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AlBlab's avatar

Hi Chuck, you say that you're like a gallery owner because your job is to steal ideas from others (you said that), well could you please steal from me? I have a few Chuck Palahniuk-ideas I just don't know what to do with them. What should I do?

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Yet again, I’m blown away by the collective unconscious (the two faced friend of every creative artist - in this case best friend). Every year I watch ‘Cabaret’ and ‘All That Jazz’ as a double feature and then throw ‘Lenny’ into the mix if I want to continue the sneaking-in -to-another/theater-without-paying-on-the-same-day vibe. ‘Star 80’ and ‘Sweet Charity’ are solo artists playing their own individual gigs. Last Saturday, I made the trip (albeit into the Living Room) back to school (as I refer to it) for the triple feature. Along with Hal Ashby, Fosse is not mentioned enough or even just higher atop the lists of enough people who consider themselves to be die hard cinephiles or even just fans of films. ‘All That Jazz’ is like a Bible to me. It’s a holy book that also happens to be the King of the Land of Metaphors while I can say the same of ‘Cabaret’ as the Queen of a neighboring civilization. I’ve always seen ‘Lenny’ as more of a Duke who happens to be the fun guy at the dinner party. While there’s nothing I can add that you haven’t already mentioned, I never fail to shoot my hand in the air at any chance to mention my love of Fosse’s film work. All of that said, the Bingo angle is new to me and I never discount new experiences. I’ll get out my ruler and some printer paper asap. I have a box of old-school perforated printer paper that’s been screaming out for some attention for at least 35 years.

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