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Skriven 2006-08-25 21:17:24 av MANNY ROTHSTEIN (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Hu Ke Lau 139
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You forgot to mention the fat, middle aged male dancer who wouldn't
dance. You are accurate about the quality of the show, which was 
between a rural high school talent show and audience participation 
night on discount sea cruise to Albania. Well, maybe a little 
better than that. But I think that you are being a little harsh 
considering the context. This was a family style dinner show in a 
small town in Conn. I don't think we should have expected Don Ho 
and the Royal Hawaiian Mounted Polynesians or whatever. Just a night 
of good natured diversion, which I think, is what we got. There 
was a stage, stage lighting, stage makeup, costumes, and most of 
the players showed enthusiasm at least part of the time. The 
music was live, mostly in tune and loud. And even the glaring 
shortcomings were kinda fun. Like a movie that is so 
unemotional bad that it turns out funny. What do you expect
from a dinner show that only costs $3 more than the dinner 
without the show. I enjoyed it.

Manny 
 
Michael replied to Burt:

->  ml-> Guinness (draft 16-oz for $4, not too bad). ..... Most of the
other 
->  ml-> people, especially the Fords, seemed to be getting really into it. 
->  BF> Weeeell, I have to confess that's not really so.  I played happily
on
->  BF> community theater stage too long, working sometimes without success
->  BF> for audience approval/participation not to have a weak but
noticeable
->  BF> bond to on-stagers.
-> 
-> I should feel such a bond, but in truth, I felt more for
-> the bored-looking guitarist and the comatose-looking
-> keyboardist. So I did my best to look bored and comatose.
-> Guinness helps with the comatose part, you know.
-> 
->  BF> Generally with not-too-professional performers...... like the Hu Ke
->  BF> Lau show.   [g] 
-> 
-> Okay, you must give them a bit of credit; they actually are
-> trying and sweating. TTTT, I did applaud at times, though
-> not with much sincerity (apparently your own sincerity was
-> impeachable, too!).
-> 
->  BF> I take modest credit in fooling you.  I might have made their
night.
-> 
-> Can't say that I'm as unfoolable as Mother Nature.
-> 
->  BF> [chuckle]  Next time feel free to act as though I am in a different
->  BF> group until after the show.
-> 
-> I did!
-> 
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