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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Visual Art / Books / Theater Regretting Me, Regretting You

Posted by Brendan Kiley on Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Every year, The Stranger fills its pages with regrets from the past year—our regrets and the regrets of others. You can read dozens of regrets from Seattle artists, theater-makers, curators, comedians, and others right here. A few samples:

I regret that Al Roker's middle name isn't "Mond." —Dina Martina, chanteuse/raconteur

I've appeared in only one commercial in my life, for Lowe's Home Improvement. I never imagined myself doing a commercial, since my act is generally critical of the garbage culture that capitalism creates. But it was an acting opportunity, and I'm an egomaniac. I'd also read up on the company, and their record didn't seem awful. Not spotless... but my justification was: "Hey, at least it's not Walmart." In December, Lowe's pulled their advertising from the reality show All-American Muslim after pressure from conservative Christian groups. They were bullied by bigots into making a cowardly decision that does not reflect my values. Also, I was playing half of a couple with my now ex-girlfriend. I REALLY REGRET MAKING THIS COMMERCIAL. —Hari Kondabolu, writer and comedian

I regret I fell for the pitch
of Vincent Kitch.
Public trust is no small thing
When you grab for the brass, it should ring
true. —Cheryl dos Remedios, artist

I regret that I was seven years late in hating Amazon.com. —Sherman Alexie, author, War Dances

Regrets are Out. Failure is In. —Yoko Ott, curator