MK Raw 08
Heros and Zeroes || Wednesday, 27 August, 2008
The Dancers of MK Raw 08: They got "heroed" last year, albeit with a different set of dancers and this year the standard was just as high.
This time out the show had a movie theme and the dancers, all inexperienced "community" participants, put on a solid, watchable, professional show with admirable performances from all concerned. Look out for a video feature later this week.
If you're planning a community show then look to these guys for inspiration, you could do worse, a lot worse.
The Chinese Government: Also the folk who organised the opening ceremony. Organising a sports event probably isn't that hard when you are an oppressive regime that has absolute power over your people and you can pretty much doing anything you want.
But replacing a small child who can sing (Yang Peiyi) with one that is "cuter" (Lin Miaoke) to lip sync the other child's singing because, according to musical director Chen Qigang, "we must put our country's interest first," is pathetic even for Chinese bureaucrats.
When it comes to children their interests come first not those of a country and if that's not clear to you Mr Chen then we pity your own children, if you have any!
The Chinese Government (again): For arresting protesters in China who were, rightly, complaining about the Chinese government's behaviour in Tibet.
Not only did they arrest Lucy Fairbrother for climbing up a light pole and unfurling a banner they also, somewhat clumsily, edited her online blog to make it appear more sympathetic toward the Chinese government. Did you really think that nobody would notice?
Ben Child: Writing for The Guardian newspaper Mr Child (there are pages and pages of psychoanalysis in that name) wrote; "Two of the greatest film-makers around at the moment, Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro" during a rant about the up and coming 'Hobbit' movies.
Really? Peter Jackson did make The 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy but he also made a three hour film about a giant gorilla which proved without doubt that Mr Jackson was a one trick pony.
As for Guillermo Del Toro! This guy made 'Hellboy' and 'Blade 2'. Nuff said. Mr Child, you're an idiot! Stick to DJing and stay away from the movies because we pity any friend of yours that gets dragged along to the movies with you.
Guillermo Del Toro: Quoted in the above mentioned piece discussing 'The Hobbit' movie(s) by Ben Child, Mr Del Toro said; "We believe there is a second movie," he told reporters at the Los Angeles film festival in June. "If there isn't, there will not be. If we find it, we will shoot it, but by God, if we do not find it, we will not shoot it."
If I go outside and there is an Aston Martin DB9 with the keys in the ignition and paperwork for that car in my name in the glove box then by God I will drive it. But if there is no car then as Lucifer is my witness I will not drive it and neither will anybody else!
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