tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38975089197573695.post5353851645643026808..comments2014-08-15T23:52:39.291-04:00Comments on Front Row at Lansing's Theaters: Art and the InaugurationBridgette Redmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14081446801589621832noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38975089197573695.post-46865050199625189582009-01-21T23:16:00.000-05:002009-01-21T23:16:00.000-05:00Thank you, Tony.Music was there, poetry was there,...Thank you, Tony.<BR/><BR/>Music was there, poetry was there, oratory was there--art was there. See, Ron, I was trying to be good and stay away from making a political statement (which can be tough for me!) and sticking with the art side of it. :)<BR/><BR/>Last year, I was reminded of the Roman bread handouts and ventured a somewhat political comment in my blog:<BR/><BR/>http://frontrowlansing.blogspot.com/2008/05/roman-empire.htmlBridgette Redmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081446801589621832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38975089197573695.post-19134074966701858162009-01-21T21:26:00.000-05:002009-01-21T21:26:00.000-05:00This inauguration may finally have put to rest the...This inauguration may finally have put to rest the aphorism "talk is cheap". $170mm would have relieved a lot of suffering. Camelot came and went a long time ago.<BR/><BR/>Words there were, but nothing more. The Greeks, I think would have preferred a bit more substance. Romans would have appreciated the amount of bread spent on the circus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38975089197573695.post-36281268293488235742009-01-21T14:38:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:38:00.000-05:00Well said, Bridgette!Well said, Bridgette!Tony Casellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11154801253231685030noreply@blogger.com