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...Republican and the Democrat were perfect fall guys for him. The Republican was an ex-Democrat and glibness on wheels, and his big smile looked as if he'd worked on it all summer. The Democrat reminded you of your classic, cheerfully clueless high school principal. Both of them had that tendency common to career politicians of putting their mouths into gear with their minds only partly engaged. They blathered. This made Jesse look like Abe Lincoln...
...such a little brat"), but the song is musically unimpressive. The titular "I'm So Confused" makes better use of the irritating synthesizers than most other songs on the album. Producer Ric Ocasek has stuck the distracting synths in everywhere, apparently longing for his days in the Cars with ex-Modern Lovers drummer Jerry Harrison. "Love Me Like I Love" is similar to Richman's older work in its direct expression of loneliness and isolation, but it looks backwards to childhood, where early Modern Lovers songs like "Dignified and Old" looked towards the future for happiness. But the song most...
...argument between Virtue and Fortune (Cathy Ellis). Amor intervenes and claims he can show them a superior power. The ensuing action hinges on Nero, played by Christian Quilici '01. Nero seduces Poppea (Tonia D'Amelio '00), sending his wife Octavia (a vitally austere Eleanor Hubbard '01) and Poppea's ex-boyfriend Otto (Carolann Buff) on a plot to murder Poppea. The outcome, the defiant coronation of Poppea and the happy banishment of Otto and his new girl (Drusilla, ably sung by Genithia Hogges `01), is supposed to be a testament to the power of love as represented by choir...
...eventually become just gross. Amazingly, Bates and Sandler manage to keep the unoriginal material quite hilarious; but even Sandler's comedic appeal cannot sustain the mindless Foxworthy humor. Fortunately, he does get some help from Fairuza Balk as Bobby's horny, buck-toothed and violent, but nonetheless sweet, ex-convict girlfriend. She demonstrates her love for Bobby by redesigning his riding lawnmower into a high-speed vehicle, romantically stealing Lawrence Taylor's Corvette and seductively gnawing on barbecued squirrel...
...those interested in trying their musical talents in front of a crowd but consider Karaoke "beneath them," open mike night at Cafe Soho is the perfect opportunity. Join the ranks of "long-haired ex-hippies, ruffled grad students and frat boys strumming guitars" in the Back Room, but make sure to write your name down when you come in. 8 p.m., Cafe Soho, 11 Springfield St., Cambridge, (near Cambridge St.), 354-7040. $3 Cover...