Saw Ed the Anti-Christ too
Fri, 8 Oct 1999, 03:09 pmWalter Plinge18 posts in thread
Saw Ed the Anti-Christ too
Fri, 8 Oct 1999, 03:09 pmYes, I too have witnessed the particular splendour of Dan Wall's "Ed The Anti-Christ". I had the privilege of sharing Gold's Gym with The Right Dishonourable Peter Foss. He farted at one point; an astounding response from an (f)arts minister. Usually they're conspicuous in their silence. A full blown grunt is welcome by all and sundry, if only to confirm the minister is still alive.I enjoyed the play, for all its minute faults- by no means is this a fully fleshed out work, as I'm sure author and cast would agree. However it deserves your patronage (yeah, you reading this, I mean YOU!!), simply to prove to the cretins responsible for Artrage that Perth is actually interested in supporting local work, and that this body should treat these works with according dignity, as opposed to stuffing them in some derelict steroid barn!If you saw "Ed", tell the folks at Artrage to get the resources together to make Perth works viable, as (surprise, surprise) there IS a community that will respond.Elps: if my earlier comments offend, then either grow a skin or please recognize them as satire... and if you're Peter Foss, I hope you get burned bigtime in the upcoming selection process, you facile git.
Re: In Defence of Adequacy
Mon, 11 Oct 1999, 11:29 amEMAILNOTICES>no> *One* letter won't achieve anything - but if enough people are
> passionate enough to express their displeasure to the government or
> a newspaper, then they will have to acknowledge them. A vocal mass
> of people will always be heard, a voice in the wilderness gets blown
> away.I'm sure that that is what is being achieved by this Web Site, infact, that's what this discussion group is all about most of the time. We are a vocal mass, and a very loud one at that. Steven Shaw of the MEAA is very aware of this site and has even refered to it and quoted from it recent correspondence to the Government, Foss and MEAA Members.The Minister and members of his division are also aware of this site. I would be certain that PR representatives would keep a close eye on this (and other sites similar) as a way of montitoring public reaction to ... well ... anything related to the arts really.I get the impression that you still consider Web based discussion areas such as this to be of low consideration to the powers that be. Let me assure you that this new discussion media has not been overlooked by such offices. Expressing an opinion here not only allows one to voice their opinions to other like minded individuals, it also adds to the overwhelming voice, that can only get louder. If El. had not written his opinions here, then we would never know what he thought/felt. Others, like myself, might think that he did not care about such things and therefor leave him out of further correspondence. He, myself and many others have been quoted from this Web Site in publications that are distributed to a much larger audience than those on this site. His and our opinions will stir thoughts in others and possibly make them consider their opinions, help them make up their minds what they think/feel.If we all did not post here and posted letters only, the effect would be so small. Through this site, we can reach so many more and let our feelings be known. Do not deny us this right.Besides, just 'cause someone has posted here does not mean that they haven't also posted a letter (as you suggested) to the right unhonourable. Don't judge 'till you have ALL the facts.Jeff "Post-it" Watkins
> passionate enough to express their displeasure to the government or
> a newspaper, then they will have to acknowledge them. A vocal mass
> of people will always be heard, a voice in the wilderness gets blown
> away.I'm sure that that is what is being achieved by this Web Site, infact, that's what this discussion group is all about most of the time. We are a vocal mass, and a very loud one at that. Steven Shaw of the MEAA is very aware of this site and has even refered to it and quoted from it recent correspondence to the Government, Foss and MEAA Members.The Minister and members of his division are also aware of this site. I would be certain that PR representatives would keep a close eye on this (and other sites similar) as a way of montitoring public reaction to ... well ... anything related to the arts really.I get the impression that you still consider Web based discussion areas such as this to be of low consideration to the powers that be. Let me assure you that this new discussion media has not been overlooked by such offices. Expressing an opinion here not only allows one to voice their opinions to other like minded individuals, it also adds to the overwhelming voice, that can only get louder. If El. had not written his opinions here, then we would never know what he thought/felt. Others, like myself, might think that he did not care about such things and therefor leave him out of further correspondence. He, myself and many others have been quoted from this Web Site in publications that are distributed to a much larger audience than those on this site. His and our opinions will stir thoughts in others and possibly make them consider their opinions, help them make up their minds what they think/feel.If we all did not post here and posted letters only, the effect would be so small. Through this site, we can reach so many more and let our feelings be known. Do not deny us this right.Besides, just 'cause someone has posted here does not mean that they haven't also posted a letter (as you suggested) to the right unhonourable. Don't judge 'till you have ALL the facts.Jeff "Post-it" Watkins
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