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Did the commenter saying she expected MO to be a vapid waste of time (as opposed to -- waht was it sshe wanted...dadaism... nihilism(?)) actually go on to listen? I was surprised, I admit, to find her quite scintillating, wise, funny, and honest -- a very valuable half hour. She puts a spin on public utterance (after all, required almost all her life), that takes it far beyond Miss America style. Her laugh did strike me as a bit too "against the darkness," to be catching, but as a fellow sufferer from depression (as she says "depression is depression, post partum or not), I think I understand.

Amazing missed oppurtunity not to have Andre Codrescu and Marie Osmond dialogue about dada.

here is Ms. Osmond reciting Hugo Ball's poetry

http://ubu.artmob.ca/sound/ball_hugo/Ball-Hugo_Karawane.mp3

8. [listen] Marie Osmond performing Hugo Ball's "Karawane"
Taken from a Ripley's Believe It Or Not segment on sound poetry from the mid-80s. According to producer Jed Rasula, "Marie Osmond became co-host with Jack Palance. In the format of the show, little topic clusters (like "weird language") were introduced by one of the hosts. In this case, the frame was Cabaret Voltaire. Marie was required to read Hugo Ball's sound poem "Karawane" and a few script lines. Much to everybody's astonishment, when they started filming she abruptly looked away from the cue cards directly into the camera and recited, by memory, "Karawane." It blew everybody away, and I think they only needed that one take. A year or so after it was broadcast, Greil Marcus approached me, wanting to use Marie Osmond's rendition of Hugo Ball for a cd produced in England as sonic companion to his book Lipstick Traces; so I was delighted to be able to arrange that."

MM give it a rest! Pleeese

[[14 Larry from Nyack April 13, 2009 - 01:30PM When will very religious people realize that having 8 children, while around us the resource depletion, environment degredation and climate heating caused by too many people, is a sin against their God? ]]

::sigh:: that's what you took away from this conversation? i don't have any kids, so let's say for the sake of argument that Marie is picking up my slack...or I'm picking up hers, if you prefer.

MM: Do you believe - that a mythical figure called "Jesus" was crucified and rose again 3 days later? Equally bizarre and obviously made-up as the Mormon legend. Leave her alone - she is no more to be blamed for growing up Mormon than any given religion.

Enjoyed the discussion.

MW, behave yourself. Her faith helped her get through life. It's not my cup of tea, nor yours, obviously. And, so, what?

Congrats to you, Marie, for soldiering on.

When will very religious people realize that having 8 children, while around us the resource depletion, environment degredation and climate heating caused by too many people, is a sin against their God? The "rules" to "go forth and multiply" were declared when there were no more than 500 to 800 million people world-wide: now there are nearly 10 times as many! Let's hear an Osmond agree that if she had to do it again she'd have 1 or 2 births and adopt the rest!

Adrienne Adams [5] What elistist snobbery & foofery. You think you are an openminded intellectual, but you in truth are not. It is listening to something different and outside your normal boundaries that defines openmindedness. Your attitude is contrarty to that and is frankly insulting. I'm embarressed for you. And I'll stack my years (decades) of listening to WNYC against yours any day.

Ironic to have a bit on Marie Osmond & Dadaism on the same day...

Can we get her to do a live version of Hugo Ball's "Karawane"? (heads up Adrienne)... for years it's been a fav "art" piece. The straight-laced doing weird is a match made in heaven.

Does she believe in this:

>>>Mormons claim their book to be a record written on golden plates by prophets of a race who lived in the Americas for about 1,000 years. Joseph Smith said he found these plates in 1823 near Palmyra, NY and executed an exact and inerrant translation of them with the help of an angel, two friends and special instruments.<<<

And this:

>>>A major claim of the Book of Mormon is that Christ appeared in the New World shortly after His resurrection and that His second coming will preceded by a massive conversion of the American Indians to Christ, who will then exterminate the gentiles that do not accept it. After that, the believing Indians and Mormons will build the New Jerusalem (in Independence, Missouri), where Christ will return to live<<<

"Paper Roses" is a popular song written by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre

Really, Adrienne? You understood what that guy on Dadaism was talking about? Marie is far more interesting to listen to.

See that is what is great about WNYC, there is something for everyone.

The PC term is Administrative Assistant and if short hand is NOT dead it should be!

We need to talk to the person who still needs/has a secretary to take short hand in 2009!!!

Any plans to do Broadway?

I support WNYC and enjoy and learn from just about every show you do. Usually have you on all day. Just turned you off because Marie Osmond is coming on Lopate. Marie Osmond??!?
This is why I don't watch/listen to most commercial media. Boring, vapid, perdictable.
Give me more Dadaists, please!

My sister and I grew up watching the "Donnie and Marie show", good times..
But does anyone believe that the jackson's looked to the osmonds for moves?!

Have you ever seen the show "The Family Guy?" You sound like you were treated like the character Meg Griffin

What would you do, how would you react if one of your children decided to convert from the Mormon religion?

Is she a strict Mormon. If not, which of the teachings of Mormonism does she disagree with.