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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
On your deathbed you'll regret not making more of these last few dozen nights.
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Do you know something we don't know about Coltrane's future? Why are they his last?
Or, you could go and see Springer, the Opera.....
LONDON - Months before coming to the United States, “Jerry Springer the Opera” is stirring up controversy in Britain.
The show, which contains up to 8,000 profanities and features tap-dancers dressed as Ku Klux Klan members and a showdown between Satan and a diaper-wearing Jesus, will be broadcast live on televisions across the country by the British Broadcasting Corp. on Saturday evening.
More than 20,000 people have complained to the public broadcaster and are planning protests outside BBC offices before the show is aired. HA!
But, to the horror of many parents and Christians, the BBC is standing firm, saying “it is the BBC's role to broadcast a range of programs that will appeal to all audiences — with very differing tastes and interests — present in the U.K. today." HA!
Based on the lurid Chicago talk show, the opera is an unlikely fusion of high art and trailer-trash culture.
Composer Richard Thomas explained how Springer’s program provided an ideal theme for an opera.
"It's got tragedy. It's got violence. There are people screaming at each other, and you can't understand what they're saying," he said.
"It's perfect for opera."
As Springer’s guests belt out their sexual exploits and sordid fetishes — in songs like “Chick with a D...” and “Eat Excrete” — the stage show explores society’s obsession with fame and its voyeuristic desire to revel in other people’s anguish.
The second half of the show features a Wagnerian descent into hell, where Springer presides over a battle of biblical proportions.
The Daily Mail reported 8,000 cases of swearing, while the Sun newspaper counted 3,168 uses of the “f” word and 297 “c” words. Someone counted?
The depiction of the Messiah as a fat, diapered man who sings he’s “a little bit gay” has driven Christians to inundate Web sites with messages urging believers to protest the screening.
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