“As I traveled, I came to believe that people’s desires and aspirations were as much a part of the land as the wind, solitary animals, and the bright fields of stone and tundra. And, too, that the land existed quite apart from these.”
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
Terrific in Parks and Rec as well:
youtube.com/watch?v=i9G2wv2XsKA
Oh yeah, he was great in p&r. Didn't realize until today it was the same actor.
“As I traveled, I came to believe that people’s desires and aspirations were as much a part of the land as the wind, solitary animals, and the bright fields of stone and tundra. And, too, that the land existed quite apart from these.”
One of my favourite John Redcorn scenes/lines is when some porn industry award show was being held in Arlen. Hank and Peggy stop in at Redcorn's and he's dressed in a tux and says hesitatingly, "I have a gala."
If a frog had wings, it wouldn't bump its booty. - Jimmy Carter to Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, 15 September 1978