Great squirrels, der Brucer. I have a similar tree right outside my study window, where the squirrels scramble and play all day, much to the fascination of my cat, Mosby the Grey Ghost.
Robin, yes, THE SPIRIT may well be the greatest comic book character around. I collected the Warren reprints for years. Still have them lovingly hoarded away...along with the rest of my comic book treasures. I love Will Eisner's non-Spirit work as well.
I think Jane Fonda's best work is easily THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? I've met Miss Fonda a couple times personally and I liked her very much, but I really don't find her all that compelling an actress and I think she can often be god-awful. Is there anything worse or more mannered than her performance in AGNES OF GOD?
Equity's problems with non-union encroachment echoes the problem all artistic unions are having, reflected in the stalled WGA talks, the SAG/DGA one-year stop-gap agreement, and in all the fractious union articles in Backstage West this week.
In this Bushie Big Business Era, I think there is a concerted effort to crush all unions. If they get their way, pretty soon no actor/writer/director will be able to have a viable career in his profession.
DO NOT PATRONIZE NON-UNION TOURING SHOWS! Wait till it comes to a community theatre near you.
The sad thing about those three former Equity actors in the two-week tour of MISS SAIGON is that by leaving the Union for a short-term gain, they are going to have a real hard time having sustaining careers in their profession and have denied themselves any benefits they might have accrued under a Union contract. Particular the Asian (and if any of the other are Asian as well), as there are few enough Asian roles around and career longevity is already problematic.
Of course, the real tragedy is do we really need another two-week run in LA of a show that was unmitigated, overblown, tedious crap the first time round?
