Klarinet Archive - Posting 000120.txt from 1998/10

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Wagner
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 15:45:01 -0400

Dan Leeson wrote:

>I find The Ring to be a pagan tale of sorcery and incest that
>presents an incomprehensible mythology as a rational philosophy for
>the world, even though it is strong enough stuff to allow the
>modern listener to become drunk in its embrace.

I am reminded of a shtick by Lillian Russell (I believe) who recounted the
plot of the Ring, turning to the audience at one point with the comment
"I'm not making this up, you know." It brought down the house.

George Kidder

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