Word: shoes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rally behind cost accountants. "If somebody can just tell me how to catch up," he scolded. "Let's find somebody -- anybody. I don't care if it's the janitor over there, if he knows how." Feet on the table, Kennedy pulled a piece of rubber off his shoe sole, which was built up to ease his back ailment. He ran his hands through his hair, tapped his teeth with his fingernails. He was only 43 and holding the world in his hands, and it was slippery. But he relished the challenge...
...this setting, pointing out the rampant nature of and numbing feeling which accompanies death. The ironic tone of the play is set with Ben's commentary about what he is reading in the newspaper. During the first few minutes of the play, we see Gus trying to tie his shoe while Ben fervently peruses the paper. Every so often Ben will throw the paper down in disgust, sigh, moan or scream and pick it up and continue reading. After the third or fourth angry outburst like this, Gus asks Ben what he's reading about. He goes on to tell...
These two strong performances were guided by director Chris Scully. Scully offered direction which gave insights into the characters personalities before they spoke a word. The first new silent minutes have Gus attempting to tie his shoe while Ben reads the paper. Here, in my opinion, is some of the best direction of the entire play...
Although we cannot see Zelman's face throughout part of his shoe-tying fiasco, we understand what this whole thing is supposed to communicate. The shoe tying is taken further when Gus finds a peice of cardboard in one shoe and an old pack of cigarettes stuffed into the other one. This scene creates the picture of Gus as a version Lenny from John Steinbeck's Of Mice...
...keep whatever they like, as long as they declare it. Last year, according to recently released disclosure forms, the Clintons chose to hang on to picture frames from Tom Hanks (value: $530); silk neckties from Donna Karan ($255); and sneakers with CLINTON printed on the tongues, from an Arkansas shoe manufacturer ($525). The faux- Magritte-ish painting (detail left) Stewardship by Greg Mort ($1,200) was a gift of the artist and his wife that was presented to the Clintons by their real friends Tom and Cynthia Schneider after the President saw it at their Maryland home...