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February 24, 2010 at 1:43 am
Holmes
400 different types of tequila. And yet we made it out alive. Past the gallery of Mexican wrestlers no less.
I finished listening to Big Slide. The playwright seems, I have to say for the ZK record, downright obsessed with alcohol, murderous religious zealots, and quasi-incestuous relations that fail to advance the plot in any meaningful way. These things aside, it was a fine piece of near future fiction. (I just wanted Dan to go out in a blaze of glory, rather than an ambigous life-nullifying wimper.) Overall still, I recommend it. The first two acts are pretty good (thanks in no small part to the actors) and the podcast downloads are free. So check it out.
February 24, 2010 at 12:04 pm
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The night was young, so getting out of there alive was really mostly a matter of remembering to pay the tab before heading for the exit.
I agree the first two acts of Big Slide were pretty good, and as for the third act it was in some respects an opportunity lost.
Working up to the final scenes, Dan was being built up as the enlightened one, passionate, a man of action and a leader. He is the kind of guy who is unwilling to go down without a fight. However, despite all the hype he apparently was unwilling or unable to to meet his foes head on (and in view of the audience). I can only imagine that poor Dan was gunned down in his bathroom. Holmes your disappointment in Dan reminds me of the movie ‘Unforgiven’ where we see that outlaws, no matter how notorious, more often go down in ignominious defeat rather than a blaze of glory. Perhaps it is JHKs belief that the same goes for the bourgeoisie. Fine, but this is theater. Give it to us on the stage, not with off-stage sound effects.
Similarly, in the third act of the first west coast gathering of ZK editors-at-large, the evening concludes with a confused senior moment and my being taken down in unglorious fashion by the disgruntled working class in settling an unpaid bar tab. Another bougeoisie bites the dust.