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...coming musicians. For students over 21, Toad's offers a party scene more favorable than that found in the crowded suites of under grads. Yale alumni recall that Cindi Lauper, among others, got her start here. In the 70's she was so bad, they say, that she would sing the three or four songs in her repertoire, then apologize, then repeat. Since Cindy, a few big-time bands have played at Toad's. The Rolling Stones were in town just a few years...
...Dissident," the guitar blends so well with the lyrics that at some points they practically sing them along with Eddie, while at others, they serve as a counterpoint...
...Dieyi is in some ways the mostfeminine character of the movie, a tragic figurefaithful to the man be loves. The son of aprostitute, Dieyi comes to depend upon Xiaolou forguidance and purpose. The young Dieyi is already asexually ambiguous figure, and this ambiguity isincreased by being forced to sing lines like "I amby nature a girl, not a boy," and participate in aprocess designed to allow him to play female rolesconvincingly. He initially refuses, apparentlyfrightened by the implications of suchgender-bending, but eventually gives in to thewill of Xiaolou. Xiaolou realizes the necessity ofDieyi taking on this role...
Moreover, there are positive role models for Asian men. In traditional Chinese thinking, learning and negotiation were the preferred paths to true manhood. More modern roles can be found in characters like "My Grandfather" in Red Sorghum or Wittman Ah Sing in Maxine Hong Kingston's Tripmaster Monkey and in the work of writers like David Mura, Gus Lee and David Wong Louie. They are not always the heroes we would like them to be, but they are appealing, active, sexual, powerful people...
...sing the "Name Game" for all thirty-one students, go to page 4. Hey, it's never to early to impress...