tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post115808916163295663..comments2008-12-10T14:04:32.852-08:00Comments on Paperback Writer: A Bakersfield, California literature, music and news blog: N.L. goes to a Picnic - By N.L. BelardesN.L. Belardeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-1158157984057467502006-09-13T07:33:00.000-07:002006-09-13T07:33:00.000-07:00People do the same activity all the time together ...People do the same activity all the time together and have completely different experiences. Art is not immune.<BR/>Great trip, thanks for taking me NL.Susan Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16544739794053190521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-1158126366505570672006-09-12T22:46:00.000-07:002006-09-12T22:46:00.000-07:00it's really nice to see 3 takes on the same thing....it's really nice to see 3 takes on the same thing. just goes to show that everyone has different tastes in everything.chingpeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11016830829864032189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-1158103867252751092006-09-12T16:31:00.000-07:002006-09-12T16:31:00.000-07:00Wow, how wonderful to see three completely differe...Wow, how wonderful to see three completely different reactions to the same show. Mine is the third...I'm posting it now.<BR/><BR/>I feel the directing was off on "Picnic." I don't typically love what Barry directs but that's just me. I saw the show because Julie asked me to :)Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04963211473991955257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-1158097801310157792006-09-12T14:50:00.000-07:002006-09-12T14:50:00.000-07:00Wow - a wailing show stopper... I'll take it!You n...Wow - a wailing show stopper... I'll take it!<BR/><BR/>You never cease to surprise me, my friend - and that is a GOOD thing.Julie Jordan Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693974439929723863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-1158096360585273092006-09-12T14:26:00.000-07:002006-09-12T14:26:00.000-07:00Your giant hat rocked. And let me say this. I thin...Your giant hat rocked. <BR/><BR/>And let me say this. I think the actors were not bad. I think the direction they got was likely shit. Actors can't all be that bad. It was the dialogue they were trying to portray from a lost era of 50s pop culture.<BR/><BR/>The same play by a different director and with a modern twist and most of the same actors... now that would be something.n.l.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-1158096087966455702006-09-12T14:21:00.000-07:002006-09-12T14:21:00.000-07:00It is interesting how two people can go to the the...It is interesting how two people can go to the theatre, sit next to each other, and have completely different experiences. <BR/><BR/>Without the emotional connection that I experienced... Viewing Picnic through the stereotypes of the 1950's and beat literature like Kerouac's is a whole new perspective on the play that really works.<BR/><BR/>I've always wondered how Lucy and Desi made little RickyMatildakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335147523362374101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11305501.post-1158096013960580302006-09-12T14:20:00.000-07:002006-09-12T14:20:00.000-07:00I would like to believe you were inspired to write...I would like to believe you were inspired to write about the show after seeing my giant hat. <BR/><BR/>Yes, I am going to go on believing that...thank you very much.the other meghttp://myspace.com/othermegnoreply@blogger.com