gilbert and sullivan
sastyk | July 13, 2010In the previous thread commenters DC Sessions and Prometheus have been discussing the pure aesthetic appreciation of the BP disaster and other man made problems with splendor that is grim. And what they say is true -and I think interesting and worth looking at. After all, all of us are just a teensie weensy wee bit bloodthirsty, right?
For me, however, what came of the discussion was the irresistable urge to play "Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast" from Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado, which seems on target. So I leave you with it (the Tit Willow bit at the beginning is also delightful,…