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The Cultural Revolution Continues! »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Oct 23, 2010 in Current Affairs, OldGrumpyGuy, culture | View Comments

Readers of NQ might recall a previous Youtube video of mine called “The Cultural Revolution Starts Here”. I have used some of the themes I mentioned in that video in a play I have just completed.

The soundtrack of our lives »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Sep 23, 2010 in Current Affairs, OldGrumpyGuy | View Comments

I believe that a society’s musical soundtrack is a good indicator of its cultural health. While a lot of good and exciting music can still be heard in some of the better movies, I am depressed by the banality of most of the music being pumped out by radio stations and also on Broadway. Its [...]

Snow White and the Evil Queen (and happy 4th of July) »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Jul 2, 2010 in Humor, OldGrumpyGuy | View Comments

First, let me wish NQ readers a happy Fourth of July, or whatever it is you wish Americans at this time. Personally, I think Americans may have missed out on a lot of things by breaking away from British rule (like being able to sing “Rule Britannia” at the Last Night of The Proms, but [...]

A new Mozart opera and wedding chorus to help save civilization »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Mar 19, 2010 in Humor, Music, OldGrumpyGuy | View Comments

As I say in this video, my latest project – another attempt to spread culture among the masses and save western civilization – has been a real labour of love. As regular viewers of my Youtube channel will know, I regard Mozart as the greatest composer ever. But while I love a lot of his [...]

An Accountant’s Life Is Not a Lot Of Fun (from Pirates in Pinafores, a G&S pastiche) »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Feb 28, 2010 in Humor, Music, OldGrumpyGuy, Satire | View Comments

Since my last stab at a Gilbert and Sullivan pastiche – “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Intellectual” – seemed to have been enjoyed by a lot of people here on NQ and on my Youtube channel, I thought I would share one of my latest efforts. This time there is no video [...]

Make Me a Musical! (or why I have been out of circulation) »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Feb 7, 2010 in Humor, Music, OldGrumpyGuy, Political Correctness, Satire | View Comments

This video explains why I haven’t uploaded many videos lately. It is the first in a three-part series that tells of a musical I have been working on, which I hope will at least provide some entertainment for my friends on No Quater and on my Youtube channel.

Get your priorities right (before rolling that r)! »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Aug 9, 2009 in Humor | View Comments

Why did the ragged rascal run around the rugged rock? There are searching questions to be asked!

Finding my own way (or why I find it impossible to toe any political party line) »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Aug 5, 2009 in Current Affairs | View Comments

I have been attending a video editing course with the Arts faculty at Ohio State University and was asked to write an “artist’s statement”, spelling out why I was an artist. I wrote: “I am an artist because I have no choice in the matter. It is something that is hard-wired in me.  I have [...]

Don’t trust a man (except me, of course) »

By Old Grumpy Guy on May 6, 2009 in Feminism, Gender Bias, Misogyny, OldGrumpyGuy, Open Thread, Sexism, Women's Suffrage | View Comments

Here’s one for the feminists. It’s another tongue-in-cheek song from my musical $ucce$$! (now seeking a Broadway home). The song is sung by an Irish-Latino character named Juanita Fitzgerald. The lyrics are as follows:

The Marketing Game (who or what does it remind you of?) »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Apr 18, 2009 in OldGrumpyGuy | View Comments

I wrote the song in this video for a musical called “SUCCESS!” (which I recently revised and which is currently looking for a Broadway home). It occurred to me that the observations in this song could be applied to a lot of the people and situations discussed here since the start of the elections. Part [...]

A sign of the times? »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Apr 16, 2009 in Current Affairs | View Comments

A friend sent me a link to this delightful video that recalls an innocence that belongs to a different era, when there was less cynicism around. The popularity of this video, along with the astounding impact of singer

What changes will Spring bring? »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Mar 15, 2009 in Current Affairs, Economic Stimulus, Economy | View Comments

Is it just coincidence that the stock market began to show gains just as the first buds of Spring began to show themselves after a particularly dismal winter? Whatever the effects of the Obama Administration’s policies, I have a feeling that the general outlook will at least marginally improve as the weather improves.

Tea Party chain letter rebellion »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Mar 9, 2009 in Current Affairs, Economic Stimulus, Economy | View Comments

I just received the following message in an email chain letter, author unknown. Has anyone else received it, or know where it originates? QUOTE There’s a storm abrewin’. What happens when good, responsible people keep quiet? Washington has forgotten they work for us. We don’t work for them. Throwing good money after bad is NOT [...]

Inner and outer lives »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Mar 4, 2009 in OldGrumpyGuy | View Comments

As I say in the video, it seems to me that many, if not most people tend to live their lives on the surface, hiding their true natures from the world so as to present a facade of normality, whatever the concept of normality happens to be at the time and in the circumstances of [...]

Into the streets »

By Old Grumpy Guy on Mar 3, 2009 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Earmarks, Economic Stimulus, Nancy Pelosi | View Comments

The eruption of street protests around the country against the “stimulus bill”, as depicted in this video, certainly took me by surprise. I never expected anything like this so soon, if at all. So what happens next? Is this the start of something that is likely to snowball? Will others take to the streets and [...]

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