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New Opera Focuses on Bill Clinton's Life
USNews.com ^ | July 12, 2010 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 07/14/2010 10:53:54 AM PDT by keepitreal

If any recent president's life is the stuff of operas, it's Bill Clinton's. There's been comedy, drama, back-stabbing, shouting, crying, death, and many miraculous comebacks. But that's real life. Now art will be imitating life in a project coming together in Little Rock and meant to show how his struggles as a kid raised by a fun-loving mother influenced the making of the 42nd president.

Billy Blythe features "a snapshot of a day of his life in Hot Springs in the 1950s," says the opera's producer, Bonnie Montgomery to our Suzi Parker. "Clinton's life is very operatic, over the top, the perfect operatic vision," says the classically trained musician whose goal is making opera "hip."

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To: keepitreal

Could be calleed “A scummy thing happened on the way to the quorum”.


21 posted on 07/14/2010 11:13:27 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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To: keepitreal

Featuring all those favorites!!!

“Dear Monica! Play My Harmonica!” “Gonna Wash That Stain Right outta My Dress” “The Thong Song” “Bubba’s Aria” “It Ain’t Sex Boogie” and “Musky Stogie”

Ought to be a real winner...Can’t wait for the Time Life Collectuion....


22 posted on 07/14/2010 11:13:54 AM PDT by Adder (Note to self: 11-2-10 Take out the Trash!!!)
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To: keepitreal

How about “How to succeed in funny business without really wearing pants”.


23 posted on 07/14/2010 11:15:19 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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To: keepitreal

How about Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The pirate with no pants”?


24 posted on 07/14/2010 11:16:29 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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To: keepitreal

How about “Phallus in Wonderland”.


25 posted on 07/14/2010 11:17:48 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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To: Ev Reeman

You all are making me laugh!


26 posted on 07/14/2010 11:18:15 AM PDT by keepitreal ( Don't tread on me.)
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To: keepitreal
New Opera Focuses on Bill Clinton's Life

Laughing out loud. Literally.

An opera...about Clinton...

I can see it now on the marquis:

SCAMALOT: The Clinton Presidency

27 posted on 07/14/2010 11:21:56 AM PDT by giotto
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To: library user

How about “The great white trash”?


28 posted on 07/14/2010 11:22:19 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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To: keepitreal

Bump for “”Mettere alcuni ghiaccio su che!”

Bwahahahahahahha.......


29 posted on 07/14/2010 11:22:28 AM PDT by texmexis best (My)
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To: keepitreal

“My bare lady”

Songs could include:

Under my desk where you live

Get me to my desk on time

I could have sucked all night

I’ve grown accustomed to her tongue


30 posted on 07/14/2010 11:25:15 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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To: texmexis best
Wonder if she can sing? She would be the perfect Mama Clinton:

Her hit song: "Get me to the track on time."

31 posted on 07/14/2010 11:31:39 AM PDT by keepitreal ( Don't tread on me.)
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To: keepitreal

Monica Lewinsky singing the aria, Il Vestito Blu Macchiato di Sperma


32 posted on 07/14/2010 11:33:44 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The naked casuistry of the high priests of Warmism would make a Jesuit blush.)
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To: Adder

Don’t forget that memorable tune, “Is Is.”


33 posted on 07/14/2010 11:34:30 AM PDT by ItsForTheChildren
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To: keepitreal
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34 posted on 07/14/2010 11:45:47 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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35 posted on 07/14/2010 11:46:13 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Ev Reeman
The Pirate of Pezz-pants?


36 posted on 07/14/2010 11:49:45 AM PDT by maggief
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Hillary! La advisor!
Hillary! Aggressivah!
Hillary! Power trip-ah!
El Presidente es pusso whip-ah!


37 posted on 07/14/2010 11:54:56 AM PDT by twister881
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38 posted on 07/14/2010 11:57:04 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: keepitreal

39 posted on 07/14/2010 12:06:23 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: twister881

La ciucciacazzi donnaccia grasso!


40 posted on 07/14/2010 12:27:29 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The naked casuistry of the high priests of Warmism would make a Jesuit blush.)
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