[NEohioPAL]A Mike and Ike Satirical Review of Tree City Players' "Biloxi Blues"

Thu Feb 27 11:47:19 PST 2003

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THE FOLLOWING REVIEW IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF SGT. CHARLIE.

IKE:  I DON'T KNOW BUT I BEEN TOLD

MIKE:  I DON'T KNOW BUT I BEEN TOLD

I:  NEIL SIMON QUIPS ARE COMIC GOLD

M:  NEIL SIMON QUIPS ARE COMIC GOLD

I:  ONE TWO

M:  ONE TWO

I:  FUNNY JEW

M:  I am not repeating that.

I:  Aw, come on, limey.  We were rollin' there!

M:  I have a better one.

CLEARS THROAT

M:  I DON'T KNOW BUT I BEEN TOLD

I:  I DON'T KNOW BUT I BEEN TOLD

M:  JEFF HOLLAND'S ACTING LEAVES ME COLD

I:  JEFF HOLLAND'S ACTING LEAVES ME COLD

M:  SOUND OFF

I:  P.U.

M:  HOW'S HIS ACCENT   =20

I:  CRAP TOO

M:  SOUND OFF

I:  P.U.  CRAP TOO

M & I:(Together) HE SUCKS!!

I:  You're right.  That was better.

M:  You know, I've always wished I was a Neil Simon character.

I:  I've always seen you in H.P. Lovecraft.

M:  Everything that comes out of your mouth is witty and yet you're =
foibled just enough to be dramatically interesting.

I:  What about "Jakes Women?"

M:  There was nothing interesting about that.

I:  So this is the second part of a trilogy, right?

M:  Yes.  First was "Brighton Beach Memoirs," then "Biloxi Blues," and =
it concluded with "Broadway Bound."  All together,  they tell the witty =
and dramatically interesting story of Eugene Jerome, a nebbishy boy who =
grows into a man during World War II and eventually writes witty and =
dramatically interesting plays.

I:  I sense a little bit of autobiography here.

M:  Just a tad.

I:  So this one covers Eugene's ten weeks of Basic Trainin' with a drill =
sergeant that's a lot  like Lou Gossett Jr. in "An Officer and a =
Gentleman" except he's white and, since he's played by Jeff Holland, =
about as witty as an episode of Elimidate and is dramatically =
interestin' as a lump of phlegm.

M:  Thankfully, he's not in it much.

I:  Yeah, but when he is he never shuts up!

M:  The rest of the cast is quite good.

I:  I really liked the black guy.

M:  I had a bit of a problem with that.  It's not exactly historically =
accurate.  Desegregation in the U.S. military didn't occur until 1948.

I:  Thank you, Mr. Peabody!  Who cares?

M:  Theatrical Purists and racists.

I:  Okay, so nobody important.

M:  Hey!

I:  Look, if this show was about racial inequality in the military, then =
I might agree with ya.  It's not!  It's about a guy who joins the army, =
goes to a hooker, buys two pairs of black panties for reasons that are =
best left unsaid, falls in love (Not with a guy.  That's another =
character), and finds out that there's no such thing as army regulation =
socks.

M:  What in the name of Brecht are you talking about?

I:  Everybody had different socks!  Different colors, different sizes.  =
One guy had knee high argyles on, fer God's sake.

M:  So I get annoyed by historical inaccuracy; you notice minor costume =
issues.

I:  To each his own hang up! =20

PAUSE

I:  Is foibled a real word?

M:  I don't know.  It sounded good.

NOTE:  The first issue of the Mike and Ike newsletter is out.  If you =
haven't recieved it, email rdoughnuts at yahoo.com to find out what they =
thought of Daredevil and Matthew Broderick in The Music Man.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>THE FOLLOWING REVIEW IS DEDICATED =
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MEMORY OF SGT. CHARLIE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>IKE:  I DON'T KNOW BUT I BEEN=20
TOLD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>MIKE:  I DON'T KNOW BUT I BEEN=20
TOLD</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  NEIL SIMON QUIPS ARE COMIC=20
GOLD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  NEIL SIMON QUIPS ARE COMIC=20
GOLD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  ONE TWO</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  ONE TWO</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  FUNNY JEW</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  I am not repeating =
that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  Aw, come on, limey.  =
We were=20
rollin' there!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  I have a better =
one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CLEARS THROAT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  I DON'T KNOW BUT I BEEN=20
TOLD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  I DON'T KNOW BUT I BEEN =
TOLD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  JEFF HOLLAND'S ACTING LEAVES =
ME=20
COLD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  JEFF HOLLAND'S ACTING LEAVES =
ME=20
COLD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  SOUND OFF</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  P.U.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  HOW'S HIS =
ACCENT   =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  CRAP TOO</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  SOUND OFF</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  P.U.  CRAP =
TOO</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M & I:(Together) HE =
SUCKS!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  You're right.  That was=20
better.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  You know, I've always wished I =
was a Neil=20
Simon character.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  I've always seen you in H.P.=20
Lovecraft.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  Everything that comes out of =
your mouth is=20
witty and yet you're foibled just enough to be dramatically=20
interesting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  What about "Jakes =
Women?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  There was nothing interesting =
about=20
that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  So this is the second part of =
a trilogy,=20
right?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  Yes.  First was "Brighton =
Beach=20
Memoirs," then "Biloxi Blues," and it concluded with "Broadway =
Bound."  All=20
together,  they tell the witty and dramatically interesting story =
of Eugene=20
Jerome, a nebbishy boy who grows into a man during World War =
II and=20
eventually writes witty and dramatically interesting plays.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  I sense a little bit of =
autobiography=20
here.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  Just =
a tad.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  So this one covers Eugene's =
ten weeks of=20
Basic Trainin' with a drill sergeant that's a lot  like Lou =
Gossett=20
Jr. in "An Officer and a Gentleman" except he's white and, since =
he's=20
played by Jeff Holland, about as witty as an episode of Elimidate =
and is=20
dramatically interestin' as a lump of phlegm.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  Thankfully, he's not in =
it=20
much.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>I:  Yeah, but when he is he =
never shuts=20
up!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>M:  The rest of the cast is =
quite=20
good.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>I:  I really liked the black =

guy.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  I had a bit of a problem with =
that. =20
It's not exactly historically accurate.  Desegregation in the=20
U.S. military didn't occur until 1948.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  Thank you, Mr. =
Peabody!  Who=20
cares?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  Theatrical Purists and=20
racists.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  Okay, so nobody =
important.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  Hey!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  Look, if this show was=20
about racial inequality in the military, then I might agree with =
ya. =20
It's not!  It's about a guy who joins the army, goes to a =
hooker, buys=20
two pairs of black panties for reasons that are best =
left unsaid,=20
falls in love (Not with a guy.  That's another character), and =
finds out=20
that there's no such thing as army regulation socks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  What in the name of Brecht are =
you talking=20
about?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  Everybody had different =
socks! =20
Different colors, different sizes.  One guy had knee=20
high argyles on, fer God's sake.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  So I get annoyed by historical =
inaccuracy;=20
you notice minor costume issues.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  To each his own hang =
up! =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PAUSE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I:  Is foibled a real =
word?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M:  I don't know.  It sounded =

good.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>NOTE:  The first issue of the Mike =
and Ike=20
newsletter is out.  If you haven't recieved it, email <A=20
href=3D"mailto:rdoughnuts at yahoo.com">rdoughnuts at yahoo.com</A> to find =
out what=20
they thought of Daredevil and Matthew Broderick in The Music =
Man.</FONT></DIV>
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