tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post3526653374394535727..comments2023-06-28T07:58:56.909-04:00Comments on PERGE MODO: Two Good SeaweedsTony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091330901996916966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-4116468284951096582007-08-01T06:50:00.000-04:002007-08-01T06:50:00.000-04:00I missed your birthday!!I was out of town anyway, ...I missed your birthday!!<BR/><BR/>I was out of town anyway, but I'm so bad about keeping track of people's birthdays, I'm sure you noted it in some earlier post and I completely lost track. Is your's the same day as Tornwordo's?<BR/><BR/>Glad you had a great day. I have no burning desire to see Hairspray the movie. I enjoyed the show and that is enough for me.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-9524049998553476142007-07-30T21:32:00.000-04:002007-07-30T21:32:00.000-04:00Amed,Jennifer Holiday probably could have done it....Amed,<BR/>Jennifer Holiday probably could have done it.<BR/>Or maybe Etta James.<BR/>Or, and this is a stretch, Whitney...Tony Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091330901996916966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-55409083006325369822007-07-30T21:01:00.000-04:002007-07-30T21:01:00.000-04:00I agree 99% with your review of Hairspray. My only...I agree 99% with your review of Hairspray. My only quibble? The casting (or fantasy recasting) of Motormouth Maybelle.<BR/><BR/>Queen Latifah is a competent actress and a pleasant singer, but she is no powerhouse in either metier. I found her performance not so much lazy as ineffectual. She simply didn't do what the character is meant to do - change the world with her sheer energy and the force of her convictions.<BR/><BR/>I have not seen Darlene Love's performance on Broadway, but I came away from seeing Hairspray the film wishing for a Maybelle who could absolutely <I>steal</I> the show. This character needs to be a monumental force in order to embody the aspirations of a whole people. She also must have a commanding presence and HUGE voice to differentiate herself from the whirling, wailing Dynamites with whom she shares much screen time. And finally she must have impeccable gospel chops to prevent the anthemic song delivered during the march scene from devolving into an anticlimactic dirge.<BR/><BR/>I can only think of one performer of the right age and "type" who could have done all that - Jennifer Holiday.<BR/><BR/>And the icing on the cake would be 1)the box office draw for all those who have read the press about her amazing talent but have never seen her perform and 2)a tangible connection to last year's musical hit Dreamgirls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-74125101414740354462007-07-30T17:15:00.000-04:002007-07-30T17:15:00.000-04:00Didn't Hot Plastic Shit open for Cher on one of he...Didn't Hot Plastic Shit open for Cher on one of her early 80s European concert tours?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com