Make me do right, or make me do wrong
Remember those mildly scary Metro recycling songs we pointed to a couple of weeks ago? Now we see what they're for. I am not making this up -- Metro is running a puppet show. And they're currently paying puppeteers $14.77 an hour.
They ought to bring in Neil Goldschmidt for one of these gigs. Kind of like letting David Bragdon drive the zoo train before he left town. Crouched down behind the stage, Neil wouldn't have to show his face, which of course he isn't allowed to do any more. And let's face it, he's experienced at the job. He's been the pulling the strings on Metro, and the Port, and Tri-Met, and OHSU, and who knows what all else in Oregon government, for 20 years or more. He'd be perfect.
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Comments (12)
That's a brilliant headline, Jack. Well played.
Posted by Roger | September 8, 2010 10:15 AM
Hey they could have brought back the Romper Room Do Bees.
Be a do bee not a don't bee.
Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XgeHRnceo8
Everyone wants to be a do bee.
Posted by Ben | September 8, 2010 10:47 AM
Neil, at $14.77/hr? Don't be so insulting!
Posted by Lawrence | September 8, 2010 11:43 AM
The $14.77 isn't much, but he'd be able to look for dates.
Posted by George Anonymuncule Seldes | September 8, 2010 12:13 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatrical_superstitions
Peacock feathers should never be brought on stage, either as a costume element, prop, or part of a setpiece. Many veteran actors and directors tell stories of sets collapsing and other such events during performances with peacock feathers.
Perhaps the citizens of Portland disenchanted with the scene, need to acquire some peacock feathers to assist the collapse of puppetry in our politics. Bring peacock feathers to the Tri-met meetings, Ben. Bring the feathers to Metro and City Council meetings. Send the gift of peacock feathers to the Mayor and Commissioner's offices. Would perfectly suit the situation as they strut around like peacocks anyway. Nothing else has seemed to work.
Posted by clinamen | September 8, 2010 12:18 PM
Picturing Neil crouched behind a curtain in front of children, caused me to research puppets. There are string, hand, mouth, rod and finger puppets. It helps to understand the manipulation of the media from behind the fabric to see the implications of the message.
Posted by dman | September 8, 2010 12:19 PM
Neil hasn't gone anywhere -- you'll see more of his face in the future.
Posted by Fred Leonhardt | September 8, 2010 12:47 PM
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
(Lord Acton, Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887)
Posted by AL M | September 8, 2010 1:08 PM
I would rather METRO hire 50,000 puppeteers @$15/hour than build a Convention Center hotel, light rail to Milwaukie or Barbur Blvd., or take over responsibility for county bridges.
At least we'd have someplace to take the kids on rainy days.
Posted by Mister Tee | September 8, 2010 2:00 PM
The praises heaped on Bragdon by local mainstream media is nausceating. The guy presides over tens of millions of dollars in red ink at TriMet, helping take it to the door of insolvency, and he is said to be deserving of much high regard. What a joke.
I had to laugh when Mayor Adams said to Canzano, to paraphrase, "you might be able to operate in fantasy, but I {& city hall) need to operate in [financial] reality." I guess running up a mound of debt and unfunded liabilities, as the Mayor's administration has, is considered financial reality by the Mayor.
Posted by Bob Clark | September 8, 2010 3:25 PM
Bob,
Bragdon didn't run TriMet.
Posted by Watcher | September 8, 2010 9:56 PM
From Sept.8,2010 Willamete Week, Murmurs:
. . If you can lift 40 pounds and have a clean driving record, you may be eligible to be a Metro puppeteer. Metro, which pays its puppet masters $14.77 an hour, has employed part-time puppeteers for 15 years. It’s part of Metro’s mission to teach elementary-school kids about recycling and Mother Earth. . .
This is not only for elementary-school kids, but needs to be taught to our trusty Mayor Sam about our Mother Earth in regards to West Hayden Island, and other matters here.
As for the kids, they will learn soon enough about what role puppets play in our society.
Posted by clinamen | September 10, 2010 10:35 AM