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May 25, 2009
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So, was this a weekend of celebrity spotting (see previous post)? Maybe you included The Ohio Players downtown concert in your race plans, or caught one of the bands harmonizing with the engine roars at the Speedway.

Perhaps you got out to the Phoenix Theatre to see "The Zippers of Zoomerville." Or to the Zoo to great the visiting Komodo dragons.

What were your A&E activities this long weekend?
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  • IndyCatMay 26, 2009 10:26 AM
    I have to say that we did not have high expectations when we entered the Phoenix theatre last Saturday for the Zippers of Zoomerville. To be honest, we were there only because we had been invited. Well, we could not have been more pleasantly surpised! It was not just funny - it was HILARIOUS! Think Gilbert & Sullivan in Hoosierland. The dialogue and lyrics are clever. The music was wonderful. Everyone in the theatre was laughing. It does drag a bit in the middle, but the plot twists at the end more than make-up for it. I hope Zippers will become a May tradition in Indy.
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  • Hope BaughMay 27, 2009 4:17 PM
    What a great idea! I would love it if Zippers became a May tradition in Indy!

    I haven't added to Lou's You Review It column in a week or two. Here are the short version of the shows I've seen lately and written about in more detail on my own blog:

    World premiere of Zippers of Zoomerville at the Phoenix Theatre: Hilarious show that spoofs both the Indy 500 and Gilbert and Sullivan musicals.

    World premiere of Interpreting William at the Indiana Repertory Theatre: A beautifully layered play about the power of history to be personally relevant.

    ComedySportz - My first time to see the regular competition was SO. MUCH. FUN!

    World premiere of Mafia Daughter at Theatre on the Square: I was disappointed in this show, but not everyone agrees with me. I always say, about any show, Go see it and decide for yourself!

    Annie at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre: Charming! And much more adult-friendly than I had imagined.

    I also judged 2-3 Encore community theatre shows recently, but I'm not allowed to write about them.

    Hope Baugh
    Indy Theatre Habit
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  • Hope BaughMay 27, 2009 4:35 PM
    Oh! And books! Three I enjoyed over the recent long weekend:

    SHADOWED SUMMER, by Saundra Mitchell (Delacorte 2009) - This suspenseful ghost story/mystery set in New Orleans is Indianapolis-based screenwriter Mitchell's first young adult novel.

    DOG ON IT: A CHET AND BERNIE MYSTERY, by Spencer Quinn (Atria 2009) - First in a new series about a private investigator and his dog, told from the dog's point of view in a great, fun-to-read doggy voice.

    BEAT THE REAPER, by Josh Bazell (Little, Brown 2009) - This novel made me queasy in between making me laugh, but I could not put it down. A former mafia hit-man now works as a doctor in an awful hospital under the witness protection program.

    Hope Baugh
    Indy Theatre Habit
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  • Hope BaughMay 27, 2009 4:37 PM
    Oh, drat. 'Wish I could edit my posts here, Lou. SHADOWED SUMMER is not, actually, set in New Orleans but in the teeny-tiny town of Ondine, Louisiana. 'Sorry 'bout that.

    Hope
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  • LouMay 27, 2009 4:46 PM
    I'll second the recommendation of Beat the Reaper. Really perverse, but very funny and a quick, quick read. --Lou
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  • BarbaraMay 28, 2009 5:51 PM
    This weekend was our annual 500 escape to NYC. We caught Hair, 9 to 5, Shrek and Lion King over a 3-day visit. Hair and Lion King are both personal favorites, but the other 2 were new shows for us. We started our weekend with Hair and couldn't resist the opportunity to dance on stage in the finale.

    We scored half-price tickets for 9 to 5 and Shrek. Shrek held true to the movie and other than some new songs, didn't contain any real originality. Still, it was entertaining. 9 to 5 also held true to the movie, but the songs were bigger production numbers and more entertaining overall.

    The opening song in Lion King is always breathtaking. I was, however, very disappointed at the Minskoff Theatre's ushers. First, the ushers were rude to patrons in general. Second, two ushers sharply reprimanded my mother than booster seats are only for children. My mother is 4' 9 and with a booster seat is still shorter than me in a theater seat. I had to remind them that the booster seat qualifies as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA, which had the usher back-pedaling rather quickly.

    Although we didn't get tickets to Blithe Spirit, we were able to snap a quick photo of Angela Lansbury on our way to dinner at Juniors on Shubert Alley.

    I'm looking forward to reading your reviews from NYC, Lou. The problem with having only a weekend is that you run out of time and money before you run out of great shows to see.
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  1. liek the rest of America

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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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