Scary AustinMel Brooks is turning 100 years old tomorrow. Everyone knows and loves his comedy. Not everyone knows he served as a US Army combat engineer in WWII and was in the Battle of the Bulge.
Happiest of birthdays to the GOAT of mocking Nazis. ❤️
Andrew Deacon@MaryAustinBooks "Mel Brooks is turning 100 years old tomorrow."...and he would still make better movies than the current crop of directors.
@aadeacon
Yeah, I was thinking about that. Normally when you have to contemplate the mortality of a beloved artist, you can at least console yourself: this is just how life is, and there will be more great artists.
That is indeed harder to do now.
@MaryAustinBooks With the prevalence of AI (spit), I wonder if the way forward for the performing arts is via amateur and semi pro theater
@aadeacon
Well, although the attack on the Kennedy Center is a disgrace, it's had exactly that effect on community theater in DC. People who no longer want to buy tickets to fashy Kennedy Center shows are now supporting small troupes. It sucks it had to happen this way, but rediscovering small theater operations does benefit everyone.
Well, although the attack on the Kennedy Center is a disgrace, it's had exactly that effect on community theater in DC. People who no longer want to buy tickets to fashy Kennedy Center shows are now supporting small troupes. It sucks it had to happen this way, but rediscovering small theater operations does benefit everyone.