illinois! PS Anyone remember . . . McCarthy . . ? Yes! I was
terrified. ... dance!
rec.arts.dance - Sep 28, 2002 by Icono Clast
Re: Bill Mahr
.... dangerous. At that time, a little kid, I was terrified by Senator
Joe McCarthy and my government. What happened during that time. ...
rec.arts.dance - Apr 27, 2003 by Icono Clast
Re: Carnival Cruise Lines' _MS Holiday_
.... Hitler, Joe McCarthy, Mussolini, Ronald Reagan, Franco, Hannibal,
and Tourquemada combined! Bleeeaach! The memory makes me shudder. --
rec.travel.cruises - Dec 16, 1998 by
Re: American gibberish ?
.... Joe McCarthy has had more influence over who and what I am than
anyone other than my parents. ...
uk.local.london - May 5, 1999 by Icono Clast
offy wrote:
> Adams is _not_ a serial composer
Strange you should mention Adams. Saw "Doctor Atomic" Thursday:
SMART MEN WITH GUTS
"Good night, and good luck."
I've often said that, excluding my parents, no person has had more
influence over who and what I am today than Senator Joseph McCarthy.
'Though but a child, he absolutely terrified me.*
This excellent film about Edward R. Murrow, the Columbia Broadcasting
System, and Joseph McCarthy is a trip down memory lane for those of us
who lived through it and felt the fear of full-blown McCarthyism. To us
it's not merely a term but an experience.
Much in the film is familiar to the grey-hair'd audience with which I
saw it and some laugh-lines might not be understood by their children
and grandchildren.
Loyalty oaths, for example, were not explained but they were among the
biggest news stories of the time in San Francisco and Berkeley; great
harm was done to many because of them.
Just about everything about the film is good: writing, acting,
costuming, sets, music, and cinematography.
Don't miss it! It's part of your history that tells much about your
citizenship.
SMARTER MEN WITH GUTS
"Doctor Atomic" is the latest opera by John Adams ("Nixon in China",
"Death of Klinghoffer").
It was a very emotional experience for me to see depictions of Robert
Oppenheimer and Edward Teller and other Manhattan Project principals.
Two questions that have bothered me since the first announcement of what
they had wrought were dealt with, 'though not to my satisfaction: How
did they know they weren't going to blow up the planet? and Why didn't
they invite Emperor Hirohito or General Tojo to the test site to see for
themselves the power of this truly diabolic creation?
This penultimate local performance was preceded by a lecture by the
author during which he told us how he went about creating this work,
including his extensive research. Much, if not most, of Peter Sellars'
libretto are direct quotes garnered from a variety of documents and memoirs.
I shed many a tear during the performance not drawn out as much from
what was on the stage as by but I took with me to the performance.
The stark choreography of Lucinda Childs suggested the power of
Ballanchine's, the suavity of Bob Fosse's, the energy of Michael Kidd's,
and the machismo of Gene Kelly's. During some scenes, the dancers were
wearing what appeared to be dance sneakers.
I guess the orchestra, masterfully conducted by Donald Runnicles,
numbered about sixty. The music was at the contemporary limit of my
ability to comprehend. It's a very emotional score using everything
possible to manipulate our emotions: that's a good thing. Some of the
passages were quite beautiful, others intentionally disturbing and a bit
ugly.
I can conclude only as I did above: Don't miss it! It's part of your history
__________________________________________________ _________________
A San Franciscan in 47.452 mile² San Francisco.
< http://geocities.com/dancefest/ >-< http://geocities.com/iconoc/ >
ICQ: < http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 > ---> IClast at SFbay Net
*Icono Clast - Dec 18 2003, 3:56am
NewsGroup: rec.travel.europe
Hatunen > wrote:
> Icono Clast said:
>> We in the USA, as well as others in countries where there is no
>> fear of consequences for expressing ourselves, demonstrate to the
>> world that we, truly, do not fear our government(s).
>
> Where were you from about 1947 to 1954?
About 24 hours ago, I searched <"Icono Clast" + McCarthy> and got 18
relevant posts dating from 1994 (including at least one from you). I
spent about half an hour editing them for content relevant to your
question and posted the result. Well, I thought I did . . . where is
it???
Anyone truly interested in the answer to your question can do the same
search. There are references to Joe McCarthy, Helen Gahagan Douglas,
Julius and Ethen Rosenberg, Richard Nixon, Roy Cohn, Ronald Reagan,
HUAC, and more. I found it fun reading but, then, I wrote the stuff.
References to fourteen of them follow the sig.
__________________________________________________ ___________
A San Franciscan in 47.335 mile² San Francisco
http://geocities.com/dancefest/ http://geocities.com/iconoc/
ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net
XMAS SHOW-HELP
.... backdrop! I'm sure Josef Stalin would've loved it and Joe McCarthy
would've hated it. ... Internet: (Icono Clast
.... rec.arts.dance - Oct 8, 1996 by Icono Clast
Swingin' on the Road
VICTOR} [Icono Clast is] a child of the McCarthy era, I ...
rec.arts.dance - May 6, 1995 by Icono Clast
Re: Citizens beware
.... in that post-McCarthy hysteria is ...
rec.travel.usa-canada - Sep 16, 2001 by Icono Clast
Re: 2 weeks holidays intitlement in the US versus 5 weeks in ...
.... After my parents, Joe McCarthy had greater influence in creating
who ... ~~~~~
rec.travel.air - Aug 15, 2001 by Icono Clast
Celebrations!
.... Jesus of Nazareth, -4. EVENTS: Rosa parks keeps her seat, 1955;
Joseph McCarthy censured by US ...
rec.arts.dance - Dec 21, 1998 by Icono Clast
Have You Heard Heath?
.... Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were still alive and the madness of Joe
McCarthy and evil of Roy Cohn were on the front pages and the terror of
the time is still ...
rec.arts.dance - Feb 6, 1995 by Icono Clast
Who'mI whatdo
.... The name you choose to use in this medium is relevant to nothing.
I will say, however, that I'ma child of the McCarthy era. Joe absolutely
terrified me. ...
rec.travel - Jul 8, 1994 by Icono Clast
Re: Park Staffing Problems Cont.
.... t know what kind of union president he was, but I know he was one
of Joe McCarthy's finks and ...
rec.roller-coaster - Sep 17, 1999 by Icono Clast
Re: What's the worst/best city in North America?
On Sun, 03 Jan 1999 01:41:01 Icono Clast > wrote
in ... Helen Gahagan Douglas, The Plumbers, and his association with Joe
McCarthy, vote for...
rec.travel.usa-canada - Jan 4, 1999 by
Re: Should age matter?
.... Illinois! PS Anyone remember . . . McCarthy . . ? Yes! I was
terrified. ... dance!
rec.arts.dance - Sep 28, 2002 by Icono Clast
Re: Bill Mahr
.... dangerous. At that time, a little kid, I was terrified by Senator
Joe McCarthy and my government. What happened during that time. ...
rec.arts.dance - Apr 27, 2003 by Icono Clast
Re: Carnival Cruise Lines' _MS Holiday_
.... Hitler, Joe McCarthy, Mussolini, Ronald Reagan, Franco, Hannibal,
and Tourquemada combined! Bleeeaach! The memory makes me shudder. --
rec.travel.cruises - Dec 16, 1998 by
Re: American gibberish ?
.... Joe McCarthy has had more influence over who and what I am than
anyone other than my parents. ...
uk.local.london - May 5, 1999 by Icono Clast