Comments on: Snowflake Lane http://jeffberryman.com/2009/12/22/snowflake-lane/ Cobbling together the artist's life...acting, writing, directing, teaching...making beauty... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:40:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jeffberryman http://jeffberryman.com/2009/12/22/snowflake-lane/#comment-1300 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:26:24 +0000 http://jeffberryman.com/?p=798#comment-1300 Jacob, fair enough. I don’t really mean to rag on the performers. I know what it’s like to be busting yourself for very little money perhaps in a venture that is not as well conceived as I might like. So hats off to the energy and dedication I saw. No worries there. As I said, I enjoyed the young people I was watching, though my overall enjoyment was probably less than most. My brooding had more to do with what it means that this is who we are as a culture. Conceptually. For children, no doubt it’s a special thing, and I’m glad we can create things that appeal to that magic place inside each of us. I guess this is the challenge: how do we take fun and delight and move it to the very essence of wonder? Or how do we not confuse excitement and flash and energy with real, no kidding wonder and awe, which is closer to what Christmas is really about?

]]> By: Jacob Marley http://jeffberryman.com/2009/12/22/snowflake-lane/#comment-1299 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:50:29 +0000 http://jeffberryman.com/?p=798#comment-1299 I wonder…did Daniel know every note of every song? Most of the performers get paid a small amount of money are are asked for a large commitment of time and energy. A half dozen is a good amount to see, considering the show reaches from Red Robin to the Hyatt, several hundred yards, on both sides of the street. I’ve seen the show a few times and appreciate the dedication and commitment of those who put it together. Sorry you can’t experience the same thing. After all, high school drummers literally playing an active role in our community is a great Christmas gift- even if they miss a note or two, the song is still right on point.

]]> By: Barry http://jeffberryman.com/2009/12/22/snowflake-lane/#comment-1298 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:10:10 +0000 http://jeffberryman.com/?p=798#comment-1298 Jeff,

I’d have probably been put off like you by the drummers, but by more superficial reasons. Having studied music, taught band, and even been in a drumline before, I would have thought surely they could have rehearsed a little more…

I think I like your “scroogish ways” better than mine, because yours do go deeper and mine seem to just go sideways. Good blog.

-_Barry

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