No, No, Don't Worry. Racism is Pretty Much Over.

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Silent Majority wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 11:38am
Met my new neighbour today, passed the time of day with him, had a little chat. Music came up and he told me he was an Al Jolson impersonator. Great, that sounds amazing - I'd love to see it one day, I said - fascinated by the idea that the fella 18cm away might be doing blackface in his spare time and not ready to find out. When I find out, you will.
Small town life, in England or Canada. Which isn't to say that kind of racism doesn't exist in cities, but holy hell is it more naturalized in rural areas.
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Silent Majority wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 11:38am
Met my new neighbour today, passed the time of day with him, had a little chat. Music came up and he told me he was an Al Jolson impersonator. Great, that sounds amazing - I'd love to see it one day, I said - fascinated by the idea that the fella 18cm away might be doing blackface in his spare time and not ready to find out. When I find out, you will.
There's a fucking market for this?

Also neighbors are a bit like family, in the sense you get who you get.

All this sort of reminds me when my son did a "English Soccer Camp". I went to pick him up one day and they had some kind of cowboys and Indians game going on with the kids.

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revbob wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 12:02pm
Silent Majority wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 11:38am
Met my new neighbour today, passed the time of day with him, had a little chat. Music came up and he told me he was an Al Jolson impersonator. Great, that sounds amazing - I'd love to see it one day, I said - fascinated by the idea that the fella 18cm away might be doing blackface in his spare time and not ready to find out. When I find out, you will.
There's a fucking market for this?
That was my question. How old is this guy?
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.

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matedog wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 4:26pm
revbob wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 12:02pm
Silent Majority wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 11:38am
Met my new neighbour today, passed the time of day with him, had a little chat. Music came up and he told me he was an Al Jolson impersonator. Great, that sounds amazing - I'd love to see it one day, I said - fascinated by the idea that the fella 18cm away might be doing blackface in his spare time and not ready to find out. When I find out, you will.
There's a fucking market for this?
That was my question. How old is this guy?


Apparently it is a thing.
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WestwayKid wrote:
11 Oct 2021, 10:02am
matedog wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 4:26pm
revbob wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 12:02pm
Silent Majority wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 11:38am
Met my new neighbour today, passed the time of day with him, had a little chat. Music came up and he told me he was an Al Jolson impersonator. Great, that sounds amazing - I'd love to see it one day, I said - fascinated by the idea that the fella 18cm away might be doing blackface in his spare time and not ready to find out. When I find out, you will.
There's a fucking market for this?
That was my question. How old is this guy?


Apparently it is a thing.
James is this your neighbor?

Who is the audience for this shit? What kind of business puts on shows like this? Do they advertise for it or is it some kind of underground thing?

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revbob wrote:
11 Oct 2021, 10:14am
WestwayKid wrote:
11 Oct 2021, 10:02am
matedog wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 4:26pm
revbob wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 12:02pm
Silent Majority wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 11:38am
Met my new neighbour today, passed the time of day with him, had a little chat. Music came up and he told me he was an Al Jolson impersonator. Great, that sounds amazing - I'd love to see it one day, I said - fascinated by the idea that the fella 18cm away might be doing blackface in his spare time and not ready to find out. When I find out, you will.
There's a fucking market for this?
That was my question. How old is this guy?


Apparently it is a thing.
James is this your neighbor?

Who is the audience for this shit? What kind of business puts on shows like this? Do they advertise for it or is it some kind of underground thing?
It's very popular amongst Canada's young elites.
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Any time I hear the name “Al Jolson”, I’m reminded of this scene from Seinfeld with Kramer and Newman trying to sell old records.

“Al Jolson? What the hell do I care about Al Jolson? I’d just as soon hear you sing Mammy.”

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revbob wrote:
11 Oct 2021, 10:14am
WestwayKid wrote:
11 Oct 2021, 10:02am
matedog wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 4:26pm
revbob wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 12:02pm
Silent Majority wrote:
08 Oct 2021, 11:38am
Met my new neighbour today, passed the time of day with him, had a little chat. Music came up and he told me he was an Al Jolson impersonator. Great, that sounds amazing - I'd love to see it one day, I said - fascinated by the idea that the fella 18cm away might be doing blackface in his spare time and not ready to find out. When I find out, you will.
There's a fucking market for this?
That was my question. How old is this guy?


Apparently it is a thing.
James is this your neighbor?

Who is the audience for this shit? What kind of business puts on shows like this? Do they advertise for it or is it some kind of underground thing?
Probably popular at retirement communities...but not sure where else. Even hearing the guy do Mammie without blackface is brutal.
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Jon Gruden out as Raiders head coach after his racist comments from a few years ago. Good. Buh-bye.
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Kimmelweck wrote:
11 Oct 2021, 11:01am
Any time I hear the name “Al Jolson”, I’m reminded of this scene from Seinfeld with Kramer and Newman trying to sell old records.

“Al Jolson? What the hell do I care about Al Jolson? I’d just as soon hear you sing Mammy.”

I was at the local used record shop today, digging through the $1/$2 bins and came across at least 5 Al Jolson records. Every time I did, I thought about this post/clip!!
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He sent me a video of him performing - no blackface, happily. Wasn't the dude above, either.
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Silent Majority wrote:
12 Oct 2021, 7:46am
He sent me a video of him performing - no blackface, happily. Wasn't the dude above, either.
It was unconventional Al Jolson. Like, Al Jolson at home, reading the paper, tweezing nose hairs, tapping the barometer, asking his wife if there was any grape juice left ("not the purple stuff, the other kind").
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Kimmelweck wrote:
11 Oct 2021, 9:50pm
Jon Gruden out as Raiders head coach after his racist comments from a few years ago. Good. Buh-bye.
Yeah fuck him. Unfortunately he's already made his millions.

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Silent Majority wrote:
12 Oct 2021, 7:46am
He sent me a video of him performing - no blackface, happily. Wasn't the dude above, either.
Sounds like you have an important note for him on how to bring his performance to the next level.
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