“If I seem mostly to write about myself for the citizens of Butte to run and read, it is not because of egotism and vanity, or because I’m fond of myself. I have but just my share, my human share, of egotism and no more, and no one who knows me ever saw my thousand faults with a clearer eye or a colder judgment than I do – my word upon it. And as for being fond of myself – Gramercy! (to quote again from the aforesaid dramas) – my chief feelings toward me are exasperation with a large “E,” bewilderment with a large “B,” and despair with a large “D.” But I’m fascinated by myself because I’m always fascinated by live persons, and I am the live person I know most about. Of course, people don’t admit it, but it’s nonetheless evident that to each person the most fascinating thing in life is herself or himself – and next to that we are interested in other personalities.” – “The Autobiography of the Kid Primitive,” Butte Evening News · 3 April 1910
]]>My guess is that it’s saying a lot – but nothing new, and nothing we haven’t seen before in poetry, music, on the web – is that the point?
I just don’t have any idea what Tim Roger’s character is doing there – or why it is Tim Rogers – unless this is about celebrity?
I was waiting to fall in love with her (Mary or Boyana) and didn’t.
The Sydney reviewers all seem to adore it:
Jason found it compelling http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/inspired-ride-from-bandwagon-to-treadmill-20120413-1wyhk.html
Diana thinks it’s a hit http://www.stagenoise.com/review/1831
I think it’s a miss.
(I claim personal preference here to stories NOT about actors and writers.)
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