Comments on: Don’t trust a man (except me, of course)

By: viking

viking — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:23:35 +0000

OGG,

I am always delighted when you post here at NQ. I certainly wish the very best for your endeavor. Your ‘Juanita Fitzgerald’ is very talented.

I’m curious as to why you posted this. I’m sure any grown woman can identify with the sentiments ‘Juanita’ sings with some episode or aspect of her life, the betrayal aspect has resonance.

However, I don’t like the proposition of rendering all men as vermin who should be eradicated. Its grossly unfair to those who are good people

Its the same as characterizing all women as (for example) the thieving, conniving bitch who marries for security and money and gives nothing emotionally. Sure, some do (rotten pieces of filth) but not all. Just like some men are as ‘Juanita’ sings rotten pieces of filth.

Personally, I find this tedious anymore. Why not start celebrating the heroes and heroines who refuse to debase themselves?

By: oowawa

oowawa — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:45:52 +0000

I just noticed I used “stuff” twice and “nice” twice. I wasn’t trying to be snarky–I’m just tired. Your production is much better than mere “stuff” and considerably more impressive than “nice!”

By: oowawa

oowawa — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:40:21 +0000

Whoa! I almost missed this, and I’m glad I didn’t. Great stuff, OGG. This is starting to look and sound like big-time Broadway stuff! Nice thing is, you’re doing it without a gimmick (like dressing everyone up like frogs, or undressing everyone completely)–just good clever lyrics with a point. I love this line:

We don’t need them as pollinators
Test tubes will do their work instead

Nice!

By: uppity woman

uppity woman — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:33:53 +0000

Mwaaaaaaaaahahaaaaaaaa

By: BlueTopaz

BlueTopaz — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:24:01 +0000

*crickets*

I guess not.

By: Old Grumpy Guy

Old Grumpy Guy — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:43:56 +0000

You are evil, Uppity

By: Old Grumpy Guy

Old Grumpy Guy — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:21:15 +0000

Thanks Diana. You can always try to interest the local theater companies

By: Diana L. C.

Diana L. C. — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:58:27 +0000

OGG,

As your song was going through my head last night, all those years of teaching Romeo and Juliet to ninth graders tricked my memory of one of my favorite lines spoken by Juliet’s nurse:

There’s no trust,
No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured,
All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.

The girls in class always liked it, too.

By: arran

arran — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:37:06 +0000

Sorry, I typed “race” instead of “rare”, so again the link:

http://www.impactlab.com/2009/04/18/rare-all-female-ant-society-that-reproduces-by-cloning-discovered/

By: arran

arran — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:26:16 +0000

Grumpy — A group of Amazon ants have evolved the perfect scheme: no males. The mycocepurus smithii reproduce via cloning. They don’t “waste” time and energy in sexual reproduction and in male nonsense. They have gained some extraordinary abilities.

http://www.impactlab.com/2009/04/18/race-all-female-ant-society-that-reproduces-by-cloning-discovered/

By: Linda Anselmi

Linda Anselmi — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:51:42 +0000

Thanks OGG. Great Fun Song! Best of luck in finding it a Broadway home.

I like to think of myself as Pro Women, not a Feminist. The Feminist lost me back in the 70’s with their anti men attacks and attacks against women who weren’t aggressive hard core career women.

By: BlueTopaz

BlueTopaz — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:51:41 +0000

Hi Grumpy,

Great clip, looks like a show I’d enjoy and relate to, hope it hits Broadway soon. Thanks for being a real man and drawing attention to our plight.

I missed the full list of your Top 10 composers. I saw that at least one was Classical, but have always wondered if RAY DAVIES was on the list. Now I’d also like to know if you saw RAY’s “Come Dancing” and what you thought of it if you did.

Cheers,

tRAcY

By: uppity woman

uppity woman — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:07:07 +0000

I’m kinda partial to men myself, Grumpy. But I’ll make an exception for you.

Mwwwwwwwwahahahahaa.

By: Diana L. C.

Diana L. C. — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:28:01 +0000

Bravo!!! This is so much fun! You (and Juanita Fitzgerald) are extremely talented. Now we know why you haven’t been as grumpy on NQ lately.

I can’t wait until your musical not only finds a home on Broadway but eventually gets to Denver.

By: Ellen D

Ellen D — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:21:33 +0000

You are very talented OGG. I’m impressed.
Unfortunately I LIKE men. So I’m stuck with you.