Antisocial Networking

Ha!

Nous sommes tout Mike Lee.

I am so joining Google+ (whatever that is) as Mike Lee. I can’t wait to write the profile.

I’m on google+ but I’m not sure why.

@Dodgerblue: I can’t figure it out and don’t have the time or energy to try. I also don’t know how to use the twitters.

@Mistress Cynica: I use Twitter to post items re my day job. I’ve also found that it is very helpful to stay on top of breaking news.

@Mistress Cynica: @Dodgerblue: Twitter makes an excellent newswire, as well as an outstanding penis-transmission enabler.

BTW, that picture shows a theatre with its floor raised to stage level so the whole downstairs becomes a dance floor. The colonnade at the back is probably 5 rows of legs done in forced perspective with a painted drop at the back. They would often break through the back wall to add on extra depth to the perspective. It was the usual way to treat big festivities. The whole scene would have been illuminated by candles. The only place I’ve seen this actually recreated is in the ball scene in Jezebel though they don’t tell you what it is. There now.

You’re welcome.

@nojo: So. Twitter, huh? Je suis désolé.

@nojo: The non-asshole Mike Lees of the world have a version of the Santorum problem.

@Benedick HRH KFC: I cropped it. Jakob Rousseau, “Masked Ball in the Hoftheater, Bonn, 1754”. Given the Hoftheater, you’re probably right.

@blogenfreude: There is only one Santorum. Mike Lee is large, he contains multitudes.

@nojo: Twitter is now letting me upload pics of my dick work-related photos without going through a third-party app. Think how much easier Rep. Wiener’s life would have been.

@Benedick HRH KFC: I’m watching Jezebel right now. Truly one of the most lavish productions I’ve ever seen. The sets and costumes are beyond gorgeous.

@nojo:Darling, of course I’m right. I count eight legs but that doesn’t mean the last few aren’t painted. All those people. Thinking how pretty they are, how well dressed, how fortunate.

@blogenfreude: I don’t think there is such a thing, is there?

@Dodgerblue: I must find out more about these twitters of which you speak. Can one use a pencil?

@¡Andrew!: I just saw it the other day. Isn’t it something? The clothes are by Orrey-Kelly. But the detail in the design and production is really extraordinary. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

@Benedick HRH KFC: One could probably keep up on current theater news, if one is too impatient to wait for the trades.

@Benedick HRH KFC: Loved it. I’m re-watching the ballroom scene now. The chandelier budget alone must’ve been greater than that of most US cities. And what an incredible, furious, career-making performance by Bette Davis! Personally, I love black and white films, but had it been in color it would’ve rivaled Gone with the Wind.

@Benedick HRH KFC: I’ve seen so many magnificent classics recently. I especially love film noir, and my favorites are Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce and Sunset Boulevard.

Oh, and Sullivan’s Travels. Veronica Lake is spectacular!

@¡Andrew!: All good. Do you know The Lady Eve? Stanwyck and Fonda. My fave Preston Sturges movie. Fonda is either falling over or Stanwyck is tripping him.

I think Davis is a touch too old for Julie but she’s pretty damn fine. Fonda gets better as it goes on. Wait till you see what happens.

Also, have we all seen Mr. Skeffington?

@Dodgerblue: I just spent months researching the theatre in that period. I can bore on the subject for hours. And most probably will.

@nojo: On the other hand, you can get your whole name on a vanity plate if you want … few can make that claim.