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indramond · 1 year

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I don't celebrate 4th of July anymore

My father died on July 4th years ago. It was a sudden illness that put him the hospital for two months and eventually claimed his life. For few years after he passed I didn't celebrate 4th of July. It was my second favorite holiday after Halloween. My father and I were both veterans. He had PTSD from being in combat, but still took us to see fireworks. Big ones! We never bought any and the first time I held fireworks was overseas in Asia. My dad used to claim we "werent' responsible enough to have them". Years later my mother informed me it was due to his PTSD. That made more sense.

In 2014, I decided to celebrate 4th of July again. It went well...save for the truck driver who flipped me off because I pulled out in front of him to make a left handturn to late. But it was good. We went to a nice spot and watched the fireworks illuminate the skies of downtown Tacoma. It was beautiful. Then 2015 came around...and this was the dealbreaker.

I've always been used to seeing people riding around with Confederate flags. I live in a military town, and there are other military bases around Seattle and the PNW. Some people have ties to the South and sport their rebel flags in the name of heritage...or say they claim. Yet an event occurred two weeks before July 4th, 2015. A white supremacist terrorist went into a black church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 15th, 2015 and gunned down nine black people in cold blood. He has yet to be executed for this hate crime. If this attack wasn't horrific enough, he was taken to Burger King after the cops arrested him because "he was hungry". The SC state capitol building flew the Confederate along with the US flag at half mast. That 4th of July I saw WAY more people...well white and white passing people...driving around with Confederate flags. It continued the following year which was election year between Trump and Clinton. I think the increase would've continued if it wasn't for another event: the 2017 Charlottesville Alt-Nazi riot. A white supremacist plowed his car into a group of anti-racist protestors, killing one woman...Miss Heather Heyer. After that, the number of people riding around with Confederate flags decreased. Again and again. Today is July 4th, 2023. I haven't seen anyone flying a Confederate flag.

What happened in Charleston and Charlottesville was deplorable. Seeing people celebrating loss of life in a disgusting hate crime is deplorable. One of the late elders of my childhood church said she felt "Washington was more racist than Mississippi." Meaning the racism here is more passive aggressive or covert compared to being blatant and open like in the Deep South. Fellow Americans rejoicing in the unncessary deaths of other Americans is why I no longer celebrate 4th of July. The people around me showed their true colors in the name of what they claimed was "heritage not hate". Despite the fact that the creator of the Confederate flag, William Tappan Thompson, viewed the rebel flag as a symbol of white supremacy: "As a people, we are fighting to maintain the heaven ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race: a white flag would thus be emblematical of our cause"- William Tappan Thompson.

So yeah...that's why I no longer celebrate the 4th of July. You all can do what you want. I choose to do different. Rest peace Alonzo George Laveau

Peace & Love- E

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estelmeanshope · 2 years

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Songs for the Gentleman Pirate: An OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH Mock Musical

A “mock musical”: Some classic sounds of the Caribbean and environs, a touch of folk, and a few showtunes broadly evoking the storyline of the new show from David Jenkins.

LISTEN TO THE FULL PLAYLIST HERE on YouTube

Overture: No Polite Society, Only Pirate Society Shake the Chains, "Shake the Chains"

Stede Bonnet Is an Actual Completely Sincere Dastardly Badass Pirate Kevin Kline and cast, "Oh, Better Far to Live and Die" (from The Pirates of Penzance)

A Song for Oluwande: Because We Don't Have Any Other Choice Desmond Dekker, "Israelites"

Foreshadowing Blackbeard/Badminton Dies Gerald Price, "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (from The Threepenny Opera)

Aboard the Revenge Moondog, "High on a Rocky Ledge"

Vacation(?) on the Deserted(?) Island Buena Vista Social Club, "Chan Chan"

Mr. Hands Wonders What the Deal Is with These Poncey Guys Jimmy Cliff, "The Harder They Come"

En Route to the Republic of Pirates (Although It's Become Quite Touristy) Varend Volk, "This Night We Spend Ashore"

"Booty for Sale" Does Not Mean What You Think It Means Red Plastic Bag, "Ragga Ragga"

Spanish Jackie'z Noze Jar Con Grazia, "Hernando's Hideaway" (from The Pajama Game)

He Can Suck Eggs in Hell Miles Anderson, "My Name" (from Oliver!)

Assault on the Spanish Ship The Skatalites feat. Stranger Cole, "Rough & Tough"

I've Heard All About You The Beach Boys, "Our Prayer"

Mary Flashback: Lighthouses and Graves Caetano Veloso, "The Empty Boat"

Stede's Auxiliary Wardrobe Delroy Wilson, "Better Must Come"

The Fog Christopher Gordon, "Into the Fog" (from Master and Commander)

We're a Lighthouse Klaus Badelt, "He's a Pirate" (from Pirates of the Caribbean) (of course)

Ed & Stede On Deck Steel Pulse, "Your House"

Fancy Party for Hoity-Toity People George Fenton, "The Madness of King George Front Titles"

Frenchy Invents the Pyramid Scheme The Gladiators, "Rich Man Poor Man"

Passive Aggression Vienna Mozart Ensemble, "Five Contredanses: 'Non più andrai'"

The Deep Down Question of Every Pirate “Who Will Love Me as I Am?” (from Side Show)

Aboard the Revenge Aswad, "I a Rebel Soul"

Wonderful Fuckery Storm Weather Shanty Choir, "Fish in the Sea"

I Was the Kraken Bob Marley, "Redemption Song"

Hands vs. Bonnet: Missed the Important Bits Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Ten Duel Commandments (Instrumental)" (from Hamilton)

Treasure Hunting for Oranges Jimmy Cliff, “Raggae Down Babylon”

My Favorite Color Is Teal Shakira, “Tú”

A Song for Lucius and Pete and Oluwande and Jim Junior Delgado, "Gimme Your Love"

Calico Jack, Bringer of Chaos The Skatalites, "Wood and Water"

Betrayed to Badminton Toots and the Maytals, "Pressure Drop"

A Truer Chain Fleetwood Mac, "The Chain"

Last-Minute Act of Grace The Pioneers, "Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)"

Signing the Contract Bailey's Nervous Kats, "Cobra"

Blackbeard Shaves Bob Marley, "Is This Love"

What Makes Ed Happy Peter Dinklage/The National, "Madly" (from Cyrano)

Izzy's Revenge: (ladies (derogatory)) Tao Seeger Band, "Sail Away Ladies"

Dawn, but No Stede Derina Harvey Band, "Nancy Spain"

A Song for The Widow Bonnet Marin Mazzie, "Back to Before" (from Ragtime)

Killed By a Falling Piano Thematic Pianos, "Hornblower Opening Theme" by John E. Keane

Blackbeard's Despair Yusuf (Cat Stevens), "Miles from Nowhere"

Marooned - Is There Hope? Desmond Dekker, "What Is Man"

The Man of Independent Mind Dougie MacLean, "For a' That" (poem by Robert Burns)

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mindwideopen · 4 years

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Bert.... is mad.

Look at bert’s head! It’s about to explode with fury. He’s soooo mad! Oh no.... Bert, will have..... your.... ass..... No. because Bert would never do that. Bert is a loving guy, but he’s reached his limit, as a lot of us do from time to time. Bert gave Ernie ALL of his power. He allowed ernies antics to affect him negatively. What Ernie did? Who knows. Probably swindled Bert out of the bigger piece of pizza, and more grape drink. He does that a lot...

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Or maybe he drank all Bert’s ice cream soda when all he wanted was plain seltzer,

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or he probably annoyed Bert by playing tag with him, when he was trying to read.

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Ernie is a bit inconsiderate like that, or, Ernie is needy, and wants attention from Bert, and Bert is into his own thing, Either way, Ernie doesn’t mean to act like a mindless, thoughtless Turkey culo. He wants love, like we all do. Unfortunately, it’s coming off really inconsideratly. Sometimes, when it’s not you that’s the one being annoyed, it can be hilarious. But let’s put ourselves in each of their positions for a minute...

Bert, does NOT look happy. He looks mad, yes, but also, hurt, upset, not appreciated, not understood, not cared for. Bert, is a perpetual victim of Ernie’s naughty business. Bert can also tend to like things the way he likes them. Kinda an immobile, guy. Maybe a guy that takes himself too seriously, too sensitive, with no sense of humor. BUT, regardless, Bert deserves love, and respect, and consideration even though Ernie doesn’t always show it in the way Bert appreciates. Does that mean Ernie doesn’t love Bert? Not sure. Are they in a serious codependent relationship of abuse? Could be. Or are they in a mutual friendship that somehow works for the both of them? It all depends on your perception.

Let’s take in Ernie for a bit. Ernie, is a purveyor of glad tidings, fun and joy. On the flip side, Ernie has a ton of energy, and doesn’t flow outside of his own desires in the moment very well. Some would say, “Ohhhh... That Ernie... all he cares about is fun, and play, and singing, and dancing, and his rubber ducky, and he’s messy, and carefree, and doesn’t listen to Bert at all. What an Turkey culo!! But Ernie does care about how he, and others like Bert, feel. And he wants to break Bert out of his comfort zone, and have a little fun with his best friend. How you view them, is irrelevant to them, but means everything to you. Because they are not affected by you in the least. They’re muppets. But the energy that they bring up in you, is very very real.

Ernie and Bert are facets of these 2 men: Jim Henson, who played Ernie, and Frank Oz, who still maybe I dunno, periodically plays Bert. But, they created these characters. And they evolved over time, both the characters, and the men.

I heard an interview where frank oz was discussing the character of Bert. At first, bert was a conundrum. He was boring. But frank oz, in his genius, made boring, fun! Well, Bert may be boring, but he loves it! He is the single most boring guy in the world, and loves what he loves; bottle caps, and pigeons named Bernice, and paper clips, and plain soda water. Bert celebrates his boringness to the hilt! I used to not get Bert at all when I was a kid. Bert?! You’re into boring....everything! But now that I’m older, I finally appreciate Bert, and his love of the mundane, cause he’s so into it. And frank and Jim, got it too, and they shared it with me, and all the other kids my age and beyond. Celebrate people not just for their similarities, but their differences too. And if you don’t celebrate their differences, at the very least accept the person, and love them anyway.

Ernie gives Bert a serious headache. So he cares for him, and makes sure he has his hot water bottle (still not quite sure what that does...) But no one can say Ernie doesn’t care, or they can, but they’d be wrong to me, because Ernie, in his own selfish jerk way to some, cares a lot. And I sometimes appreciate him for it. Bert resigns himself to it a lot too, cause after all, both of these characters come from a place of love, and devotion to one another.

But regardless of what I think of either, and much like gayle king of I dunno, and Oprah Winfrey, a Winfrey, they’re best friends. And isn’t it better to be friends, then not? Well, don’t ask me, cause I have none...

George Carlin: Kari, you, are seriously, one of the most ridiculous people I have ever not met personally. You have friends, you just walk away from everyone cause they don’t show up for you the way you’d like. I only know that, because you’re writing me, so I have an insight others don’t, because you cut everyone out. At least with Ernie and Bert, Bert gets pissed, and Ernie knows about it.

Bert in the year 2020: It’s been 50 plus years of ernie’s crazy behavior, and I feel the following: n for numb, b for beaten down, a for aggravated, and n again, for no more...

Ernie in the year 2020: bert, how many times do we have to go through this, Bert? I love you like a brother and friend, and I never want to upset you, ever, Bert. You’re special to me. I’ve learned that over time. You’re my best buddy, Bert! Just like rubber ducky, only you do all the shopping, and cleaning, and the dishes and laundry.

Bert: Er——niiie! That’s exactly what I’m talking about! You are not responsible for anything! We are both 7, 8, 9 or 10 years old! When are you going to chip in and do your share in this friendship?! All you do is give me grief, Ernie! Grief!

Oscar the grouch: sounds like my kind of guy!!!

Bert: um, youve known him for 50 plus years!

Oscar: well, I didn’t know that about him! I love hate it!

Bert: ok, anyway, Ernie, if you keep doing the same things that make me angry over and over again, how is that changing? I don’t trust you, or believe you. Your words do not match your actions. Aaaagh! I don’t know what to think...

Mr. hooper: maybe I can help. You see boys, this is a classic case of the bullshit that I don’t have to deal with anymore because I am dead.

Bert: um, mr. hooper, you’re not allowed to talk like that on Sesame Street. I’m only 10 years old and I live alone with Ernie, unsupervised, which is bad enough. I don’t think we’re supposed to hear such talk.

Mr. hooper: We’re not on Sesame Street right now, we’re in Kari’s blog, so it’s fine, cause she’s the one swearing, not me, as I, am dead, as I/she stated above. Alight, boys, what I’m trying to say is this; can you please, for once and for all, be more considerate of one another’s feelings and maybe just maybe get back to the love? I’m over all this bickering.

Ernie: yeah Bert, I was trying to tell you that...

Bert: yeah Ernie, but at some point you have to back up your words with the proper actions. How many times have I told you that?! And you ignore me!

The count von count: 7 zillion, 345 trillion, 8 million, 32 times Bert has told you, Ernie, about that! Ah ah ahhhhhhh! (Lightening strikes)

Ernie: you’ve got a point there, Bert. Ok, I’ll show you, by giving you, the bigger piece of pizza once and awhile, and leaving your seltzer, plain, and allowing you to read in peace. Cause I support you bert, and I care.

Bert: that’s great Ernie! I do too! And I’ll make time to play tag with you more, and spend time the way we like to do, together.

Mr. hooper: word(s).

Scene.

George Carlin: Kari, did you her all that?

Kari: yes. Oh man. I’ve been read by Ernie and Bert. Ok, my intention for writing on my blog is not to hurt anyone at all with my POV, but to be honest about my feelings, in love. I try not to be a mean passive aggressive person. I sometimes can be, but I’m trying to clean up my side of the street with that. And I do feel like I am friendless, but it’s because I’m hurt, and don’t feel loved or appreciated sometimes. That’s what it all comes down to, really.

Carlin: ok, clearly you need some time to sort this out. So I’ll leave us with this. I love you. You are a very kind, imaginative woman, who cares about people. I will allow you to sit in hurt as long as you need to. Just know that anytime you’re ready to join the world again, I’ll be there to support you. Some of these people are gone for good, and that’s ok, but some still care, and may want to work it out when the time comes. You’ll see when you’re ready.

Kari: thanks George. I love you too. And I will go and get a piece of almond Kringle now, cause I love O & H kringles (1) a lot, and give you the bigger piece!

Carlin: gee, thanks, as you will be the one ingesting it for the both of us. Better make it a sliver.

Kari: ok.

Scene.

Carlin: oh, and Kari, one more thing...

Kari: what?

Carlin: friends are better, when shared. And by cutting people out, you’re not sharing you. Just sayin...

Kari: no Kringle for you!

Carlin: fine. I’ll keep our girlish figure in tact...

Kari: fine! The whole Kringle for you!

Carlin: she’s maaaaddd...

Cookie Monster: this has been monster-piece theater... good bye! Me eat all the Kringle now, then all her cookies, cause she upset, and she won’t eat anything, so it no go to waste! I love her, so I help!

Kari: I ate ALL the Kringle!

Cookie Monster: noooooooooooo...... (shakes furry blue paw in the air)

Scene scene scene.

(1):,credit for my discovery of the o & h bakery and the Kringle itself goes to my friend Bonnie, who i believe now hates my guts. ❤️

#sesame street #Ernie #Bert #Cookie Monster #jim henson #frank oz #loveyourself #lovematters #relationships #relationship #talkin to myself #talk it out #no #oh no #self reflection #selfawareness #mind wide open #kari keillor #Youtube

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altheaselmaisadoradarsey · 7 years

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My thoughts on Hamilton West End

Thoughts on Hamilton West End 21/12/17 (night after opening!)

(This is long as shit and very messy it's full of first impressions and random things I've remembered (mainly the funny bits ngl) all mixed up together I apologise but I needed to get it out somehow cos I'm not good at expressing emotions lol, also the words funny, excited and hyper are prolly overused i apologise)

Bearing in mind I have not seen the bway show and the creative team is largely the same so I'm sure I'll talk a Talk about thinks that are similar in both

Vic pal theatre is stunning it's just been renovated our seats were sick even though we were about half way up the upper circle we had a brilliant view of the stage and the stage still felt really close

On a vaguely related note I wore my 'AND PEGGY' baseball cap and 3 of the stewards said they liked it it was cute

Act 1

FIRST THINGS FIRST THE CHOREOGRAPHY WAS STUNNING. A mash up of hip hop, modern and ballet. How you even think if that I don't know. There was always SO MUCH going on and the energy was constant - wether they were synchronised doing the same thing or all doing something different from the Schuyler sisters on the high walkway or the ensemble doing lifts in pairs even or whatever it just made me wanna dance (lol bc I can't) I can't talk about it enough but I'll stop now because I'm not eloquent enough.

Burr - voice is really unique and it was kinda weird at first (may be due to being used to Leslie) but you got used to it and I think reall suited the character? His mannerisms and physicality were SO BURR. Also was really funny! All his little one liners were done really funny-ly and well thought out.

Before they had King George to do a little announcement about phones and I love it also meant I was ready for the dum dum dumdum bc I was super nervous (in a good way?)

A.ham (song) - ahh it's such a good intro. when burr first came on there was an orange yellow light behind him and it made a super long shadow onto the stage and it was p o w e r f u l.

When they all came to the front of the stage in a line I was so excited because I've been waiting for that moment for 2 years

I LOVED Jamel Westman as Ham he was sick. He's just come out of RADA how do you deal with taking on a part like that with such little experience whoa . I must say that I think I liked him a lot more in act 2 than act 1 he seemed a bit stiff in act 1 but that may have been be I'm used to Lin who I think played him more nerdy and hyper? Kinda. I love both but Westman was insane. Also had a really nice singing voice.

Angelica slated my entire being Rachel John is perfect for that part

George Washington had a husky singing voice and it suited him so well

KING GEORGE III is possibly my favourite character ever he's so funny and extra.

I don't think Michael Jibson had the best singing I've heard in that role (but like who can even sing that it's high to kudos to him for hitting those notes) his 'kill your friends and family' was hilarious he sang the up until 'and family' which he said really seriously and then he left a massive pause where he just stared at the audience. I giggled. On the last da da dadadaaa's he did a little shoulder wiggle which was funny too! There was a couple of points over the three songs where he held long notes for even longer than necessary which was good too

Now my friends went and saw it in previews a couple of weeks ago and said they didn't really like Rachel Ann Go as Eliza so I did go in expecting to not like her as much ( I trust my friends opinions) which obviously wasn't great and I tried to go in with an open mind but I kinda understand why you might not like her however overall I thought she was good and I liked her a lot more in act 2 than act 1. At first I felt she was almost too excitable and hyper which more of a Peggy thing (speaking of, Peggy was really grumpy and cute which was funny) although Eliza did become a lot more restrained throughout the show which I think was a good choice as it helped show age and I think was more Eliza anyway. I thought her Best of Wives and Best of Women was perfect though. He American ACCENT though was not great I hate to say it but it was very British a lot of the time and in the 'ohhh I do I do I do I dooo' bit in helpless she sounded cockney? I'm sorry how

AWE IN HELPLESS ANGELICA COULDN'T GET ELIZA'S VEIL ON IN TIME SHE TRIED LIKE TWICE AND IT JUST SLID RIGHT IFF I FELT SO BAD It wasn't super noticeable though and things are bound to go wrong

In story of tonight reprise when Lauren's goes I've seen wonders great and small they all looked at Laf bc he was really short it was funny

Most of Wait for it was really still which was nice as it gave a rest from the crazy continual movement and action from the last few scenes. Also Burr has a peng voice

Ten duel commandments was super intense ahh

YORKTOWN WAS SO EXCITING IVE SEEEN ALL GHE PROMOS FOR THAT SONG AND TO ACTUALLY SEE IT LIVE SO EXHILARATING Westman was a stern leader and it worked really well

You could just tell that the audience thought it was the end of act one but NOPE SIT DOWN WE STILL GOT MORE

Also cheer on "immigrants: we get the job done" was British and polite but still there and I was READY FOR IT

on 'I'm so blue' in What Comes Next? Kings George did a little frustrated stamp and the red light he was standing snapped to blue it was good

Dear theodosia was super cute Burr and Ham were in matching costumes but Burr's waistcoat was purple and Ham's was green

Laurens' death was SAD but Cleve September is PERFECT for that role

Felt the transition from Laurens' death to not stop was bit quick, like I needed to feel sad for longer, it just sort of went straight into not stop

NON-STOP DAMN after the treasury or state bit Ham's 'lEtS gO' was so exciteable loved it.

On angelicas as it about her husband they got to the don't forget to writteee part and Angelica got taken away on the revolve Eliza was put into her place it was SO CLEVER near the end the staircase came into the middle and Washington was on the top and it was I N T E N S E

Clapped a freaking lot at the end of act one

Act 2

Dad called jeferson 'purple rain prince guy'

Seriously though the purple velvet was A Look

SUCH AN CRAZY Jefferson! Did loads of dancing and jumping and twirls is was so funny how he would just suddenly go into it

Ham snaked Washington when going in for a handshake he fully cut him off

I'm Take A Break they changed "John Adams doesn't have a real job anyway" to "the Vice President is not a real job anyway" which I think was changed so it's clearer to the audience who they're talking about

The cabinet battles were fab like I said before Westman was a calmer Hamilton but was more realistic 'We will reconvene after a brief reset' was said really sweetly to the audience like nothing was going wrong it was funny

Before Say No To This my friend just whispered Owh Dear really quietly and honestly? Mood

Christine Allado did a super sultry voice which was strong but deffo works for Maria.

The room where it happens was sick!!!

At one point the whole stage was in red lighting except for a bright white box that Burr was in it was so cool. Also VOCALS in this were amazing The Riffs!!!!

Cleve September as Phillip was cute you could really see the age difference between 9 and 19

The vocals in One Last Time we great "George Washington's going homeeeee" had me shook

In I Know Him King George seemed really crazy and manically smiled on 'that poor man their going to eat him alive'

And the crazy laughs at the end was brilliantly MANIC

He didn't leave at the end of his song just sat lower stage right and danced to the beginning of The Adams Administration which was funny but what was even better was that half way through his little introduction Burr noticed the king watching a gave him a odd look and the king just did a hand wave to tell him to continue and kept shimmying

WESTMAN'S VOICE IN HURRICANE WAS BEAUTIFUL

REYNOLDS PAMPHLET WAS FUNNY RVEN THOUGH I FELT BAD JEFFERSON LOOKED SO HAPPY AMD THE SET LOOKED REALLY COOL WITH ALL THE PAPERD FLYINV AROUND HAM BUT I COULDN'T EVEN FOCUS ON ANGELICAS BiT BECAUSE I WAS BUSY LAUGHING AT KING GEORGE DANCING WITH THE CHORUS AND ADDING HIS ONE SHEET IF PAPER TO THE MESS

oh but I loved was when Angelica arrived and the ensemble too way her bags in one motion it was slick and I enjoyed it

Burn was nice but I think Rachelle Ann Go made it a bit too vibrato-y which became kind of annoying (also I kinda felt though the entire thing she was forcing a really classical voice which was nice but didn't really work) her voice is amazing though apart from that and I really felt the reserved sorta anger in the performance

Blow Is All Away was SAD I COULD HEAR EVERYONE ONE CRYING AROUND ME, good dying (lol) on September's part

I wasn't a fan of Eliza's scream/cry when Phillip died I'm not sure what it was I didn't like but her counting WITH him was PErFECT

It's Quiet Uptown is the saddest thing ever lemme tell you. I don't cry. I cannot remember the last time I cried, particularly not at normal sad things. I saw Les Mis two weeks ago and didn't even get tear-y, so you can imagine how freaking sad this song has to be to get me to almost cry. I had pretty watery eyes and one hell of a snotty nose. It was bad. The lines like 'the unimaginable' were the worst. If you thing the cast recording is sad just wait until you see it live

After Jefferson came in with "can we get back to politics" he said it like he was tired of all the sad personal stuff which was funny and the Madison came on saying please and his voice broke like he had been crying at It's Quiet Uptown as well which was funny and it provided some well needed comic relief

When ham said he was voting for Jefferson Jeff did his twirls and dances again which was great and burr looked SO MAD

Your Obedient Servant was passive aggressive af it was great. And the ensemble was doing like lighthearted ballet and around them which actually worked really well Line change from "weehawkin, dawn" to "New Jersey, dawn" I'm assuming cos they've mentioned New Jersey more so it was clearer? Idk

Like I already said Best if Wives And Best of Women was 10/10 perfect

Ok so the world was wide enough Giles Terra (Burr) didn't do The Line™ in a really emotional way he did IT angry bc let's be honest you don't wanna compete yourself to Leslie on that so I enjoyed the change. HAMS SPEACH WHEN HE GEST SHOT IS SO GOOD I COULD NOT DEAL WITH IT

Also the choreo when Burr says "they row job back across the Hudson" they did this cool rowing move next to Ham and with the revolve it looked like they were on a boat!

I thought Eliza was quite good in WLWDWTYS "the orphanage" is such a nice bit

The gasp at the end was not made clear however. I understand it as Eliza seeing the audience and realising that her work has come true and that the legacy continues right? I only know that bc I read it beforehand, I think it could have been made clearer by the house lights come if up slightly so the audience knows Eliza seeing us. Also the way the gasp/hand move was done it made it seam Eliza was about to go into some really stereotypical opera singing? I just think she could have referenced the audience more but it's a really cute idea that I like.

All the cast bowed at the same time it was so cute and important bc everyone put in so much effort and they all deserved to be together

Straight up standing ovation oc

The play out music at the end was a really jazzy mashup of the songs and if my brain had been fully functioning after the show I would remember what songs but it was sick and they did the classic bum bumbumbum bum bum bum! At the end and the red and white bulls eye lighting they had for the duels flashed it was sick

SPEAKING OF LIGHTING IT WAS INCREDIBLE

THERE WAS LIKE A LIGHTING CUE EVERY 3 SECONDS I DINT KNOW HOW THAY MANAGED IT BUT IT WAS ALL SO WELL THOUGHT OUT AND CLEVER LIKE THERE WAS LITTLE LIGHTS AROUND THE EDGES LIKE STREET GRATES THAT IF LIKE BURR WAS IN ONE SIDE IF THE STAGE AND HAM ON OTHER THE GRATES WOULD BE ORANGE ON ONE SIDE AND BLUE ON THE OTHER. EVERY. SINGLE. DETAIL. Yes I'm gonna rant bc techies don't get enough respect

I've definitely missed so many things I wanted to put here but I was quite overwhelmed which I think is understandable when I've been waiting for over two years for it but it was so so worth it.

Ok I'm done I might add more if I remember goodnight folks

#Hamilton #Hamilton West End #personal #thoughts #refff #musicals #Alexander Hamilton #Aaron Burr #Lin Manuel Miranda

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theemryslegacy · 8 years

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Guild Politics Wank: Stealing A Community

As long as there is humanity, there will always be politics.

... even in something that should be as simple and as fun as a video game. After rejoining SWTOR for the first time in two years, I finally decided I wanted to explore more of the PvE content. Sure, I could do random PUGs but really, who wants to do that? We all know the headaches that result from the crappy tank or the sorry healer or the DPSer than can’t stay out of the stupid. So I opted for joining a guild. As a Star Wars Galaxies alum, I sought out people who had played SWG. For better or worse, I ended up as a member of The Jedi Order on Begeren Colony. Things started out okay. I wasn’t all that crazy about the trials for the guild ranking system, but... whatever. I’d give it a shot, right? And I did meet some really remarkable people who have become very good friends over the past year-plus. It was not until I’d been a member of the community for a while that I learned just what a horrible, hateful, and deceitful little worm that the community owner was. When I first joined, he was rather like Old George before the American Revolution -- what one of my professors called “salutary neglect”: We in the community were left to our own devices, but he retained just enough power over the guilds that we had to rely on him to do basic things like unlocking our guild ships or passing keys to our officers. He was, however, like King George, mostly absent. Thus, we frequently had to find ways to work around him. (Note: Yes, you will find many other YouTube videos calling him out on his hypocrisy, but a) was not aware at the time and b) he was never around. Very little interaction with him personally. Probably a good thing... ) Finally, in September of last year, he called it quits. He was, he stated, leaving SWTOR to focus on real life -- namely starting up his consulting business. As of 2 September 2016, he declared in the forums that he would be handing over permanent ownership of the community over to the man who had practically served as his XO all those years:

This was taken as a positive thing by the community. For “Dexlar,” his “longtime understudy,” it was a chance to finally provide leadership that would be present... and attempt to repair a good deal of the animosity that Orion (and his personality, uhm, quirks) stirred within the gaming community as a whole. Within a few days, however, it was clear that Orion regretted turning over the keys. He logged in, lamenting that so many community bans had been lifted; that so many policies that he had been the champion of had been changed. He made a few passive-aggressive swipes in community chat online, but then faded mostly into the aether.

Or so we thought. Earlier this afternoon, Orion approached Dexlar, requesting the community back. Dexlar refused. Members of our community began logging to our enjin site... only to find themselves redirected to the website mentioned in the graphic above.

Orion, having been told NO, literally attempted to steal the community.

A community of stories and histories that we have now lost because the site has been shut down.

A community that the players paid for -- the Enjin site, TeamSpeak server access, etc., resulting in not just an inconvenience, but also theft.

Yes, an exploration of his past history shows that he is, as a friend says, a “douche nozzle.” But in this action, he has screwed over the self-same individuals that he says built the community, and claims as his “friends and allies” in the Force.

But we are not his friends, nor are we his allies. He has proven that today. He has proven he is not worthy of respect, and is the lowest of humanity: An unscrupulous, deceitful asshat who cannot and should not be trusted with any form of business. For if this is how he treats his friends, imagine how he might treat his business associates!

This man is no Jedi. In fact, even those Sith with a code of honor would reject him. And, while I have my issues with the current owner, I am here for my friends and my fellow guild mates. Orion has not stolen the community. He has stolen only the name. We remain.

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John Lewis: Good Trouble – Documentary Spurs Viewers to Action

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Congressman John Lewis is one the central figures in the early struggles of the American Civil Rights Movement that included bloody confrontations with white policemen, sit-ins, boycotts, widespread lynching of Black people, assassinations of prominent leaders, and culminating with marches in Selma, AL, and Washington, D.C. Lewis is now the subject of John Lewis: Good Trouble, a comprehensive new documentary directed by Dawn Porter.

John Lewis: Good Trouble is an alternately impressive, shocking, enraging, and motivating film that calls on everyone to do better in life. John Lewis is a legend, an icon, and an American pioneer. The combination of historical footage, interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, and trailing Mr. Lewis is a great balance over the span of the film. The film triggered suppressed feelings that welled up in me as a Black man who was raised in segregated Houston, who traveled across town under the cover of dawn to a predominately white magnet school where I first experienced passive-aggressive racism. America is still dealing with white supremacy, oppression, police brutality, and police murders of yore.

Regardless of political affiliation, sensible viewers will hopefully broaden their local and national view after watching the Good Trouble documentary which could compel its audience to explore real world solutions on how and where they can make a difference socially and politically.

The subtle and obvious dare inherent in Good Trouble is taking the baton for the next leg of the race that our Black forefathers and mothers began years ago. Will you dare take up the mantle for new leadership? How does one peacefully protest and remain alive? How does one practice nonviolence and not become enraged? Watch the film and cobble together answers for yourself.

We spoke with Erika Alexander, actress and producer, most notably for her roles on Living Single and Black Lightning, about producing John Lewis: Good Trouble, the living legacy of Congressman Lewis, and how Americans must acknowledge the country’s painful history and discover ways to get into their own brand of trouble to ensure equality for all.

Den of Geek: What drew you to the documentary?

Erika Alexander: I have been inside of politics as a surrogate since 2007. I’m Hillary Clinton’s most traveled surrogate, and I got to campaign in Georgia with Congressman Lewis, Stacey Abrams, and Ayanna Pressley in 2016, because I stayed her surrogate throughout her first and second run. Together, all of us went around Georgia to campaign, but we also got a chance to see how Congressman Lewis does it. It was truly a masterclass. At the time, I had no idea that Stacey Abrams and Ayanna Pressley would come to the national fore as they did, but we all knew who John Lewis was.

So the fact that we were able to work with him in that way, and also eventually, got to know people in his office, specifically Rachelle O’Neil, the constituent services representative, and we became friends. She was my conduit to the congressman for the film. Another friend introduced me and my partner, Ben Arnon, to Dawn Porter and her producing partner, Laura Michalchyshyn, who just happened to be making a movie about John Lewis. And so we decided to partner together to make one and that’s John Lewis: Good Trouble.

Were you around during the filming, editing, or post production for the documentary?

I was around for the filming. Not a lot of filming that went to Georgia. Not Georgia, but you know, like to [Lewis’] home and things like that. But especially in DC, New York, and those places, because the people we asked to participate from Hillary to President Clinton, to Ayanna, to Sheila Jackson Lee, those are all my friends.

And by the way, [Lewis] would need me to make the introduction. The truth is they needed somebody who they trusted in order to feel like they were being handled by a group of professionals. I was able to facilitate all of those interviews. That’s no small thing in documentary terms.

Do you think of the congressman as a hero, an icon, or a legacy?

He’s all of those, and he’s earned it the hard way. I mean, we all talk about good trouble and being a moniker and the icon status, but the truth is he’s committed his life to the fight for Civil Rights and justice for all, and he did it armed with just the courage of his convictions and inviting philosophy of nonviolence and peaceful protest. He calls it his work for the beloved community, and that’s what Martin Luther King and others were fighting for.

But he was trained in this. Dawn loves to say that this didn’t happen by happenstance. He’s not just brave. He was trained. They approached it from an intellectual point of view. James Lawson taught him about nonviolence. The idea of nonviolence as a weapon was a methodology. He is a political genius, and so we honor him in that way.

Have you always wanted to be a producer?

(laughs) Yes. I just didn’t know it. Now, here’s the thing. I’ve been in Hollywood for 37 years. And the thing that you find out is that the people who have more power than the actors are the writers, creators, and producers. Directors at some point, but they need those other people in order to do their job. So I knew I wanted to be a producer. I just knew I wanted to write and be more in charge of my own destiny.

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There were very few options for a person of color, especially a Black woman in 1984, when I got my first SAG card until now. When I first entered the scene, there was no Viola Davis, Nia Long, or Jada Pinkett-Smith, but there was Cicely Tyson and Lorraine Toussaint.

I like to say that I saw that producing would be the best advantage I had to creating more opportunity for myself. Turns out that as I got to be older and saw that there were much more systemic challenges inside of the paradigm that I had to find a way to be a producer in order to create the pathway to do the things that I wanted to do.

That sounds like a political statement, or a political stance. What lessons have you learned from John Lewis’ life? Are you saying to enact change you had to embrace politics?

Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. I think that we all bring ourselves to our projects. My father was an itinerant preacher, and my mother was a teacher. Both my parents were orphans. They always had to create and make their way. I think I saw very quickly that the society, the social contract that we all make with each other, can be a one-way street a lot of times. You want to create a two-lane highway on the gravel road. That means you need to bring some cement, you know? (laughs)

That’s power when you start to build things. And I got to give y’all props, writers, journalists, media people, because the thing that focuses us are the stories we tell. When we start to bring that power to change the narrative that has been told about us, the lie all these years, we can stop the George Floyds from being executed in broad daylight.

Do you believe the documentary will change opinions, open minds, for those who still haven’t accepted the importance of civil and voting rights?

I hope so. I think the mindset wants to change, or is looking for a little opening, or a reason why. It’d be up to them.

There’s some people that are hard of hearing, and then there are those who are hard of thinking. They don’t know how to have discernment. They just know that they feel like they’re being attacked and they like that narrative. So they’re not willing to let others in, however for people who are ready for change, it will find them.

One thing that struck me, the parallels from his early years to what’s happening right now.

Amazing. Right?

America hasn’t learned after 450-plus years. Contrasting voices and viewpoints have emerged since the start of the Civil Rights Movement. One of many topics lately is how to be an antiracist among the different schools of thought. Black people aren’t a monolith, however, we need a united voice, which we still don’t have.

Well, the old folks said there was nothing new under the sun. We are always fighting the same things, and having the same conversations. If you look at some of the philosophers and things they talked about, it’s why it resonates with us because it’s what we’re going through now.

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I can’t guarantee what the future would be, but I know I can be better. That’s what I need. So if I’ll be better and everyone else thinks they can be better, whether it’s around civil rights, environment, civil justice, social justice, immediate sort of restitution and reparation. That means that you’re creating a better world in real time. It’s not because anything’s changed. It’s because we’ve changed that things change. Oh, that’s some deep shit! (laughs)

One of the many quotes that stuck out to me is when he says, “When you lose the sense of fear, you are free.”

That’s real.

If we’re using that as a basis, there are too many of us who are afraid.

Yes. For all sorts of reasons, afraid to lose, afraid to lose what we have, afraid that the sacrifice would be too good, afraid that it doesn’t matter anyway. We tried. Afraid that somebody’s going to take what you have. If you can cage children at the border thinking they got something you want, then you are terrified of the future and the future isn’t in their stars. It’s in yours. Who you are right now makes their future more certain that your future in your current state of your status is assured and more importantly elevated. So I don’t know. Yeah, you’re right.

I recently confided in a friend that I think I’m in mourning.

Mourning. Wow.

We all make plans, and those I might’ve had in February didn’t come to fruition. I think we’re all in a long mourning process, and will be for the foreseeable future.

That’s just it, we’re looking in the wrong direction. Our direction is where John Lewis is looking and where MLK, Malcolm, Baldwin, Maya, and Fannie Lou Hamer were looking. They look toward a future that wasn’t presented to them. They looked at one that they made, the one behind their eyes. There’s no reason for Black people to stand around talking about hope when what they see in the real world serves them less than anyone on this planet.

But that’s what makes us so miraculous is that we have been sort of pulled into a real dark struggle. It’s worthy of Lord of the Rings. We are Frodo going across to Mordor. You hear me? Toss that rock into the fiery hell it came from, and each person who gets that ring thinks they have power.

We can replace even white power with a different set of power. It’d be the same thing we’re fighting. We just got to keep knowing that Middle Earth, it’s not just a journey and a destination. It’s what each person has to do. It’s their leg of the race. So this is our leg.

I agree. Are we more determined to vote with the way things are in the world now?

I don’t know. Freud talked about a death instinct that people have. An instinct to want to tear things down when things are going well. Think about the Obama years and how he got the country back, and everybody thought there was a new energy with his black face and his very sort of “aaaah” new thing (gestures razzle-dazzle showman’s hands). And then they tore it down.

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Here’s the other thing they could tear down, even inside a pandemic. They could look at this and say, fuck it. Let’s all go in on this. And I’m not voting for this and I’m not voting for that. We are just going to go hard. What they don’t understand is that they ceded their right to have the conversation. Whoever’s in control that shows up to vote, they get it. They didn’t understand that, otherwise they would have been in local politics and wouldn’t be so up about who was president.

If you don’t care about who’s running your neighborhood, you don’t give a damn about who’s at the top. I’ll see. We’ll see. I think people are frightened, but you wouldn’t be surprised to know that fear runs concurrently against hope.

That’s why his quote stuck out. We’ve moved into the realm of white fragility, books, and how to not to offend people of color.

It has to be taught, because one of the things about racism we know is that in his book, Baldwin said, it’s an illness, it’s passed on to people and they don’t even have the vocabulary. The fact that they want to talk about how they might have an issue, and that it’s inherent inside of how they’ve learned things. They need to look and say, “wait a minute, I might just be totally fucked up.” Yes, you are. If you start from there and you relearn things, then suddenly we can have a conversation again that benefits them more than it benefits us.

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by MICHAEL HYATT

Sometimes you learn from positive role models. Often you learn from negative ones. This is one of the reasons I love to read history—you invariably see both.

After watching Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, I decided to reread Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. It is a page-turning account of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and his political genius.

At the beginning of Lincoln’s first term, he appointed each of his former Republican rivals—those who had run against him for his party’s nomination—to cabinet posts. The narrative demonstrates his amazing ability to tap into a broad array of perspectives and create alignment among those who often disagreed violently with one another.

Unfortunately, Lincoln’s leadership was not perfect. He occasionally selected men for public service who were unworthy of his trust. One such individual was Gen. George B. McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac and, eventually, first general-in-chief of the Union Army.

McClellan had significant character flaws that can serve as warning signs to anyone in leadership. Ultimately, these cost him dearly: He lost Lincoln’s confidence, his job, and a run for the White House (against Lincoln). Worse, his missteps prolonged the Civil War and cost the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

I want to share five flaws I noted in McClellan as I read Goodwin’s book. These characteristics practically define what it means to be a weak leader. And the list doubles as a convenient self-evaluation tool if you want to avoid becoming one.

1. Hesitating to Take Definitive Action

McClellan was constantly preparing. According to him, the Army was never quite ready. The troops just needed a little more training. In his procrastination, he refused to engage the enemy, even when he clearly had the advantage. He could just not bring himself to launch an attack. When Lincoln finally relieved him of his duties, he famously said, “If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time.”

I meet people all the time who seem to be forever preparing. They’d like to launch a new product, find another job, write their first book—but they just can’t seem to pull the trigger.

One of the most important leadership qualities you can develop is practicing the art of the start. Perfectionism is the mother of procrastination. You’re never going to find the perfect time or the perfect circumstances or be totally prepared. At some point, you have to kick into action.

What is it you need to do that you’ve been procrastinating: a difficult conversation, a project to approve, a person to fire, a call to make? Whatever the next step, just do it.

2. Complaining About Insufficient Resources

McClellan constantly complained about the lack of available resources. He didn’t have enough men. His men weren’t paid enough. They didn’t have enough heavy artillery. On and on he went.

Leaders who do this never get very far. I don’t care if you own your own business, lead a department in a major corporation, or head a nonprofit. You’re in a place to deliver an outcome, and your job is to figure out how to get the resources or make do without them.

The truth is that, as a leader, you never have enough resources. You could always use more of one thing or another. But successful leaders figure out how to get the job done with whatever resources they have. How?

By using the one thing you possess that is potentially unlimited: your imagination. Ultimately, there is no such thing as insufficient resources; there are only unresourceful people.

3. Refusing to Take Responsibility

McClellan blamed everyone else for his mistakes and his own refusal to act. He even blamed the president. Every time he suffered a defeat or a setback, someone or something was to blame. He was a master finger-pointer. Great leaders don’t do this. They are accountable for the results and accept full responsibility for the outcomes.

Once, a consultant asked me about my company’s financial performance. We missed the target for that month, and I blamed the economy. “I get it, the environment is tough,” she responded, “But let’s be honest. It’s always tough, right? Michael, what is it about your leadership that led to this outcome?”

Whoa! I instantly felt defensive, but she helped me along. “As long as the problem is out there, you can’t fix it. You’re just a victim. I’m not trying to shame you; I’m trying to empower you. You can’t change your results until you accept full responsibility for them.”

U.S. Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin call this extreme ownership.

Once you accept responsibility, you can change the result. You may not control the circumstances you’re in, but you do control your response. Changing the result is as simple (or as hard) as changing your response. Imagine how different your family, church, company, or even the country could be if everyone took personal responsibility for their outcomes.

4. Abusing the Privileges of Leadership

While his troops were struggling in almost unbearable conditions, McClellan lived in near-royal splendor. He spent almost every evening entertaining guests with elaborate dinners and parties. He insisted on the best clothes and accommodations. His lifestyle—underwritten by taxpayers—stood in distinct contrast to that of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, McClellan’s eventual successor.

Leadership is first and foremost stewardship, as Andy Stanley says. We never hold it for ourselves; we hold it on behalf of someone else. If you’re in a position of leadership, it’s to serve. And guess what? You’re accountable. If you abuse it, you’ll eventually lose it, as Gen. McClellan did.

As a leader of a company, here’s how I look at potential actions and decisions. “If a reporter or a private investigator were following me around, how would the choices I am making today appear if they were on the front page of The Wall Street Journal?” Our bad decisions have a funny way of coming to light, and, as a leader, you need to live with that prospect in clear view.

5. Engaging in Acts of Insubordination

McClellan openly and continually criticized his boss, President Lincoln, by being passive-aggressive. Even when Lincoln gave him a direct order, McClellan found a way to avoid obeying it. In his arrogance, he always knew better than the president and had a ready excuse to rationalize his lack of follow-through.

Criticizing your boss in public? Never a good idea. As Solomon advised thousands of years ago, “Do not curse the king, even in your thought; Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; for a bird of the air may carry your voice, and a bird in flight may tell the matter.” People in authority will eventually find out what you’ve said, and when they do, don’t be surprised if you get fired. You were asking for it.

If you disagree with your boss’s direction and feel deeply about it, then confront in private or resign. This really comes down a matter of integrity. Even if your boss is incompetent, you have the duty to respect him or her. If you can’t do that, you need to resign. Speaking out publicly while you’re still employed is just not an option. And it’s not very smart.

Lincoln had the patience of Job. He gave McClellan numerous opportunities to correct his behavior and redeem himself. But in the end, McClellan either could not or would not do so. He left the president no choice but to relieve him of his duties.

The lesson has been lost on leaders in later generations. Both Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Gen. Stanley McChrystal lost their jobs for insubordination too.

Look up or down the line of command in many organizations, and it’s easy to see these five character flaws afflict many leaders today. If you’re a leader, the best safeguard against them is self-awareness. Reading books like Team of Rivals, or just reviewing a list like this can give you critical insight about your own behaviors.

And once you see your weaknesses clearly, you can build the corresponding strengths into your character and your leadership.

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5 Characteristics of Weak Leaders (And How Not to Be One) by MICHAEL HYATT Sometimes you learn from positive role models. Often you learn from negative ones. This is one of the reasons I love to read history—you invariably see both.

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5 Characteristics of Weak Leaders

(And How Not to Be One)

Sometimes you learn from positive role models. Often you learn from negative ones. This is one of the reasons I love to read history—you invariably see both.

After watching Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, I decided to reread Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. It is a page-turning account of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and his political genius.

1. Hesitating to Take Definitive Action

I meet people all the time who seem to be forever preparing. They’d like to launch a new product, find another job, write their first book—but they just can’t seem to pull the trigger.

What is it you need to do that you’ve been procrastinating: a difficult conversation, a project to approve, a person to fire, a call to make? Whatever the next step, just do it.

2. Complaining About Insufficient Resources

McClellan constantly complained about the lack of available resources. He didn’t have enough men. His men weren’t paid enough. They didn’t have enough heavy artillery. On and on he went.

Leaders who do this never get very far. I don’t care if you own your own business, lead a department in a major corporation, or head a nonprofit. You’re in place to deliver an outcome, and your job is to figure out how to get the resources or make do without them.

By using the one thing you possess that is potentially unlimited: your imagination. Ultimately, there is no such thing as insufficient resources; there are only unresourceful people.

3. Refusing to Take Responsibility

U.S. Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin call this extreme ownership.

4. Abusing the Privileges of Leadership

Leadership is first and foremost a stewardship, as Andy Stanley says. We never hold it for ourselves; we hold it on behalf of someone else. If you’re in a position of leadership, it’s to serve. And guess what? You’re accountable. If you abuse it, you’ll eventually lose it, as Gen. McClellan did.

5. Engaging in Acts of Insubordination

Criticizing your boss in public? Never a good idea. As Solomon advised thousands of years ago, “Do not curse the king, even in your thought; do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; for a bird of the air may carry your voice, and a bird in flight may tell the matter.” People in authority will eventually find out what you’ve said, and when they do, don’t be surprised if you get fired. You were asking for it.

The lesson has been lost on leaders in later generations. Both Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Gen. Stanley McChrystal lost their jobs for insubordination too.

And once you see your weaknesses clearly, you can build the corresponding strengths into your character and your leadership.

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Yesterday we drove into Sydney to say farewell to Chubby as we dropped her off at the Travellers Autobarn. After a very sad goodbye we Ubered into the city centre to settle at our new home at Backpackers HQ. In keeping with the huge amount of signage you see across Australia, the hostel was breaking no moulds. Passive aggressive signs, threats of fines and rules staring us in the face wherever we looked. At least we were greeted by a friendly receptionist... hmmm. After 10 days of couscous, pasta and gnocchi with some variations of tomato sauce, we committed ourselves to finding a good ole burger restaurant. Trip Advisor directed us to Chur's bar and boy was it good. So good that I even forgot to take a photo of it first, it was gone in seconds. Within our first afternoon we actually managed to see a lot more than we thought we would, it turns out Sydney isn't all that big. We stumbled across Tumbalong park (and an unexpected rice market), Paddy's Market with cheap and wonderful tat and trinkets, Darling Harbour, King Street Wharf, Barangaroo Reserve providing panoramic view of the city over the water, The Rocks, Sydney Bridge and the slightly underwhelming Opera House. When our legs couldn't carry us anymore we headed to Redoak brewery, a beaut little boutique bar in Surry Hills to try their tasting boards of delicious caramel and honey ales. Bram and Jochem (the chaps we met from the previous campsite) were also in Sydney for the weekend so they joined us for a few bevies before we all moved on to find our next establishment. We didn't have to venture far, when we found a gem of a bar right next door. Spawn Point, Sydney's first ever gaming bar. It felt like we had entered someone's birthday party. Everyone there knew one another and were chatting away, enjoying the numerous games consoles that surrounded the edges of the room. I've never felt so welcome in a bar though, they called us in, arms wide open and sat us down to compete against the other teams. Turns out I'm pretty darn good at Rocket League. It was midnight before we knew it and with 10% battery between us we had to beat the clock to get home. Luckily Becca's internal satnav is locked onto the shops we see throughout the day so we soon made our way back and crashed out at the hostel for the night. Today has been jam packed with much more walking, dining and coffee drinking. We woke up bright and early to make it to the free tour at 0930, which turned out to be at 1030... thanks Becca ; ) Over breakfast we met Helen, a lovely girl from Germany bravely travelling solo across the east coast after just finishing college. We made plans to head to the tour together where we were overloaded with information in the 2hr walk around through the city. I have to admit, I never knew there was such a rich and interesting history here. Our super enthusiastic tour guide definitely did a good job at putting the record straight there. After departing the tour we headed to The Rocks weekend market where we found 200 stalls stretching from George Street to Playfair Street and Jack Mundey Place selling arts and crafts, locally manufactured clothing, handmade jewellery and many gifts and trinkets. After dragging ourselves away, kicking and screaming, we went to explore the Botanic Gardens via the Sydney Opera house. We obviously needed to snap the obligatory tourist photo. The gardens were filled with vivid flowers, but in keeping with the trip so far, the winds were high and the clouds were grey. Not a great set up for all the panos I wanted to take, but beautiful non the less. After exploring the grounds we went off to fine the Australian Heritage Hotel (as recommended by our tour guide) to try out the Coat of Arms and The Australian pizzas. I'll leave it to you to think what they could have been topped with. Super yum. Now catching some shut eye before another super busy day tomorrow. Fitting as much in as we can before leaving for Cairns on Wednesday.

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Hamilton Rant

J: oh yes I never got to say but when you said satisfied that immediately reminded me of the song

may you always

be satisfied

. . .

A: why didn't i catch that lmao

J: for our union

for the revolution!

and the hope that you provide

may you alwayys

be satisfied

*rewind + weird sound effects*

A: that's actually a good maid of honor speech you know

rewind and weird side effects included lmao

J: I wouldn't know but yes it was good

lmao

A: one of my favorite uncles is getting married in september!!

idk why i said that it's random

J: yay!

not bad though

I've never been to a wedding myself so idk

A: he's really cool though he's a doctor and his son is named andy so he's one of my favorites too lmao

J: nice

A: aye i only vaguely remember being to one

J: oh *your union

sorry continue

A: lmao imagine if it was our union

that's a small mistake

J: no I actually thought it was our union

so it's not a small mistake

that completely changes the meaning

A: wait i think it's your fite me

with one stroke you've consumed my waking hours

J: lmaaao

wonderful

it is your

I looked it up

also angelica's rap segment in satisfied is one of my favorites

A: ooh me too

J: actually isn't it waking days

A: wait you're probably right

J: lmao whatever

A: each of us gets a victory lmao

i just really love angelica

J: yes

she's cool

and nice

like her sister

A: mhm

alexander doesn't deserve either of them lmao

J: lmao ye

well actually we don't really know that

but whatever

A: my sister just texted me "sad $$" save me

alexander from the musical

J: for reference it's "one stroke and you've consumed my waking days"

lmao

sad money

that's my line

actually allen zheng's but whatever

A: lmao you're right then

J: it's actually $ad money lmao

even worse

A: i showed her that on the quotes doc

lmao do you mean better

J: who knows

A: side note there are a lot of little parts in the musical i love

like how burr sings "smile more"

J: yes!

yes!

A: when angelica sings "three fundamental truths at the exact same time"

J: that part's also very fun to sing

A: king george's "da da da"

J: ok the da da da is wonderful

A: mhm mhm mhm mhm

J: it's a great tune

A: it makes it sound so light and it's beautiful

J: as catchy as those old nursery rhymes

A: yes yes yes

J: it's so passive aggressive lmao

A: yes yes yes x2

J: sidenote I stole that phrasing from some other website but whatever

idk I feel guilty but whatever

"I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love"

A: lmao the honesty is appreciated though ofc unnecessary

J: bleh

A: i. love. king. george. lmao

J: lmao

you know there's also that one note in you'll be back

you say our love is draining and you can't go *on*

the on is such a high note

A: oohhhhhh yesssssss

J: every time I get to that part I can't sing it but I want to ;-;

. . .

A: you'll be back to sing it sometime lmao

also also when he says empires fall

J: lmao

oh yeeees

that jump up

A: mhmmmmmmm

J: em pires fall

A: yesssss

J: b d g

A: i'm glad i have you to rant about hamilton with

J: same!

A: don't have to annoy anybody else lmao

J: yes lmao

everyone hates me singing hamilton

every time I start up they're like don't. pls.

A: lmao that's what i'm here for

megan is so done w hamilton

i've refrained from ranting to anybody else about it lmao

also also also when he says "awesome! wow!" in what comes next it's hilarious

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