Was he indeed a Pirate Kink, or was that just a misprint in the program?
I didn’t see this until just now - Elijah Harper has passed away.
I don’t see anything in my program about him being a Pirate Kink but, then again, I also don’t see the name Peter Pan in the Cast of Characters for a play called Peter Pan. :dubious: Spoons did seem kinda kinky, though…
Ah, I beg your pardon - I thought he was doing ‘Pirates of Penzance’, not ‘Peter Pan’. A different alliterative show…
I’ve played in “Pirates of Penzance.” We’re doing “Mikado” this year in my theatre group, and one of the songs was re-written to poke fun at current political figures… 
Are we still talking about Rob Ford?
Yes, different singing pirates, plus flying children.
I saw a rendition of “Die Fledermaus” years ago which did the same thing, including a couple Brian Mulroney jokes (to give you an idea of how many years ago it was).
Yes.
I haven’t heard much news of Rob Ford for… a few days. I guess he hasn’t gotten in any drunken stupors lately (I think he said he wasn’t going to drink again, or something.)
I’m not a big fan of politically retconning Savoy, but I do love Savoy just the same. Who are you playing in Mikado?
I play the clarinet. (I’m in the orchestra.)
The last time we did The Mikado, for the list song, we re-wrote the words, though it wasn’t politically-oriented.
…my goodness.
Some thoughts on watching the Grey Cup:
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They had at least a year to prepare for this, and yet there was a logo in centre field that was only partially wiped out for replacement with the Grey Cup logo.
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Who the hell is Hedley?
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Sheets. His game. Totally.
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Taunting?" TAUNTING? (I taunt you a second time, you silly English Knnnn-ight.)
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Hamilton not only couldn’t catch a break, but were outplayed in just about every area.
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Playing the Grey Cup game in your own home field is incredibly rare, and must be a heck of a morale booster.
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Mother Nature really cooperated in Regina.
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I’m getting old. Half the people at the Grey Cup party I attended left at half time, and I was the only guest remaining at the end of the game. (The guy who plays guitar in those Stephen Harper music videos was at the party. Spoiler Alert: The PM is actually a real person who sometimes wants to just hang out in the basement and jam.)
- Oh. And Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks?
Hedley is the band who is headed by Jacob Hoggard who was a runner up in Canadian Idol, I can’t recall the year maybe the one Kalan Porter won? I only ever watched a couple seasons of it and I think he’s the only guy who got a solid career out of it though I could be wrong.
I had a couple of ex-girlfriends that liked Hedley. I fucking hate new country, so it’s not my scene.
Hedley isn’t country (new or otherwise), as far as I know. I thought they did a good job with the half-time show - lots of energy, accessible music, not bad.
Meh. When he started rapping (I think), I turned off and waited for the second half.
'Nuff said on that topic.
On another topic, since when do Canadians hold their hats over their hearts for the national anthem? That’s something Americans do. Yet all around me at the sports bar, people stood up and placed their baseball caps over their hearts during the national anthem. That’s something Americans do. We’re not Americans; we do not do what Americans do.
I stayed seated, in the sports bar, with one hand on my beer. After attending numerous Blue Jays games, I can attest that during the national anthem before a sports games, Americans put their hands over their hearts and face the US flag; Canadians just keep their hands on their beer.
It did not sit well with me. When did we become Americans?
You should’ve stolen their untended beers. That would change their behaviour in a right hurry.
I stood at the party when the national anthem played, with my bloody Caesar held proudly.