Slog - Comments on Too Beautiful to Live http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live I'll be on the radio tonight at 9 pm—on Luke Burbank's new show, Too Beautiful to Live—talking about the 10 Things article. (150 comments and counting. Favorite so far: "Your articles are worthless, pretentious, uninformed, completely masturbatory and damaging to the arts community.") It won't be nearly as fun as Luke's recent interview with baseball Hall-of-Famer George Brett, who told him all about shitting his pants the other night: "I'm good for that about twice a year." But Burbank and producer Jen Andrews are lovely, funny people. Too Beautiful to Live is, obviously, the best thing about KIRO.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:25:49 -0800 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:16:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mike in Renton I'd say that Dave Ross is the best thing on KIRO. TBTL is second only to Dori Monson for the worst.

]]> Mike in Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181205 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181205 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:11:05 -0800 Comment by COMTE So, does this mean we can harangue you verbally, as well as literarily?

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181216 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181216 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:21:51 -0800 Comment by ecce homo Too bad that TBTL STEALS all their material from other shows.

]]> ecce homo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181222 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181222 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:27:36 -0800 Comment by Brendan Kiley Sorry, Comte, but we already taped it this afternoon. And you'll be pleased to know that my brain was so fried with thinking about unions all week that, at one point, I drifted into a stunned silence when trying to articulate the problem.

But never fear—we'll have our union-specific Shitstorm soon and you can harangue to your heart's content.

]]> Brendan Kiley http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181229 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181229 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:34:26 -0800 Comment by stinkbug For a sec I thought you were referring to a 10 Things zine article.

]]> stinkbug http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181238 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181238 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:42:54 -0800 Comment by ABM Die already TBTL!

]]> ABM http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181258 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181258 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:07:26 -0800 Comment by dan wants you If you weren't so attractive, I bet you wouldn't have a job.

]]> dan wants you http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181264 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181264 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:14:47 -0800 Comment by Jonathan Bailo Thomas Unions are socialist. I hate you people.

]]> Jonathan Bailo Thomas http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181272 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181272 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:25:03 -0800 Comment by blackhook I agree TBTL is a sweet show. Jen & Luke are wonderful together, a thoughtful, humanistic (and unpredictable) refuge in these, ahem, dark times.

And in contrast, IMO, Dori Monson, snarky & reactionary, inhabits the bottom of the barrel.

]]> blackhook http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181296 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181296 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:21:50 -0800 Comment by COMTE Jeebuz, Brendan - way to backtrack on points 1 - 3 - so far.

Let's see, so the "five year ban on Shakespeare" is really, "let's deconstruct Shakespeare more" and "not kiss the Bard's ass so much"

And "tell us something we don't know already" is really, "let's not be so New York-centric";

And "Produce dirty, fast & often" becomes, "do more crazy shit, like Implied Violence".

Can't wait to hear how you spin points four through ten go...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181333 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181333 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:23:26 -0800 Comment by COMTE Oh, and I am sooooo FUCKING TIRED of that -

"der-der-DERRRRR!"

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181335 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181335 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:24:32 -0800 Comment by COMTE Oh man, you're going to have to hussle to get through the next six - less than 30 minutes to go - and another commercial break.

Ah, Patrick Warburton - love that voice...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181338 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181338 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:32:24 -0800 Comment by COMTE Fucking TRAFFIC - at 9:30 in the evening?

WTF?

Weather, on the other hand...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181339 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181339 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:33:23 -0800 Comment by COMTE Oh, sorry missed #4 - okay, yeah, get the young'uns into the Rep, do them old folks some good.

Moving on, moving on...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181340 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:35:11 -0800 Comment by COMTE Wow, skipped right over old #5 there - Yeah, Ikea is a "cult", got it. Never leave my kids there, even if they HAVE daycare. And you think leaving them with THEATRE PEOPLE would be BETTER?!? Why not just put a copy of "Das Kapital" or "The Anarchist's Cookbook" in their pudgy little hands, while you're at it.

#6: zoooooom - Completely missed whatever THAT was about.

#7: Oh, c'mon - name three theatre venues in this town that DON'T SERVE FUCKING ALCOHOL! Just three! Please!

Okay, - FUCKING der-der-derrrr!

#8: "Rocky Horror" is a terrible example - people don't MESS with "Rocky Horror" they do exactly what the ROCKY FUCKING HORROR PEOPLE TELL THEM TO. I've been yelled at in foreign languages by RFHP for doing things that would be considered pretty standard in the U.S., but has apparently never been seen in Hamburg before.

#9: What exactly is NOT working about the relationship between unions and theatres? The fact that unions ensure theatres that enter into Collective Bargaining Agreements pay living wages? Are you seriously trying to arguing AGAINST that? Just because poverty is an inevitability for SOME doesn't mean it MUST be for EVERYONE. I do not begrudge any single actor, artisan, or administrator who can make a full-time living in this business. But, I don't expect THEM to go into poverty simply because someone else isn't earning a living - I expect them to find more ways to allow even MORE people earn a decent living in this business.

#10: Okay, not bad advice. Probably even good advice. Great, one out of ten.

I'm not listening to you drabble on about Twyla Tharp - "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" calls...

And thus ends this evenings' Live Slog...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181349 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181349 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:52:30 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Der-der-derrrr!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181439 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181439 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:58:36 -0800 Comment by COMTE Augggghhhh! Make It Stop!

PUHLEEEEZE!

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181491 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/too_beautiful_to_live#c1181491 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:16:14 -0800