tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post2197674749835376640..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: Something Old Something NewRichard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-85874751060744270502016-11-10T14:33:56.679-05:002016-11-10T14:33:56.679-05:00I appreciate the Marx Brothers more now than when ...I appreciate the Marx Brothers more now than when I was a kid. Back then they were too chaotic for my taste. Nowadays I’m on better terms with chaos.<br /><br />I never bought the ghost writer theories. However they originated, they seem to have the most life among those defensive of their own expensive educations: i.e. “No one could write that well who didn’t go to college as I did.” But, of course, prior to the 20th century, the overwhelming majority of great writers never went to college. Many never attended formal schools of any kind. As Shaw noted, all education is self-education. If one is motivated to be literate, one will seek out literacy on one’s own. If not … well, attending college won’t help much.<br />Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-54081689568845552402016-11-10T12:33:34.264-05:002016-11-10T12:33:34.264-05:00When I'm feeling a little blue, indifferent or...When I'm feeling a little blue, indifferent or needing a laugh I'll put on some Marx Brother, Laurel & Hardy, or something like that. I guess it's why they refer to them as classic. They always achieve a smile for me. Sometimes Woody Allen pictures among others have that sort of comfort food effect. So I can see why you might have turned to Shakespeare. Wondered how you feel about the old conspiracy theory that Will did not write all those stories. I had a friend try and sell me on that prospect, but I had a counter argument. Doesn't matter really as they are still classic. <br /><br />I had not heard of Nerve. El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com