Jesus, The Devil and The Worst Play In Canton, Georgia: The Daily Nooner (EST)!
Awesome Video Of The DayDr. Gene Scott Is Angry, Loud
Sometimes I feel like I'm not passionate enough about anything. I don't have a heartfelt belief in any sort of supreme being, I eat factory-farmed animals, I don't recycle... when someone asks me if I want to donate a dollar to the blah-blah-blah foundation I usually say "Nah - I'm good."
TV preacher Dr. Gene Scott (star of Werner Herzog's God's Angry Man), on the other hand, might have had TOO MUCH passion. From the looks of it, it made him ornery.
"Delivering long, sometimes rambling, sermons and biblical scholarship, Scott became known for his quirky stage persona as much as his preaching skills. He frequently employed comical props -- including an ever-changing assortment of headgear and hats -- chomped on cigars, occasionally swore, and played clips of pretty young women dancing during breaks in his presentation."
I'm not going to pretend to understand what it's like to be a lunatic televangelist (something I doubt I will ever experience firsthand), but it seems to me that Dr. Scott did it with about as much style & finesse as you possibly can. It's like he was channeling Jesus, the Devil and your violent, brain-damaged, alcoholic uncle all at the same time. Only louder and angrier and more focused.
Oh - and way more terrifying.
Scrooge: The Stingiest Man In Town
Apparently this production of A Christmas Carol really bit the big one. The reviews are in, and they are NOT favorable by any stretch of the imagination. Who knew that the people of Canton, Georgia (estimated population: 17,685) had such a high standard for their local community theatre?! A few samples:
"Scrooge was mediocre. He seemed a little fruity and was off key the majority of the show. Fred sounded like he had something clogged in his throat. Sounds like a smoker to me." - weknowdrama22"I thought this would be a spectacular show!!! When I paid the 22.50, I thought I would be seeing a show by professionals. WAS I WRONG!" - Da_Bomb_0202"In the Cratchit scene, they used plastic cups and paper plates. This was not good." - i_like_theater
And so on. I don't know if these people are being too hard on this production (I have yet to make my way down to Canton to see it), but my guess is that they're spot on. Which is to say if you're in Canton and thinking about going to see some theater, skip Scrooge and go check out something else. Maybe Hickory Log Creek or the historic Canton Cotton Mills.
On second thought, maybe you should just skip Canton altogether.
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Same here, quite the education. Goes a long way to explain the attitude of those Penn State students.
ReplyMy God. I just spent a good hour on the Encyclopedia Dramatica and 4chan boards. I mean, yes, they are clearly the source of a lot that entertains me, but is it WORTH it?
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ReplyDr. Gene Scott was awesome to get stoned to. Back when I did such foolish things, mind you.
ReplyDon't drop acid and watch him though.
I have found my messiah.
ReplyIsn't calling theatrical productions "fruity" redundant?
ReplyExcept for Macbeth. Now that's some Van Damme shit right there.
I don't have the exact quote but a local radio talk show host used to play a clip from Scott's show that said something to the effect of "I'm sick and tired of these preachers in their three-piece suits buildin' swimmin' pools for Jesus. if my daughter ever brought one of them home, I'd have her put to sleep."
ReplyReminds me of an insane Italian priest I knew growing up as a Catholic. He would rant on for an hour straight about the evils of boobs.
ReplyNo seriously, the evils of boobs.
When I was in college, Dr. Scott's show would come on like at 2AM. It was the craziest shit I'd ever seen. It was almost surreal. He would scribble all over dry-erase board that was so full it looked like nothing had ever been erased from it, and then about every 15 minutes he would show some REALLY hot girls dancing around or riding bikes or whatever. I can't remember anything that he said changing my life or helping me get some religion, but I loved watching his show.
ReplyDr. Gene Scott was God's pimp,would have loved to see when he got bitch slapped, when he died and God wanted his cut.
ReplyI'm an athiest, but I would go to church again if that guy was the pastor.
ReplyI think you would need to divide the US population by 17,685 to get the math you're looking for. Or at least the combined population of cities with good Holiday theater by 17,685.
ReplyAt any rate, my parents suffer from the lies told by the Canton tourism board. Lies!
There was a 2 in 17,685 chance that this might happen, I think. Maybe. Anyone good at math?
ReplyMy parents live in Canton. They moved there for the theater, actually.
ReplyThe Isherwoods are prone to making bad decisions.