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Max Cossack's avatar

Sounds familiar--I wrote a play called "Gershwin The Klezmer" about the Jewish connection in the music of Gershwin. We performed it very successfully locally. When we acquired a national producer, he insisted that we change the title to "Soul of Gershwin."

What are people afraid of?

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Clark Carter's avatar

Violent Islamic religious bigots are what people are afraid of. Unfortunately, we have a hard time discussing possible solutions because my first sentence here cannot be reproduced in any form in "polite society". America cannot try to solve the problem of criminality in the black community because we cannot mention the problem. We face the same situation here.

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Dennis Nicholls's avatar

Klezmer is basically the Jazz music of eastern Europe.

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Unwoke in Idaho's avatar

I thought it was more like polka

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Michael Smith's avatar

Dick Shawn, who as Sylvester in Mad Mad Mad Mad World responded to the call not by racing to where he could give invaluable help (nearby Santa Rosita State Park) but to his Mama (Ethel Merman) hours away.

The first Never Trumper.

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Dennis Nicholls's avatar

I still wonder if Ethel Merman is related to Bob Dylan.

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Mike Doherty's avatar

Excellent post.

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Tony Petroski's avatar

(Cue: The Mel Brook's Classic)

"Germany was having trouble; what a sad, sad story.

We need our new leader to restore its former glory.

Where, oh where was he?

Where could that man be?

We looked around, and then we found the man for you and me!

And now it's Springtime for Hitler and Germany.

Deutschland is happy and gay.

We're marching to a faster pace.

Look out! Here comes the master race!

Springtime for Hitler and Germany.

Winter for Poland and France.

Springtime for Hitler and Germany,

Come on Germans! Go into your dance! "

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May Mel Brooks make 100.

One of my favorite lines in the "Producers" film came from Zero Mostel.

Leo Bloom: "Max. We need this director, this Roger De Bris. Do you think he'll accept our offer?

Max: "Only if we ask him."

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Steve's avatar

Mel Brooks stated fairly recently that neither Blazing Saddles nor The Producers could be made today, let alone shown. I have never seen either one even offered on re-run channels but I have not bothered to check YouTube, so maybe they're out there somewhere.

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manerac's avatar

I prefer the understated title "The Producers". "Springtime for Hitler" gives away the punchline. Imagine the 1967 theater audience experiencing the same jaw-dropped reaction to the musical atrocity as the audience in the film.

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Dennis Nicholls's avatar

I attended Del Mar High, another Campbell Union HS District school. These were in good parts of town for the most part: suburban SW San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, and Saratoga. I don't know why Branham went all progressive antisemitic, as it was out by rich people's Saratoga. I should be the top graduate from Del Mar High but I'm sure the MSM considers later graduate Jennifer Granholm for that honor. She's not even a real American. The valedictorian in my year at Del Mar was Evelyn, a good Jewish girl I later dated for awhile. She had a higher GPA but I had a higher SAT.

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winston's avatar

Kind of remarkable that in the present day, "Springime for Hitler" appears as a matinee with "The Peace of Muhammad."

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Steve's avatar

Hogan's Heroes: "Carter...trying for an Academy Award."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK1MZY41waw

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Susan Sulisz's avatar

Loved that show!

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jack rudd's avatar

“Commanche Indian.”

Comanche

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