Friday, May 08, 2020

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

SNL should do a "Murder Hornets" vs "Killer Bees" West Side Story based skit. Might be easiest as a Robert Smigel cartoon... Too bad Charles Bukowski's Beer Shits is too long for a fantasy baseball team name. Also too bad that many fantasy leagues won't even bother this year... Murder hornets may be getting all the press but its Tarantula Hawk Wasps that are the real nightmare insects. These beasts literally eat tarantula's for breakfast... "A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week." - General George Patton... I think HBO really should look into making a series on Jonathan Wild (1682-1725) the "Thief Taker General" of London. The true story is almost unbelievable and the historical and literary connections are heavy and ready for the telling. I picture a Rome meets Monty Python type of series.  I'm also adding Henry Fielding's The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild, the Great to my book wish list. That book is not just a retelling of Jonathan Wild's life but also a satiric send-up of British Prime Minister Robert Walpole. Come on HBO - make this happen!...

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