Comments on: Art, craft, and the tragic nature of baseball http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/ culture blogging for the good of the planet Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:26:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tom Watson http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1619 Tom Watson Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:48:44 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1619 Yeah, I want to see Love Reign O'er Me - for one, it's a great song. Strangely, the Who were central to my own 9/11 experience. Because of some of our volunteer work, I got a couple of tickets to the Concert for New York - both Adam Sandler and The Who performed. Sandler was funny - his opera singer character - but the Who were transformative. Tears ran freely down my face as I jumped around my seat like a wailing banshee, cuffing wasted firefighers on the shoulders and telling them I loved them. A very weird, sad, loud time. I felt like rock was literally saving all those cops and firefighters that night. Yeah, I want to see Love Reign O’er Me - for one, it’s a great song. Strangely, the Who were central to my own 9/11 experience. Because of some of our volunteer work, I got a couple of tickets to the Concert for New York - both Adam Sandler and The Who performed. Sandler was funny - his opera singer character - but the Who were transformative. Tears ran freely down my face as I jumped around my seat like a wailing banshee, cuffing wasted firefighers on the shoulders and telling them I loved them. A very weird, sad, loud time. I felt like rock was literally saving all those cops and firefighters that night.

]]> By: Dan Leo http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1554 Dan Leo Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:51:28 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1554 Speaking of Miller, Williams, O'Neill... well, let's just keep it to O'Neill: I recently had the mad idea to rent the early-60s TV version of "The Iceman Cometh" with Jason Robards, the adolescent Bob Redford, etc., directed by Sidney Lumet, and, y'know, speaking as a fairly literate guy and someone who has directed and acted for the stage in his own small way: that play really sucks. Speaking of Miller, Williams, O’Neill… well, let’s just keep it to O’Neill: I recently had the mad idea to rent the early-60s TV version of “The Iceman Cometh” with Jason Robards, the adolescent Bob Redford, etc., directed by Sidney Lumet, and, y’know, speaking as a fairly literate guy and someone who has directed and acted for the stage in his own small way: that play really sucks.

]]> By: Viscount LaCarte http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1477 Viscount LaCarte Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:04:43 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1477 Alan Arkin rocks in that movie. Alan Arkin rocks in that movie.

]]> By: Lance Mannion http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1475 Lance Mannion Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:11:21 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1475 Viscount, Watched it the other night. It got to me. Alan Arkin's parts especially. I'll be writing about it as soon as I get it a little more sorted out in my head. finest, I'm glad to hear Reign Over Me's that good. I like Don Cheadle but I've been put off by what I've seen of Adam Sandler in the trailers. Viscount,

Watched it the other night. It got to me. Alan Arkin’s parts especially. I’ll be writing about it as soon as I get it a little more sorted out in my head.

finest,

I’m glad to hear Reign Over Me’s that good. I like Don Cheadle but I’ve been put off by what I’ve seen of Adam Sandler in the trailers.

]]> By: fairest http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1464 fairest Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:01:43 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1464 thanks for reminding me i need to rent game 6. i was 9 and sitting on my grandmothers couch and crying, right before, you know, the red soxs lost. but id ditch the netflixs for a night & go to a multiplex to watch "reign over me", its the most honest new york movie ive seen in awhile. it has an awesome white castle reference, too. which is all a new york movie needs. thanks for reminding me i need to rent game 6. i was 9 and sitting on my grandmothers couch and crying, right before, you know, the red soxs lost.

but id ditch the netflixs for a night & go to a multiplex to watch “reign over me”, its the most honest new york movie ive seen in awhile. it has an awesome white castle reference, too. which is all a new york movie needs.

]]> By: Viscount LaCarte http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1448 Viscount LaCarte Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:12:27 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/25/art-craft-and-the-tragic-nature-of-baseball/#comment-1448 <em>13 Conversations...</em> I think you're gonna like that one. I did. - Al 13 Conversations…

I think you’re gonna like that one. I did.

- Al

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