Towel
Day
 You
find yourself in an unfamiliar steam bath accompanied
by a small, though colorful cross-section of Americans.
You're dead, but you don't know it.
This is the premise of Bruce Jay Friedman's second
stage play, "Steambath", which PBS first broadcast
in its entirety in the
late 70s. I recently discovered it's available on
DVD and now contentedly own a copy.
Purr-purr.
It stars the late Bill Bixby and he does a splendid
job as the average guy seeking to, at first, establish
why he's there and, later, if he
honestly deserves
to die. Or live. It's a harder question to answer than
you may think.
It also stars the always adorable Valerie Perrine
who spices the production with a fine display of her
glorious "instrument".
(Yes, there is brief nudity but it is a
steam bath, after all.)
The steam bath in this production is actually God's
waiting room and He appears, very unmajestically,
to attend the stories of his transitory wards. They're
moving and thoughtful and often very funny.
I expected to find the whole thing on youtube but
was amazed to discover all it offers is a few
choice snippets. It's definitely worth watching
so look for it on Netflix (DVD only) or on Amazon.
=Lefty=
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Oh, that Mitt.
 At
a recent speech before the National
Association of Latino Officials (NALEO) Mitt Romney said "Obama has not signed
a single trade agreement with a Latin American country since
he became President."
President Obama has, in fact, signed trade agreements with
both Colombia and Panama.
At the same speech Romney refused to address the Dream Act even
though before Republican audiences he promised draconian immigration
policies.
Mitt Romney is a liar. A big fat, liar.
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And
now our Chart of the Day:
Vast Divergence Between Corporate Profits and Wages.
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Republican Job Creation Update
 6-25-2012: The
House adjourned on Friday. No jobs were created.
For the full 2001-2012 list of Republican sloth
please visit republicanjobcreation.com.
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