Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Blue Eyes Driving in the Rain





Indy Social had the pleasure of attending a performance by the peripatetic road warrior Willie Nelson last weekend. The bio-diesel and herb-loving country singer (fresh from a pot bust in Texas) took to the stage with a giant flag from the Lone Star State - and treated a sold-out audience at the Murat Theatre to a mellow mix of his classic hits.

An enthusiastic crowd applauded his sparse pickings and ragged vocal stylings, and roared as he delivered his famous and now particularly poignant lyrics: “Almost busted in Laredo / But for reasons that I'd rather not disclose / But if you're stayin' in a motel there and leave / Just don't leave nothin' in your clothes.”

According to media reports, the blue-eyed country bard might be able to sing his way out of any jail time for this latest marijuana possession. The local prosecutor, apparently a fan, said he was willing to let Nelson off with a $100 fine --  if the cannabis-loving cowboy singer would performed "Blue Eyes Smiling in the Rain" for the Texas courtroom, this according to celebrity gossip blog TMZ.




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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Gospel According to James Debuts at IRT



Indy Social is looking forward to seeing the debut of The Gospel According To James at the IRT tonight. The play depicts a tale of rape, murder and racial injustice in the heartland -- "the shame of Marion Indiana" in the words of Indianapolis Star columnist Cathy Kightlinger, who grew up in the town where the notorious lynchings of three black men accused of raping a white woman and killing a white man took place.

‎Kightlinger reminds us of this quote from 2000 from one of the convicted black teens (later pardoned): "The only way to stop the Ku Klux Klan in Marion, and elsewhere, is to grant it all the permits it desires --and then do not afford them any police protection in its un-American activities. Then our whole country will be able to see how many permits it will ask for in the future, after we witness what freedom-loving people will do for their protection." ~ James Cameron, Chronicle-Tribune, May 7, 2000

We'll be bringing the digital camera, and look forward to sharing our thoughts about this powerful performance with you.


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