Funny Redheads Unite!
Carol Burnett, artifact of my childhood (even at 21), is coming to the UT Performing Arts Center on Tuesday.
When I was young my mom and I would chill out in the living room and watch Nick at Nite before I went to bed and I quickly learned the names of all the great comedic actresses: Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Lucille Ball, Cloris Leachman, Betty White (the Happy Homemaker!), Valerie Harper, and of course, Carol Burnett. That woman cracked me and my mom up to tears, always.
So imagine my surprise when I hear she’s coming to the PAC. (Full disclosure: I have PAC ties so this was awhile ago.) I thought to myself Carol Burnett? Seriously? …..huh, I thought. I can’t believe people still like her, it’s been ages. Right? But then the next thing I know, she’s being discussed on Project Runway. She’s on Desperate Housewives. The woman apparently LOVES Entourage, so who knows where you’ll see her next!
As I watch theater troupes pop up around Austin, and its theater scene grows more and more and we have all this amazing homegrown talent bursting forth (Helloooo American Fiesta, Helloooo Salvage Vanguard Theater’s National Tour), I can’t think of a more relevant person to take to an Austin stage. Here’s a woman who’s been through so much, who worked her way up the ladder, whos climbed her way up the ladder to “legendary” by virtue of her talent and innovation. What more could you want in an inspiration? Go see her show and get your mind blown by a genius at work.
I myself can’t make it, but I’m fairly certain she’d accept my excuse: I have rehearsal.
Munsif anHyderabad based d Siasat Urdu Daily Editors grab Waqf Lands : Akbaruddin Owaisi
MiM Floor leader in assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi with MiM party MLAs
HYDERABAD BASED MUNSIF AND SIASAT URDU DAILY EDITORS GRAB WAQF LANDS
Urdu Media War and the Wakf properties tussle in Hyd ; MiM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi
(Friday, Dec 09, 2005 – 09:00 pm) TeamMedia war among Urdu dailies was taken to Assembly in Hyderabad, when MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi accused Siasat and Munsif Urdu daily owners of grabbing Wakf properties and demanded stern action against them.Mr Owaisi armed with statistics and details of all Waqf Lands which are being encroached upon said govt is going soft on these editors as they are trying to threaten the govt through there newspapers .In the same breath, He also alleged that no action was taken against grabbers of Wakf properties in city and outside including Viceroy Hotel, Shaam and Sensation theatres, local reports inform. Turning his ire on owners of rival Urdu dailies, Siasat and Musif, he said, “Mr Zahid Ali Khan has illegally encroached Wakf property. He is a white collar land grabber. Why is the government keeping quite? You should put them behind bars.” Shifting his heat on another Urdu daily Munsif owner, he remarked, “Mr Khan Lateef Khan…the double Khan.. too has encroached Wakf properties housing Santosh and Sapna theatres, yet no action has been taken. The government should take stringent action against encroachers of Wakf properties,” he alleged. Reacting to Mr Owaisi’s demand, minister for minorities welfare Mohd Fareeduddin assured that the government would enquire into the matter and would not “spare anyone however big he might be.” Referring to allotment of land to one Tajuddin, he said the land was given on a lease for three years for agricultural purposes and the renewal would depend on the government He also accused them of trying to cover there illegal grabbing of land by bribing some high officals in the govt