Well as per usual I have saved up all of my thoughts
for one post chock full of my opinions and thoughts.
First of all I am now "jonesing" for Harold & Maude.
And soon after I am done here I will pluck it from the
cabinet and jam it into my VCR. I think that for
me, the reason I love this film so much is it speaks
to anyone who is not within the "social norm"
(whatever that is), and reaffirms our freedom to love
whoever we are catapulted to love. Because I don't
believe truly falling in love has anything to do about
choice. Further more H&M is funny - hysterical, what
about that mother!? There is as mentioned the great
music, before "Cat" lost his mind. Please no replies
to defend his extremest Muslim beliefs. I am a woman
and queer so it will all fall on deaf ears.
Next I tried to tackle the 2 song per album exercise
- I got this far:
STATS - Night In the City & Cactus Tree LOTC -
Conversation & The Arrangement I still believe some
of her earliest work contains the jazz root or maybe
folk or her minstrel edge is just a natural stepping
stone to jazz.
Blue - All I Want & Last Time I Saw Richard (perhaps
choosing the first and last songs on the album is my
way of saying the entire album - which is my fave).
FTR - Cold Blue Steel & Barangrill(tougher than Blue,
Barangrill my surprise choice for today for the jazzy
professor).
C&S - Peoples Parties & Trouble Child(no need to worry
about the jazz influence anymore, it is everywhere
here).
That's about as far as I got when after observing all
of the wonderful choices you all made I realized with
rare exception I couldn't disagree with any choices
made. Many of the choices you all made were the same
as mine or may be by tomorrow.
As to the feelings being shared here about gay
bashing and acceptance and Pride in Chicago I have
just a it to add. First of all a little over 10 years
ago as I left a bar a drunken man who had demanded his
way in and proceeded to pursue woman in the bar who
were intoxicated, followed them out into the street.
Where I as a younger woman tried to create friendly
interference between him and a woman who was out of
her mind drunk. He who wanted a gay woman, proceeded
to call me dirty gay names and and move me out of his
way. Well I delayed him enough till she was out of
sight and then I enjoyed the knuckle sandwich he
served me up - or sucker punch! I am no dainty little
lady, but I went down seeing stars - literally. I
won't go into the details about the police here & now.
But that man is still out there and millions like
him, including women. Through education we are making
strides, but I would never say that MOST people are
tolerant of my lifestyle. I would say in the past 20
years we have come a long way, but I don't think
Matthew Sheppards mother would see it that way.
Furthermore I bet my own bigoted mother would not.
Finally, on a lighter note, Kerry never write again
that you were in Chicago at the Pride Parade without
getting in touch with me. For that matter any of you
out there! I was sitting, observing people quietly
from my seat in the Closet (a bar), while you may have
been right outside the door or perhaps ordering a
drink right next to me. Geez I hope I was behaving!
Sorry this was so long and I promise not to save so
much up again for one post.
Peace
Susan Guzzi
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