This editorial today in the Seattle Times railing against a car-tab fee and taxes on parking lots has a familiar ring to it. The city is trying to make up an $8 million shortfall for maintenance and transportation projects. But raising taxes now is the wrong time, even though the Seattle Times wants to spend that money in the future. “Some wholly desirable projects have to wait a bit.”
We heard that same tune in December—when the Seattle Times said it “supported the health-care effort until now.” But then when it was almost time to pass the bill… “Congress needs to focus on the economy and set health care aside.”
Wait—where have we heard this song before?
When is the right time to make an investment in people, in transit? Well yesterday, of course, and tomorrow is great! But never in this election. Or in this budget cycle. Come to think of it, Carol Channing even looks a bit like Frank Blethen in a wig.
HOLY SHIT!
When she turned into a sheep I nearly shit myself. I saw it when i was 7 years old and it did the same thing.
Carol Channing is a freaky bitch. There I said it.
Well, after all, she was born in Seattle.
Maybe there was some sort of mix-up at the hospital?
So many NIGHTMARES of this Alice version. Stupid scary jabberwocky *shudders*
But still, despite sleepless nights, I LOVED this and we watched our VHS taped from the tv until the tape died/snapped.
I would have much more respect for Frank if he would just perform that number on the Seattle Times website, in that outfit. But he’d need to replace “Jam” with “Tax”‘.
But I can’t decide whether the part of Alice should be played by Kemper Freeman or Tim Eyman…
Obviously we need a sales tax on newspaper sales, right?
Tim Eyman is the Mad Hatter, @3 – it’s the watch that makes him so …
The strange thing is Alice is already creepy and surreal. I’m not sure how anyone could read it and think, “This would be great as a movie if we just upped the weirdness quotient!”
@7 – yes it sure is!
Still, I’m going to see if this movie is available to rent.
Hell No! That’s not Frank Blethen or the Blethen Dauphin — It’s Joni “The Master’s Voice” Balter.
@9 alas, poor Joni, she was a woman of infinite insight, but has fallen in with bad people and hates that which she once fought for ‘gainst the gathering hordes.
Just when I think the Stranger can’t get any gayer… you pull out Carol Channing.
I was just driving home today, wanting to hear this song. Thanks!
Thank you, Dominic! That’s always been one of my favorite of crazy Carol Channing’s craziest clips! Raaaazzberries!