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February 13, 2005Pinatas and Ossie Davis...
It must be somebody's birthday--the neighbor children are assembled en masse right below my apartment, shrieking and beating the everliving hell out of a pinata. They're also running up and down the stairs, every step of which reverberates through the floor of my living room.
When I go off the deep end one of these days, it should be of little surprise if they find me huddled in a corner, rocking like a Romanian orphanage baby, mumbling "Los ninos...los ninos..." over and over again.
Veteran actor Ossie Davis died about a week ago. I didn't realize how large a body of work he left behind, or how prominent a role he played in African-American theater and film--especially when the existence of either was no sure thing. As much as I enjoyed his work in "Bubba Ho-Tep," it seems wrong to only know a man of that caliber for such a comparatively minor role.
And, of course, he's not the only recent loss to American performing arts. You get three guesses as to whom I mean, and the first two don't count.
Posted by patrick at February 13, 2005 04:41 PM
CommentsIt's sad to hear Arthur Miller passed away. I remember going to a speaking he did at CSU San Jose 6-7 years ago. It was one of those, everyone lines up outside the auditorium and hopes there's a seat left by the time they get in type of gigs. I originally had no idea he was even suppose to be there till a friend called up the night before asking for a ride. I thought it'd be a great opportunity to attend, and she chipped in with a little gas money for the drive, so I agreed to take her. I'm pretty sure my friend was just there to score some easy extra credit for her English class, but I enjoyed being there. He gave a speech, did a little Q & A, and we even got to hear him read a couple pages out of one of his new works. It was just a really neat experience and I'm glad I had the opportunity to attend.
I'm also saddened to hear Ossie Davis passed away. I think it was just a couple months ago that I saw "Bubba Ho-Tep" for the first time.
Posted by: Steph at February 15, 2005 08:56 PM
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