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LOU'S VIEWS: Playing catch-up with Indy stage productions
July 30, 2011
Lou HarryReports on shows by Actors Theatre of Indiana, the Phoenix, ComedySportz, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and more.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Spidey crashes, other Broadway shows soar
July 23, 2011
Lou HarryThoughts on "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," "Catch Me If You Can," Shakespeare in the Park, and more.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Ife sculptures at IMA paint a thousand words
July 16, 2011
Lou HarryI love a good creation story, and the Yoruba people of the ancient city of Ife, in what is now Nigeria, have a doozy. It involves
a god indulging in a bit too much palm wine, a snail-shell full of soil, a chameleon, and a chicken (with five toes).
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Get a jump start on Indy International Film Festival
July 9, 2011
Lou HarryThe festival, which runs July 14-24 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, offers a diverse line-up, from mainstream films to
innovative cinema.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Conner Prairie's best raid plans
July 2, 2011
Lou HarryIf you asked me a week ago what I knew about Indiana’s direct involvement in the Civil War, you would have been met
with a blank stare. Then I was part of the regiment that helped kick the raiding party out of Indiana as part of the new “1863
Civil War Journey: Raid on Indiana” interactive exhibit at Conner Prairie.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: In the City of Angels, the stars aren't only on screen
June 25, 2011
Lou HarryGreetings from California, where the question of the week was, “Is L.A. a theater town?
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Exploring museum's new discovery channels
June 18, 2011
Lou HarryIt’s impossible for those of us who have raised kids with the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis to imagine what
it’s like to enter it, as a child, for the first time.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Soul searching on 'Avenue Q'
June 11, 2011
Lou HarryThe R-rating-worthy, 'Sesame Street'-style show gets its regional theater premiere at the Phoenix.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Performing arts summer preview
June 4, 2011
Lou HarrySummer is no longer a time when an Indy A&E lover has to put aesthetics and adventurousness on hold.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Urbanski impresses during weekend with symphony
May 28, 2011
Lou HarryWhile his official tenure doesn’t begin until September, Krzysztof Urbanski’s unofficial coming-out party came
May 20-21 when he led the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for the first time since being named music director.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: 2011 Field Guide to 500 Festival celebrity spotting
May 21, 2011
Lou HarryEven if most of them aren’t showing off any talent beyond waving from a car on the parade route, there’s no denying
that celebrities visiting Indy for the 500 add a kick to the month of May. Of course, one person’s celebrity is another’s
“Who’s that?”
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Home is where the art is
May 14, 2011
Lou HarryWith the Miller House open, Columbus becomes even more of a design draw.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: 'Chicago' razzle-dazzles at ATI’s new home
May 7, 2011
Lou HarryThoughts on Actors Theatre of Indiana's in-your-face production of the Kander and Ebb musical. Plus Butler University's Chekhov
variations.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: 'The 39 Steps' is spoof positive of laughs in Hitchcock's work
April 30, 2011
Lou HarryThere’s a blissfully funny sequence in the first act of the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “The
39 Steps,” the local premiere of the Broadway hit.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Landmark event turns into celebration of Bill Cook
April 23, 2011
Lou HarryBenefactor's presence strongly felt at opening of new arts center.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: IU Opera premieres 'Vincent'
April 15, 2011
Lou HarryAs ambitious an arts project as you are likely to find so far this century in central Indiana, IU Opera’s world premiere
production of “Vincent” overflowed with stunning design and strong music.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Savion Glover's got a tap for that
April 9, 2011
Lou HarryThoughts on Savion Glover at the Palladium, 'This' at the Phoenix, and 'Annie Get Your Gun' at Beef & Boards.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: World premiere tackles Marion lynchings
April 2, 2011
Lou HarryIf you’ve already seen “The Gospel According to James,” your memory of it may well differ from mine. Plus
thoughts on this year's Humana Festival of New American Plays.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: The closing of Borders ... read it and weep
March 26, 2011
Lou HarryThe coffee smell dissipates. The signs drop from 25%-50% off to 40%-60% off. Shelves of books migrate from soon-to-be-closed-off
sections to empty shelf space elsewhere, causing category labels to lose their meaning. Customers linger, wondering if a novel
unworthy of their $24 might be worthy of $12. This is how it ends for Indianapolis’ only downtown full-service bookshop.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Indy Opera's 'Carmen' shows upside of downsizing
March 19, 2011
Lou HarryWhen word went out that one of the three Indianapolis Opera presentations this season would be a production of “Carmen,”
sans chorus, sans full orchestra, sans biggie-size sets, and sans Clowes Hall stage, it was perfectly understandable that
some patrons may have lowered their expectations.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Youth appeal at the Phoenix and Butler U. theaters
March 12, 2011
Lou HarryIs theater dead? Three different productions from three different companies over the past few weeks point to some ways to
counter—or at least hold off—the decline.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Inside the outsider at the IMA
March 5, 2011
Lou HarryThornton Dial created his own artistic rule book; the results are stunning.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Making history at arts venues
February 26, 2011
Lou HarryThree leading Indiana institutions—the Indiana History Center, the Eiteljorg, and the IRT—look at volatile moments
in American history.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Alas, poor patrons
February 19, 2011
Lou HarryIf intent were all that mattered, I would be writing in praise of Hoosier Bard's "Young Hamlet."
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Feasting on First Friday
February 12, 2011
Lou HarryPlus thoughts on "Diary of Anne Frank" and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra meets Chaplin
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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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