tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post770749322570365469..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Daisey Responds to MePlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-45388906673028465892007-05-01T02:15:00.000-04:002007-05-01T02:15:00.000-04:00"I'm also bothered that Mike seems to have tracked..."I'm also bothered that Mike seems to have tracked down and commented on loads of theater blogs that have covered this issue. Once again -- and also, again, it may just be my own flaws coming to the fore -- but it feels a bit like publicity chasing. LIke an attempt to make an interesting, relevant story into something more."<BR/><BR/>Sigh. You just can't win.<BR/><BR/>I've been commenting because I'm engaged with the online community and I try to practice transparency. I've been actively blogging for seven years--it would be very odd if I didn't check my Google Alerts and respond to questions, opinions and so forth. For the most part I've been responding at theater blogs because that is my community, and that's the field and art form I'm interested in.<BR/><BR/>I am *more* than happy to talk abouut *anything* else--I am more sick of this than anyone else, I'll wager.Mike Daiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161526278159425496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-45229834284551393942007-04-30T12:36:00.000-04:002007-04-30T12:36:00.000-04:00Worth noting Geoff Edgers' follow-up article in th...Worth noting Geoff Edgers' follow-up article in the Globe print edition on Thursday, 4/26:<BR/>http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/04/26/interest_in_clips_of_daisey_show_blossoms_on_the_web/<BR/><BR/>Much of it was on his previous blog entry. But two notable new items:<BR/><BR/>1) Full account by the ART group sales rep on what he told the school:<BR/>"But Nicholas Peterson , the marketing associate who dealt with the sale, described the exchange in a statement released yesterday. He says he told the Norco representative that Daisey's show contained "strong language, adult situations, powerful and emotional imagery, and also that The New York Times has referred to Mike Daisey as a 'master storyteller.' "<BR/><BR/>"Peterson says he told the Norco adult that another school group would be attending the performance; it was a senior English class from the private Brooks School in North Andover. And Peterson says he stated that "the imagery is not any worse than what students would see on television and the language no worse than what one would hear at the movies.' "<BR/><BR/>2) Here's something about ART's role in this I DIDn't know:<BR/>"But according to [Norco HS Principal] Johnson, the ART house manager told the group's adult leaders that it could not stop the show, as Daisey had already started. [After the concern over Daisey's pre-recroded obscene pre-show cellphone announcement.] In the lobby, after some discussion, a plan was hatched by ART staff and the Norco chaperones to have the house lights raised slightly and the group to file out. There was no way to explain this to Daisey, who was visibly rattled when nearly a third of the seats in the theater emptied."<BR/>So the house staff KNEW the crowd was going to walk out, and were just trying to make it as smooth and quick as possible???Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-66421655067660416362007-04-29T18:49:00.000-04:002007-04-29T18:49:00.000-04:00Two things -- beyond the obvious safety and free s...Two things -- beyond the obvious safety and free speech issues -- continue to bother me about this whole episode:<BR/><BR/>1) On Mike's own blog, he says this at the end of his description of his telephone call with the perp, "David":<BR/><BR/>http://www.mikedaisey.com/2007/04/aftermath-and-confrontation.sht<BR/><BR/>"And then I forgive him. He is very quiet--he is obviously shocked. And I tell him, "I want you to remember that a liberal atheist has forgiven you today. I don't want you to ever forget that, as long as you live, do not forget what happened here. I don't have God behind me, but I speak for myself, and I forgive you for myself, and for you. Never forget this."<BR/><BR/>My reaction -- immediate, and after days of consideration -- is that this seems a bit self-serving.<BR/><BR/>2) I'm also bothered that Mike seems to have tracked down and commented on loads of theater blogs that have covered this issue. Once again -- and also, again, it may just be my own flaws coming to the fore -- but it feels a bit like publicity chasing. LIke an attempt to make an interesting, relevant story into something more.<BR/><BR/>But I was not on that stage. I don't know Mike at all. It's just what seems to be lingering in my head, now that everyone's starting to cool down.<BR/><BR/>And, for the record, I've written elsewhere that I believe an audience has the right to walk out of a performance any way and any time they see fit -- that is the nature of the beast. But I do not believe that includes the right to threaten the performer or to destroy property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-3363920923350508542007-04-26T22:58:00.000-04:002007-04-26T22:58:00.000-04:00Daisey is a whining windbag, full of himself and b...Daisey is a whining windbag, full of himself and basically SO boring. I'm sorry the teacher/chaperone didn't pour water on his head so he could cool off and release some steam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-70607003230600202672007-04-26T19:41:00.000-04:002007-04-26T19:41:00.000-04:00I think your posts have made a lot of sense... The...I think your posts have made a lot of sense... There's not really any larger political issue here, as Daisey would like there to be; it's completely fine for audience members to peacefully walk out of any show for any reason. (If I was totally cynical, I'd call him a publicity seeker.)<BR/><BR/>But yeah, that water pourer - what a total douchebag. And I think you were maybe a little harsh on Daisey's reaction. I would have absolutely friggin' lost it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, point being: Keep calling it like it is (or like you think it is). Nobody wants a neutered Playgoer blog.J. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547950630065813766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-10270096232325194022007-04-26T09:15:00.000-04:002007-04-26T09:15:00.000-04:00I am an extemporaneous monologuist--I perform excl...<I>I am an extemporaneous monologuist--I perform exclusively without a script</I><BR/><BR/>I have several uncles who performed pretty much the same way at every family function . . . <BR/><BR/>And a couple of college professors who did the same whenever they had one too many glasses of wine . . . <BR/><BR/>I guess Bruce Lee would call it, The Art of Writing Without Writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-73012586641009614962007-04-25T18:16:00.000-04:002007-04-25T18:16:00.000-04:00Hey, he didn't go for the pun in the title, but he...Hey, he didn't go for the pun in the title, but he did use "Daisey-chain" in the last post! That's at least a quarter-foul.<BR/><BR/>I used "Please Don't Beat the Daiseys" in a comment at Voucher, so I'm in the penalty box, myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-54965707655152315442007-04-25T17:42:00.000-04:002007-04-25T17:42:00.000-04:00Yes, James, resisting was hard. Just think: if Mi...Yes, James, resisting was hard. Just think: if Mike never responded to me I would have had to sing "Daisy, give me your answer do..."Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-87129519697505491622007-04-25T16:20:00.000-04:002007-04-25T16:20:00.000-04:00Also Garrett, all differences aside, you deserve m...Also Garrett, all differences aside, you deserve much credit for admirably resisting making Daisey/daisy puns in your post headlines throughout this ordeal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-54035687635615940632007-04-25T15:27:00.000-04:002007-04-25T15:27:00.000-04:00Good for you Garrett !Good for you Garrett !DLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971226704327883196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-615568646022248082007-04-25T12:14:00.000-04:002007-04-25T12:14:00.000-04:00Appreciated. And please also notice, Mike, my fur...Appreciated. And please also notice, Mike, my further updated addendum remarks at the bottom of the post...Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-41639104977234306402007-04-25T12:04:00.000-04:002007-04-25T12:04:00.000-04:00Thanks Garrett--the apology about the work and ack...Thanks Garrett--the apology about the work and acknowledging the clarifications is most welcome.Mike Daiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161526278159425496noreply@blogger.com