Last night I went to see Margaret Cho with some friends - Angela, Boon, Eden and Jonathan - at the Enmore Theatre. And what a fantastic night it was. I had only seen bits and pieces of her comedy routines, mainly when Ang was watching them on DVD's at home, and laughing her arse off. Well Margaret was just brilliant I thought, so wickedly funny and political and rude.
During the show, she kept apologising on behalf of America, and how fucked up that country has become. Very ironic considering that across town Greg Araki would have been introducing his new film "Mysterious Skin" at the Valhalla, which has gotten under the skin of the moral crusaders The Australian Family Association and the Festival of Light. Both have lobbied to have his film banned, which is an outrage, when you consider all the violent films that pass our censors. Ok, gee, I didn't really want to get on the soapbox with this blog thing...
Anyway, Margaret did these uncanny impersonations of Zhang Ziyi, the beautiful young Chinese actress who was in "Crouching Tiger..." and "House Of Flying Daggers", and Bjork when she went pyscho at that airport terminal a few years ago. Margaret also sang like Bjork..."Human Behaviour"...which was just so bloody funny that Angela and I were practically pissing our pants as well.
After the show we then rushed and bought our Margaret Cho t-shirts (in military green with Margaret as Che Guevara!) and tried to rest our jaws and cheeks from all the laughing. So if you see me wearing my Margaret Cho t-shirt, you know how I got it.
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I wish Cho was my homie. Not my sister though, as she'll just incorporate me into her routine.
Hey Andy,
welcome to the brave new world. I just got this email after reading a blog entry from one of our second years. All of our students have to have a blog so man you are at the cutting edge of new communication forms. I am supposed to have a blog and even had a few lessons last year - but have 'time management issues' which you are shaming me into addressing.
Now I want to see Margret Cho and the Araki film so thanks for the tips.
Rachel
Hey how exciting, it's just like you've got a diary, but we get to peek ;p
Blogging is a growing thing, a couple of people I know here use the same site & their pages are fun to read, I'm sure yours will be too (*^o^*)! I've considered it, but I doubt if I'd do more than 2 entries before forgetting to follow up! so "gambatte" as the Japanese say, meaning 'fight, try as hard as you can, go for it!'
PS Now I want to see Margaret Cho too!!
PPS I just counted the exclamation marks above. I don't think I used a single full stop........There, that's better. I promise not to shout so much, and to be more considerate of the rights of full stops in future.
thanks for the comments everyone....it will be interesting to see how long this blog lasts. love to all you guys in your various different parts of the world. Rani, let me know when you come back to visit?
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