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Allan: Uh...that's quite a lovely Franz Kline...
...analogy may be arguable, but the argument is stimulating. It may well be that Franz Liszt was the first performer to court-and then find himself victimized by-celebrity akin to that accorded a rock star. Adolescents swooning at his concerts; the rich, famous and equally gifted vying eagerly for his attention; sexual swag collected at every stop on his endless concert tours-it all fits with what we know about contemporary life at the top of the charts...
...gaining some fresh perspectives on popular culture, past and present, seem worth the risk of affronting our conventional biographical expectations. For a few minutes early in the film, when Director Russell presents a Liszt recital as if it were indeed a rock event, the experiment justifies itself. Poor old Franz becomes a hugely comic figure as he tries to satisfy the demands of his groupies (they want him to play his hit, Chopsticks), his conscience (by introducing some new music by a radical named Wagner) and his id (casing the audience for a suitable post-concert bed partner). If there...
...Surprise Symphony, not unlike Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, it conjured up an image of a doddering prankster whose place in history was unquestioned but whose music was best ignored. For much of the late 19th century and most of the 20th, that is exactly what almost everyone thought of Franz Joseph Haydn...
...grinning and slightly embarrassed men furling out large fish caught in the area. In the center of all the clips was the shining star in this institution's galaxie--Famed Actor Visits Rhinelander Campground (I'm getting to the point). Noted television actor James Whitmore spent last night at Franz and Irma's Camp Park (all bars, and there are many in Wisconsin, are like this, Dick and Judy's Supper Club, Fritz and Jean's Keyboard Lounge). The star was spotted on the street by several Rhinelander residents almost immediately, and they reported it to this newspaper, which gained...