tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post607752248807065166..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: How To Build A BombFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-50362479324035371332015-01-29T08:36:32.861+00:002015-01-29T08:36:32.861+00:00I seem to fall for that kind of thing a lot more t...I seem to fall for that kind of thing a lot more than I used to. I guess it's my age slowing down my wit. Or maybe I just have so much going on I'm distracted, as you surely were.<br /><br />Sounds like a neat play. I've always been fascinated by the subject.<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-57694646889149745712015-01-28T08:18:22.083+00:002015-01-28T08:18:22.083+00:00I think it's funny that you fell for that joke...I think it's funny that you fell for that joke. You truly were caught up in the spirit of the play -- speaks well for the atmosphere created by the performance. You're so fortunate to have the opportunity to see such well-trained actors at Stratford.<br /><br />I love the theatre and am an amateur ham beginning with high school, then college and in Little Theatre afterward in city joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-69656999210360592882015-01-26T19:34:37.493+00:002015-01-26T19:34:37.493+00:00I wonder if they play that joke after every perfor...I wonder if they play that joke after every performance.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27484222866026544162015-01-26T17:52:20.176+00:002015-01-26T17:52:20.176+00:00I can't imagine being in their position...maki...I can't imagine being in their position...making decisions that could destroy masses. Like playing God. Or should I say, playing Satan. Would be a fascinating play, I'm sure. <br />I am used to people rolling their eyes or giggling at my naiveté. I don't take it personally. Give people something to laugh about. Never hurts. ;) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-33268790903178658502015-01-26T14:54:23.088+00:002015-01-26T14:54:23.088+00:00I'm fascinated by Oppenheimer, and all of the ...I'm fascinated by Oppenheimer, and all of the events associated with his life and work. Some of my fascination developed when I was in Berkeley, and frequented a café where I had occasional opportunity to eavesdrop on the guys who worked at Livermore Labs and etc. I've not heard of the play, but it's one I would attend. <br /><br />I truly enjoyed the "after story." I'mshoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3128774666824223032015-01-26T14:45:38.893+00:002015-01-26T14:45:38.893+00:00A dismal play I saw several years ago...if it'...A dismal play I saw several years ago...if it's the one I remember. Living through those days of the Cold War was terrifying. Now with powers in the Mideast bent on making the same chaos, the next generation faces the same experience. Humans are so ignorant. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-35941180451237193712015-01-26T13:57:00.054+00:002015-01-26T13:57:00.054+00:00This sounds like a really interesting and well don...This sounds like a really interesting and well done play. I have gone to several Shakespeare plays over the years, and I agree that they only get better with increased attendance. In Boulder where I lived for so long they had a Shakespeare Festival every summer and I could attend one or two each year. You made me smile with your description of the aftermath. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-12958646292073594902015-01-26T12:21:33.604+00:002015-01-26T12:21:33.604+00:00Good morning Friko! I would be highly interested t...Good morning Friko! I would be highly interested to see this play someday. Sounds quite intriguing! Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-65317806872974787432015-01-26T11:37:43.362+00:002015-01-26T11:37:43.362+00:00ha,ha You walked right into that little joke, eh. ...ha,ha You walked right into that little joke, eh. I have done that myself and then laughed with the joke player. Sounds like a wonderful play, something I would see, if it were near me - unfortunately in the wilds of Canada that is unlikely. When I lived in London (England) I went to the theatre very often. Now, the funny thing is - Anne Of Green Gables was playing at a theatre in the west end LilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53120015293895305382015-01-26T09:47:49.991+00:002015-01-26T09:47:49.991+00:00Hello,
You are absolutely right about seeing a pl...Hello,<br /><br />You are absolutely right about seeing a play several times in order to translate the layers of meaning. We totally agree with this and just wish that there were more plays worthy of such attention.<br /><br />We miss the theatre very much when in Budapest since we are far from being able to decipher what is happening on the stage when the language is Hungarian. However, a recentJane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27586546108706400762015-01-26T00:56:07.163+00:002015-01-26T00:56:07.163+00:00The magic of the theater should never be ruined. ...The magic of the theater should never be ruined. I'm sorry you had to overhear this remark. I am fascinated by theater and really do become absorbed by it all. A few times the magic of it all has been broken for me which distracted me to the point of losing my bearing and not being able to really come back to the fantasy that I was living during and after the performance. Once, a woman Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49494016092686585702015-01-26T00:19:59.170+00:002015-01-26T00:19:59.170+00:00I'm fascinated with the story of J. Robert Opp...I'm fascinated with the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer and I would certainly love to see this performance. I can see why you were pulled into it the way you were and I love the gift shop story.<br /><br />I agree with you about Shakespeare. There are so many ways to interpret it that until you really get the play under your belt, you can't fully comprehend it all Which is why I'm Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-70267380324608533412015-01-25T23:52:07.016+00:002015-01-25T23:52:07.016+00:00I know so well the feeling of walking out of a the...I know so well the feeling of walking out of a theater (or film) performance and, if it is good, feeling still in the grip of it. It changes what the street looks like, the people walking on it, all of it. Did Oppenheimer's knowledge of John Donne's poetry come up in the play? John Adams composed an opera, Doctor Atomic, on the subject matter you describe relating to the play. While I Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72232487992772370582015-01-25T23:09:04.860+00:002015-01-25T23:09:04.860+00:00I saw a documentary on the Manhattan Project...and...I saw a documentary on the Manhattan Project...and from your description would love to see the play.<br />Rum people they employ in their gift shop....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80207717670983574522015-01-25T22:49:03.999+00:002015-01-25T22:49:03.999+00:00You sound like the ideal play-goer ... the ability...You sound like the ideal play-goer ... the ability to suspend belief is vital . SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-16570353220936264072015-01-25T22:42:27.794+00:002015-01-25T22:42:27.794+00:00I so love the theatre, you described the play I do...I so love the theatre, you described the play I do hope to get to see it sometime.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-68585480408157879402015-01-25T22:05:01.856+00:002015-01-25T22:05:01.856+00:00Out pulling calves right now ... number 13 is on t...Out pulling calves right now ... number 13 is on the ground ... have no idea what is playing in movie theaters and other theaters ... am sleeping 4 hours and on cow watch duty 4 hours and so on ... but ... thought, I'd just say: Hello, Friko :) ... Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54768856033243066412015-01-25T22:02:16.248+00:002015-01-25T22:02:16.248+00:00I love plays and used to go often when we lived in...I love plays and used to go often when we lived in the city...at least as often as we could afford to. I minored in drama and loved the whole kit and kaboodle from costumes to stage sets to advertising to acting the few little parts I got in college.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-19766747306370355662015-01-25T21:54:26.327+00:002015-01-25T21:54:26.327+00:00You helped us to feel a bit of the enchantment of ...You helped us to feel a bit of the enchantment of theater you were under, F<br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> <3 <br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37397962971549161092015-01-25T21:44:59.834+00:002015-01-25T21:44:59.834+00:00Friko, thank you for calling my attention to this ...Friko, thank you for calling my attention to this play. Perhaps I will someday have the opportunity to see it myself.<br /><br />Although I am sure that Oppenheimer is a very different sort of drama, I have to admit that I never quite recovered from seeing the Dr Strangelove film all those years ago. It is good to have our minds shaken and stirred every so often by theater. Of course, daily Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73493602703953841372015-01-25T20:02:30.984+00:002015-01-25T20:02:30.984+00:00Hi Friko – I have read your last several posts (I ...Hi Friko – I have read your last several posts (I had been away from reading blogs for a while.) I always enjoy your witty stories. Am afraid I have not been to a play in a long time. Now I would not go to a Shakespeare play anyway because the English would be too hard to understand and follow, but it’s good that you can go to them since you enjoy them so much. I hope your New Year 2015 will Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.com