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Originally posted by Omaha 680 View PostMy wife got me Hamilton tickets for my birthday this year and we went on Saturday. The man has been my 2nd favorite father for as long as I can remember caring about such things, so I have been wanting to see the show ever since it came out. We have purposely avoided listening to the music, wanting to experience it for the first time performed live. The show was pretty incredible and I think it deserves all the praise it gets (but isn't worth the secondary market price on most days). The Hamilton that replaced Lin-Manuel Miranda is much more talented performer/singer than him based on my listen of the original cast recording in the last couple days. Also, Lafayette/Jefferson is currently played by James Iglehart who won a Tony for playing the Genie in Aladdin. The guy is amazing and makes every song he performs sound like it was written specifically for him. My favorite parts were the cabinet meeting rap battles, the King George songs, and It's Quiet Uptown, during which I sobbed like a teenage girl.
Speaking of teenage girls, the only part of the show I disliked was the teens who were attending the show and singing along with all the songs. Most were fairly restrained, but we had to politely shush a couple sitting near us.
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Originally posted by CardiacCoug View PostSounds awesome but I would think a person would enjoy the play and songs more by familiarizing himself with the songs in advance. Maybe that's just me."Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein."
Upon rejecting the Beatles, Dick Rowe told Brian Epstein of the January 1, 1962 audition for Decca, which signed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead.
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Originally posted by CardiacCoug View PostSounds awesome but I would think a person would enjoy the play and songs more by familiarizing himself with the songs in advance. Maybe that's just me.Originally posted by Topper View PostUnless you are intimately familiar with the Hamilton biography.
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostThe Hamilton soundtrack is phenomenal!You're actually pretty funny when you aren't being a complete a-hole....so basically like 5% of the time. --Art Vandelay
Almost everything you post is snarky, smug, condescending, or just downright mean-spirited. --Jeffrey Lebowski
Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace. --President Donald J. Trump
You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war. --William Randolph Hearst
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Originally posted by Walter Sobchak View PostFalse."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostYou are false.You're actually pretty funny when you aren't being a complete a-hole....so basically like 5% of the time. --Art Vandelay
Almost everything you post is snarky, smug, condescending, or just downright mean-spirited. --Jeffrey Lebowski
Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace. --President Donald J. Trump
You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war. --William Randolph Hearst
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Originally posted by clackamascoug View PostYou should just move here... big city and all.
What are the most positive attributes and most negative? Is public transportation viable there?Last edited by Topper; 07-06-2017, 09:03 AM."Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein."
Upon rejecting the Beatles, Dick Rowe told Brian Epstein of the January 1, 1962 audition for Decca, which signed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead.
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Originally posted by Topper View PostOther than Nike what is there to recommend Portland? Yes I know Nike is north of Portland.
What are the most positive attributes and most negative? Is public transportation viable there?
I'm across the Columbia river in what would officially be a suburb of Portland if there wasn't a river that is also a state line separating the two. I don't venture into Portland very often, it doesn't offer much of interest to me. I'm a suburbanite. I do like having access to the big city (zoo, OMSI, concerts, plays, etc.).
Obviously the majority of the population leans liberal, but any large city is going to offer communities where just about anyone will feel comfortable (with exceptions). Portland is about as diverse as any. There is a bus system and a few light rail options. Positive and negative is going to depend on what your interests are. If you like to watch or interact with tatted and pierced hipsters sporting the latest trends in clothing and facial hair, downtown Portland is for you.
What I appreciate about the greater Portland area is where you can get from here relatively quickly (within 2-3 hour drive). Oregon/Washington coast beaches to the west. Mount Hood to the east. Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area also to the east. Puget Sound to the north. Lakes, rivers, forests (rain forest), farmland, desert, mountains, recently active volcano, and many other varied geographical features are all relatively close. Hiking, camping, river-rafting, skiing/snowboarding, surfing, water-skiing, kite boarding, paddle boarding, surf boarding, birding, wildlife watching, etc. For a guy with a camera, it offers all kinds of opportunities.
However, it rains all of the time which will make you depressed, so don't move here.
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Originally posted by creekster View PostPeople in Portland drive very slowly on the interstate. They actually believe the speed limit signs.Last edited by pelagius; 07-06-2017, 12:10 PM.
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Originally posted by pelagius View PostI'm a little surprised by the comment. Mostly because people keep referring to a Hamilton soundtrack in this thread and I thought you would feel compelled to correct them.PLesa excuse the tpyos.
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Originally posted by creekster View PostPeople in Portland drive very slowly on the interstate. They actually believe the speed limit signs."Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein."
Upon rejecting the Beatles, Dick Rowe told Brian Epstein of the January 1, 1962 audition for Decca, which signed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead.
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