20 April 2005
Your Tax Dollars at Work
A small avian just chirped me the 411, yo. At 1:30 PM today Mayor Dave Cieslewicz will make Bat Boy an honorary citizen of the city of Madison.
Bat Boy is a fictional character in Bat Boy: The Musical, a StageQ production, currently running at the Bartell Theatre through April 30th. Shows are Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM.
Now I’m torn here, dear reader, because on the one hand, I despise these kinds of empty acts. IMHO legislative bodies spend far too much time declaring special days, weeks, months, and years for odd causes; resolving to oppose vague notions like hatred, war, crime, or global climate change; debating the adoption of sister cities in distant lands; and giving honorary titles or citizenship to people, real or imagined.
On the other hand, I founded StageQ back in 2001, served as the first president of the board, currently serve on the board as the secretary, and helped with the and construction and painting of the Bat Boy sets. I want people to see our plays so we can fulfill our artistic mission.
If I were the Mayor I wouldn’t spend much time on these kinds of issues because you’d end up with every nut with a gripe or microscopic cause (Persons-of-Color-Operated Vegan No-Kill African Striped Frog Shelter Week!) bombarding you with their insipid requests.
In this case I’ll take the free publicity but I do so under protest.
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The way I look at it: The more time the government spends on these empty, meaningless activities, the less time they have left to do things that might actually affect me, such as new taxes, paternalistic restrictions on my behavior, and interference in the various markets. Therefore, bring on the insipid requests by the truckload!
Posted by: Salvius | 20 April 2005
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