Although Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s birthday was Monday, Google celebrates the late rocker today with this Google Doodle animated video of “Don’t Stop Me Now.” They held the video for today so that more people could catch it rather than possibly missing out because of the Labor Day holiday.
The famously bisexual singer would have been 65. He died in November 1991 from AIDS-related pneumonia.
The video can be found at Google.com, but since you’re already here …
The chamber musical Songs from an Unmade Bed was written as a song cycle to be sung by one gay male character. But when Terry Dobson — the musical maven at Theatre Three as well as an occasional director, actor and playwright there — heard it, he couldn’t get an idea out of his head: That the musical made more sense if it was performed not from one point of view, but from three.
“I read the reviews from when it came out, and many mentioned that it lacked theatricality,” Dobson says. And he knew how to make it more theatrical: Turn it into a love triangle between a bisexual man and his two lovers: a straight woman and a gay man. Call it Sunday Bloody Sunday (in the Park with George). The result promises to be one of the edgier queercentric productions of the fall.
DEETS: Theatre Three’s Theatre Too, 2800 Routh Street, Suite 168. Sep. 3–Oct. 3. $20.
Theatre3Dallas.com.
Come Labor Day, we’ll know which fried piece of delish will end up on our must-eat list for this year’s State Fair. For now, we only get to know which items are in the running for legendary status as the Fair released the finalists for the 2010 Big Tex Choice Awards. These eight items of various oiled and battered degrees could be a part of your indulgences as you head out to visit Big Tex this year.
Deep Fried S’mores Pop Tart – This could be a little too rich for me. I don’t think I could dole out three bucks of coupons for a Pop Tart but I am intrigued, especially from the looks of that pic above.
Deep Fried Frozen Margarita – This sounds like all kinds of wrong. What would Mariano Martinez say?
Fernie’s Fried Club Salad – I’m surprised it’s taken this long for the salad to go under. However, I just can’t picture this one, nor do I really want to.
Fried Beer – I only have this to say.
Fried Chocolate – YES!
Fried Lemonade – Seriously, people? What the hell? Fried lemonade? I’m gonna start working on my Fried Slurpee recipe.
Texas Fried Caviar – What better way to make a fancy food pedestrian? The saltiness of roe could be good, but I’m not sure I want to bite into an oozing mess of eggs.
Texas Fried Frito Pie – Dear God. Please let this win. And if not this, then the fried chocolate. Amen.
The Big Tex Choice Awards happens Sept. 6 at The Dock but is not open to the general public. Don’t worry. I’ll stay on top of it. Just don’t tell Trainer Daddy.
