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Monthly Archives: December 2017
David Bruce: Old Age Anecdotes
https://pixabay.com/en/people-old-elderly-man-woman-2582878/ Women were a rare sight in the western frontier. Mark Twain relates in Roughing It that “once in Star City, in the Humboldt Mountains, I took my place in a sort of long, post-office single file of miners, to … Continue reading
William Shakespeare’s THE COMEDY OF ERRORS: A Retelling — Act 4, Scene 3
— 4.3 — Antipholus of Syracuse, who was wearing the necklace that Angelo the goldsmith had given to him, stood on a public street and said to himself, “Every man I meet here in Ephesus greets me as if I … Continue reading
Dante’s INFERNO, Canto 26: FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE
https://pixabay.com/en/addict-addiction-ashtray-bad-burnt-84430/ *** FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE *** Forbidden knowledge Knowledge of all human vices Experience, too *** NOTE: Ulysses wanted to know and experience all human virtues and all human vices. Pursuit of the knowledge and experience of all human virtues is … Continue reading
David Bruce: William Shakespeare’s THE COMEDY OF ERRORS: A Retelling Act 4, Scene 2
— 4.2 — In a room in the house of Antipholus of Ephesus, Adriana and Luciana were talking. “Luciana, did he really try to make you fall in love with him? Could you tell by his eyes whether or not … Continue reading
David Bruce: Nudity Anecdotes
https://pixabay.com/en/model-artemis-fauna-monochromatic-3039462/ Groucho Marx used to tell a story about a beautiful Ziegfeld girl who liked to have a few drinks before and during a show. In the show, she would sit on a swing, and swing while singing a little … Continue reading
David Bruce: William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors: A Retelling Act 4, Scene 1
— 4.1 — In a public place stood three people: the goldsmith Angelo, a merchant to whom he owed money, and a police officer who was dressed in the tough leather uniform that the police officers of Ephesus customarily wore … Continue reading
David Bruce: William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors: A Retelling Act 3, Scene 2
— 3.2 — Luciana and Antipholus of Syracuse had finished dining with her sister, Adriana, and now they were talking together. Luciana said to Antipholus of Syracuse, whom she thought was married to her sister, “Is it possible that you … Continue reading
David Bruce: Names Anecdotes
https://pixabay.com/en/marx-brothers-chico-harpo-groucho-516158/ When the Marx Brothers’ classic A Night at the Opera was finished, humor writer Al Boasberg didn’t get any credit for his gags (which was standard procedure for many humor writers who improved other people’s scripts). Therefore, the Marx … Continue reading
David Bruce: William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors: A Retelling Act 3, Scene 1
— 3.1 — Before the house of Antipholus of Ephesus were standing Antipholus of Ephesus; Dromio of Ephesus; Angelo, who was a goldsmith of Ephesus; and Balthazar, who was a merchant of Ephesus. “Good Signior Angelo, please excuse us,” Antipholus … Continue reading
Now you know them?
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— Candidly — you should have learned your A,B,C,’s a long time ago, so singing them with you is off the table
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