The election was considered a win for democracy overall. Oh sure it looks as if the GOP will take control of the House, but not by much, and with fewer kooks than anticipated so it may not bode well for backstabbing sociopaths like Else Stefanik looking to climb over bodies to the Speakers chair. The Senate appears even again. I know John Fetterman took out Oz in PA but Arizona and Nevada look shaky. And Georgia, led by white men with football hard ons, voted en masse for a CTE suffering violent maniac named Herschel Walker. Texas is Texas voting for an uncaring asshole like Greg Abbott to continue on doing nothing. Nebraska voted for a Christo-Fascist named Jim Pillen who did NOTHING to earn even 1 vote. Wisconsin re elected a Senator representing Moscow because the black guy was not acceptable. Missouri legalized recreational pot making a trip to Missouri for fireworks and pot a 90 minute drive for us Nebraskans, who lurched backwards again. Abortion rights were put into state Constitution in 5 states, including Kentucky . A professional liar with a wandering eye named Sarah Sanders was elected in Arkansas as Governor. What the fuck? Louisiana refused to outlaw slavery. Gun toting Governor Mee Maw Ivy was elected in Alabama as Governor. I dont know if actual fascist Kari Lake and actual Nazi Blake Masters won in Arizona. Yes it was a great night for Democrats per all pundits so I ask myself why do I feel so bad?
Probably because my state, Nebraska, did absolutely nothing to progress. It installed a filibuster proof Republican fascist lege. It installed a redundant Voter ID law (you already have to show ID when you register to vote). It elected a religious kook to the governors chair. It re elected three Congressmen who couldn't move the needle with a sledgehammer they are such Republican dullards. It re elected County Prosecutors who have no interest in anything but throwing black people in prison and releasing white people who kill unarmed black people. The state is back in the 1950's and I shudder at its future. Get out youngsters, theres nothing here for you except old white men who say out loud the reason you leave is because of "property taxes".
Now Annie. The touring musical stopped here for the week and I knew not what to expect. Its 50 years old, my square Dad loved it in the 1970s, and I liked the movie with Jamie Foxx (yeah I'm the one).
The show is nostalgic, it is comfort food, it has some really talented kids, and I loved it all from the beginning to the end. It has an old school overture, the two best known songs are over early, it has a lot of depression era references us history geeks liked and it has both FDR AND a cute dog.
You know the story. Orphanage, Annie gets taken to the Warbucks mansion for a party, her eternal optimism takes over, she inspires the New Deal, her "parents" show up , the parents are frauds (the jig is up!), the orphans show up at Christmas, and Annie gets adopted and all ends well.
The cast is fantastic. Annie is a wonder, the orphans are a wonder, Daddy Warbucks is a wonder, the evil headmistress at the orphanage is deliciously evil and funny, FDR is a wonder and last but not least, Sandy the dog is a scene stealer (yeah its a real rescue dog).
The curtain call is old school, the biggest applause goes to Warbucks, the orphans, the headmistress and of course Annie. But the dog is given the most applause and every time he comes into a scene the collective crowd goes "Ahhhhhhh"
Leapin Lizards its great.
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