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Yes, you've found Lou Harry's A&E, IBJ's home for opinion, debate and discussion on arts and entertainment matters in Indy and beyond. Thanks for stopping by.
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Chicago: Weathering the arts storm
February 3, 2009
Comments(5)I know I'm not alone among Indianapolis arts lover in taking occassional trips to Chicago for a change-of-venue
cultural fix. So I like to keep an eye on the news up there.
Well, the Chicago Tribune recently reported on some...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
February 1, 2009
Comments(3)Yes, there was the amazing football game. But, for me, the weekend also included LA TheatreWorks' production
of "The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial" at Clowes and InterAction Theatre's "Durang-o-Rama" at the IndyFringe
space.
While well acted, "Monkey Trial" fell between two stools. At its...
MoreGood news for the arts?
January 30, 2009
Comments(0)Last night, on my way to the Phoenix Theatre to see "Love Person," I called and discovered that the play
was sold out. And I hadn't made a reservation.
On the one hand, I'm frustated that I didn't get to the show...
MorePinball passion resparked
January 29, 2009
Comments(14)At the tail end of an IBJ piece I wrote last week on Xscape, the amusement center at Lafayette Square
Mall, I lamented the absence of pinball machines at the facility.
Growing up in the boardwalk town of Wildwood, NJ,...
MoreFree tickets...with a catch
January 28, 2009
Comment(1)Free tickets are being offered for theaters throughout the city. But the catch is one you don't have much
control over...your age.
It's the tenth year for Free Ticket February, presented by The League of Indianapolis Theatres (which, given
its name,...
More13 noms for IBJ Movie Night films
January 27, 2009
Comments(3)Films that were screened as part of our IBJ Night at the Movies previews scored 13 Oscar nominations.
Ten of those noms were for "Slumdog Millionaire." Two others were for "The Duchess" while the final one
was a well-deserved Best Original...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
January 25, 2009
Comments(11)Greetings from New York.
My weekend included catching three Broadway shows (I'll be reviewing them in the print IBJ this week) and
reading a chunk of Dennis Lahane's novel "The Given Day" while on the trains back and forth to New...
MoreBeckmann Theatre folds
January 23, 2009
Comments(5)The Beckmann Theatre--named for Robert D. Beckmann Jr., first president of the Arts Council of Indianapolis--announced
today that it will cease operations.
"Given the current economic climate and competition for entertainment dollars and sponsorships, the Beckmann
Theatre has made the...
MoreAmerican Cabaret in transition
January 22, 2009
Comments(8)UPDATE: More news from ACT.
The changes at American Cabaret Theatre go well beyond cancelling a single production (see original post below).
Information released today states that the company is under new management and will leave its home at the
Athenaeum.
Shannon...
MorePresidential poetry
January 20, 2009
Comments(19)For only the fourth time in history, poetry was officially a part of the U.S. Presidential inauguration.
So did the piece work for you? (You can find the text of Elizabeth Alexander's poem here.) How did it
hold up to...
MoreExec pay, Chicago discounts, etc.
January 20, 2009
Comments(0)Occassionally, I like to devote a blog to connecting you to conversations on other blogs. It's that time
again.
Of course, feel free to comment here on anything you find out there (Hint: right click and open any link
in another...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
January 19, 2009
Comments(7)So, did you catch "Love Person" at the Phoenix? "Defiance" at the multiplex? Comic Joel McHale at the Murat?
Or did you listen to frequent blog contributer Hope Baugh talkin' Lincoln with Storytelling Arts?
I regretably missed all of that this...
MoreMarlee Matlin, audience member
January 16, 2009
Comments(9)Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin ("Children of a Lesser God") got into town early for her "Dancing with the Stars"
performance in time to catch the Phoenix Theatre's production of "Love Person." The play stars Tami Lee Santimyer,
who also starred in...
More'Defiance': Your thoughts?
January 14, 2009
Comments(11)Even with the cold, there was a full house for Wednesday's screening of "Defiance"--including many who won tickets here on
the blog.
So, attendees, what did you think?
MoreHappier days ahead
January 14, 2009
Comments(11)The best thing about attending "Happy Days" at Clowes Hall last night was seeing the poster for the upcoming
LA Theatre Works tour of "The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial" and finding out that the great John Heard will
be...
MoreBollywood in Indianapolis
January 13, 2009
Comment(1)While "Slumdog Millionaire" isn't a Bollywood film, the Golden Globe winner does play with some of the conventions
popularized by the Indian film industry--including the joyful dance sequence that ends the film.
"Slumdog's" box office and critical success may bode well for a long-running series of...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
January 12, 2009
Comments(7)A busy weekend for me included a Friday evening run to Mass Ave. for the opening of Three Dollar Bill's
new sketch comedy show "Fiddleschticks," a Saturday evening at Beef & Boards where "Don't Dress for Dinner"
kicked off the...
MoreSeeing Red (Skelton) in new bio
January 9, 2009
Comments(10)In a previous blog, I mentioned reading "Red Skelton: The Mask Behind the Mask" (Indiana Historical Society
Press) by Wes. D Gehring. I was asked for some additional thought. Well, here goes:
In the book, Gehring, a Ball State film professor...
MoreArts once removed
January 8, 2009
Comments(6)The British TV channel Sky Arts will be broadcasting English National Opera's production of "La Boheme." Nothing
new there.
The twist is that it will, simultaniously, broadcast a live, behind-the-scenes, view. See story here.
If both were offered here, I'd guess that...
MoreISO deep discounts tickets
January 6, 2009
Comments(6)For this post, I turn the blog over to IBJ reporter Kathleen McLaughlin.
If you thought car salesmen had the lock on limited-time offers and blowout prices, check the blue light
flashing over Hilbert Circle Theatre. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is...
MoreIMA budget cuts: Park pushed back
January 6, 2009
Comments(7)Earlier today, the Indianapolis Museum of Art announced a series of cutbacks designed to trim $1.7 million
from its budget due to "significant losses to its endowment as well as shortfalls in income generated through
donations and purchases at the museum store...
MoreHow bestsellers are made
January 5, 2009
Comments(3)Ever wonder how and why some books seem to come out of nowhere to become bestsellers?
There's an interesting story you might have missed in Saturday's "Wall Street Journal." Find it here.
In it, reporter Anita Elberse discusses the increased emphasis...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
January 4, 2009
Comments(4)Two shows opening at Theatre on the Square. The first First Friday of 2009. A couple of stray concerts.
And, of course, all that New Years activity.
There was a surprising number of choices of arts activity over the last few...
MoreYour arts resolutions
December 31, 2008
Comments(6)Have I ever asked anything of you, loyal readers?
Well, now I am. And it's pretty simple.
Resolve right now to attend at least one more arts event in 2009 than you did in 2008. Resolve to do
more if you feel...
MoreIBJ Night at the Movies: 'Defiance'
December 29, 2008
Comments(9)Daniel Craig and Liev Schriber star in the upcoming film WW II film "Defiance," in which three brothers
escape Nazi-occupied Poland and join with Russian resistance fighters. Edward Zwick ("Blood Diamond," "Glory")
directs. More info on the film here.
Want...
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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