21 November 2020
As an avid amateur actor, I have developed two things. A hatred of stage make-up and an affinity for tribal traditions. My “tribe” in this case is obviously the “dress up and make believe” crowd, and by extension, the professionals. As a consequence, even though I never had a “dog in that fight” I enjoyed reflecting on the Oscars and the Emmys and the Tonys as they were handed out. Of course, I never took any of it “seriously” because it is, by design, trivial fun. However, as leftie zealots took the opportunity to hijack the events to bang their own drums, the show lost some luster.
By the time Sonny Corleomo picked up his Emmy, I was completely unimpressed. It had devolved into an obvious insiders’ club generations ago, so I no longer nursed any illusions. When the motion picture academy declined to give Ronald Reagan a lifetime achievement award, I thought that it was no oversight, just proper benign neglect. While I have enormous respect for Ronald Reagan (as an ACTOR) I realize that his greatest artistic achievements took place on the small screen. From guest appearances on Wagon Train and hosting Death Valley Days, to his magnum opus as “The President,” he touched millions of viewers with his skill, his poise, his humor, and his presence. An award from the television industry would not have surprised me except for the obvious fact that most in the entertainment biz are spiteful commie twits. Republicans aren’t much better, but at least they give superior lip-service to freedom. When the Emmys declined to so honor such a fitting recipient, they surrendered the remains of their tattered credibility.
Which is why Sonny’s Emmy didn’t bother or surprise me.
Actually, come to think of it, it’s kind of cool. Once again Sonny’s “accomplishments” eclipse Fredo’s fumbling attempts.
update 201226: My “conservative” friends, whom I often tease as leftie sympathizers, have as hard a time picturing me hanging out with other amateur actors, as “community players” have understanding my toleration of the “extreme” views of Evil Orange President. I don’t blame either group. I am an outlier almost everywhere I go. But as an actor… Well, it’s a good thing I’m so talented. Otherwise, this cadre of (generally) the leftiest, paisliest, patchouliest bunch of spiritual statists you could ever dread to encounter, wouldn’t have put up with my anarcho-materialist blasphemies.