[lbo-talk] Here she goes again

[Jim Straub]

I'm sure a fan of WS.  A rabid one at that.  The best comedy ever written,
well at least before the farrelly brothers.  But I go back and forth, on
whether the bardolatry is justified.  His work is regarded as such a
singular point of brilliance, sometimes seems a bit much to me.  But then
again, nobody else ever wrote a character like Falstaff.

I go to productions of his plays whenever possible, which has been pretty
rare for me the last few years in places like nevada and ohio.  But back
when I lived in va, there's a big replica of the blackfriars playhouse in a
small mountain town in the west of the state, which is always showing a few
of the plays at once.  WS proudctions are certainly attended by a mostly
dutifully stuffed-shirt crowd that does not seem to really relish the joy of
the work.  I used to make a point of always wearing my punkest getup to the
show.  Also at the virginia blackfriars playhouse, they serve beer.  Getting
trashed at a production of the comedy of errrors in the appalacian mountains
is one of the best dates I've ever taken anyone on, might I boast.