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LOU'S VIEWS: Civic's 'Into the Woods' explores what's after ‘happily ever after’
May 11, 2013
Lou HarryPlus thoughts on NoExit Performance's world premiere of David Hoppe's 'Our Experiences During the First Days of Alligators'
in Garfield Park
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: To learn about the Cultural Trail, walk it
May 4, 2013
Lou HarryWhile I’ve been bullish on the Cultural Trail, I realized recently that I haven’t actually walked it—at
least, not all of it. Time to change that.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Doing it Ai Weiwei's way
April 13, 2013
Lou HarryThe eyes of the creative world are on Ai Weiwei. The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to put your eyes on his works.
Plus, thoughts on the IBJ A&E “War Horse” road trip.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Rock solid ‘American Idiot’ works for more than just Green Day fans
April 6, 2013
Lou HarryAngst-ridden musical a highlight of the Broadway in Indianapolis season.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: A critical mass of theater critics descend on Indy
March 30, 2013
Lou HarryA pack of conferencing critics had their eyes opened to Indy’s arts pleasures. In turn, they opened my eyes to some
things I shouldn’t take for granted.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: The critics are coming … the critics are coming
March 16, 2013
Lou HarryJournalists from San Francisco to D.C. and from New Haven to New Orleans descend on Indy for a first-ever critical mass of
theater.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Eiteljorg shows how the West was strummed
March 9, 2013
Lou HarryWhile I could look at most of the instruments on display at the new “Guitars: Roundups to Rockers” exhibition
at the Eiteljorg with cool detachment, Woody Guthrie’s Martin 000-18 acoustic guitar stopped me.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Barging in
March 2, 2013
Lou HarryIU fills a spot in Indianapolis Opera’s schedule with Philip Glass’ challenging “Akhnaten.”
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Lincoln exhibit highlights presidential precedents
February 23, 2013
Lou HarryIt’s the fringes where those of us not steeped in Lincoln lore might find the freshest material.
MoreIBJ A&E ROAD TRIP: Heading to Chicago for some ‘Big Fish’
February 16, 2013
Lou HarryThe latest IBJ A&E road trip features a world premiere, heading-for-Broadway musical.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Making it up for 20 years
February 16, 2013
Lou HarryAt an awards-show parodying gala, ComedySportz celebrated two decades of spontaneous laugh-making.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Say it isn't so, Diane
February 9, 2013
Lou HarryWhen a region stands to lose one of its finest actresses, a critic can't be too proud to beg
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Team playing from ensemble highlights IRT's 'Night Music'
February 2, 2013
Lou HarryOpera star Sylvia McNair offers subtle take on "Send in the Clowns."
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Copy that
January 26, 2013
Lou HarryBy letting it be, The Fab Faux honors the music of the Beatles
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Hoosier writers' novels transcend novelty
January 19, 2013
Lou HarryRecently, I dug into the books of three Indiana writers who beat the odds.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: 'The Book of Mormon' and shock values
January 5, 2013
Lou HarryLanguage and content aren't the only thing shocking about the hit musical, now playing in Chicago.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Graphite the power
December 15, 2012
Lou HarryThe Indianapolis Museum of Art proves that the mineral isn't just for pencils. Plus new shows at the Indianapolis Art Center.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Three long-running holiday shows offer degrees of variation
December 8, 2012
Lou HarryTradition, by definition, involves familiarity. And three of the top Indy on-stage holiday offerings embrace tradition in
their own way.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Dean demystified
December 1, 2012
Lou HarryA new show at the Indiana State Museum includes memorabilia, film clips and more from the legendary James Dean.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Not your average movie book
November 24, 2012
Lou HarryLou Harry is on vacation this week. In lieu of his regular column, here’s an excerpt from his new e-book, “The
Movie Uncyclopedia: Everything You Think You Know About Movies is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.”
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Art centers focus more on creating than on creation
November 17, 2012
Lou HarryIn this week of Thanksgiving, I’d like to focus on places more centered on the creating than the creations and more
about community than about artistic results.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: God is in the details
November 10, 2012
Lou HarryAt the IMA, an Islamic art show holds glorious surprises.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Michael Feinstein shines in book on the brothers Gershwin
November 3, 2012
Lou HarryFor me, the highlights of any Michael Feinstein concert come in between the numbers, when the cabaret and concert star—and
artistic director of the Center for the Performing Arts—shares anecdotes and insight about the composer and lyricists
who crafted the tunes. His storytelling style translates nicely to the printed page.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Art + theater made for memorable road trip
October 27, 2012
Lou HarryGeorge Seurat’s painting “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884” provided the inspiration for the musical “Sunday in the Park with
George.” For an Oct. 20 visit to both the painting and the musical, I was in the company of 35 participants in the first IBJ
A&E Road Trip, an exercise in arts connectivity.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: 'Wicked Workshop' works across generations
October 20, 2012
Lou HarryMy take on the Children's Museum attraction, plus generation-jumping thoughts on Jonathan Groff at the Cabaret and DK’s Beatles
celebration.
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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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