[lbo-talk] A theatrical gesture

[Chuck Grimes]

For the upscale educated heavy drinker, I'd call it The Court of Saladin. 
(Where boys were more than welcome.)  If I had the money, I'd put a place on 
the front street of Holy Ground Zero.

There is a whole tradition of male belly dancers for endless Arabian Nights 
of music and dance---followed by days of bloody slaughter. The potential 
exploitation for a cynical NYC crowd (is there any other kind?) are 
tremendous. I don't think there has been the potential for anything like it 
since Hollywood in the Twenties....for igniting the Christians into 
incandesent fury. Read Nathanel West for details.

The place would need,  the seedy theoretical Lebanese matre d' maybe a 
Sidney Greenstreet look alike with a Fez and a fly swatter.

The Left has to get into the spirit of the thing. This rational Marxist 
bullshit is never going to score points with anybody. We are in a culture 
war, so we have to use cultural methods...

CG