"I'm in with the in grid, I go where the in grid goes."
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
The Return of Krankheit and Dubious
In memory of Ramsey Lewis, famed for his recording
of "The In Crowd" —
An old vaudeville routine, slightly adapted :
— Are you a doctor?
— I'm a doctor.
— I'm dubious.
— I'm glad to know you, Miss Dubious.
"The In Crowd" was a leitmotif in the 2015 film "Irrational Man."
Joaquin Phoenix as Dr. Krankheit,
Emma Stone as Miss Dubious —
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Friday, January 29, 2016
Pensée II
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Motif
"In U.S. criminal law, means, motive, and opportunity is
a common summation of the three aspects of a crime
that must be established before guilt can be determined
in a criminal proceeding." — Wikipedia
See also "Motive for Metaphor" in this journal.
"I'm in with the in crowd,
I go where the in crowd goes"
— Musical motif of the recent film "Irrational Man"
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Epiphany for Jews
A quarter to three …
… and a philosopher's Stone —
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Sunday, October 18, 2015
Sunday School
A Unified Field —
Click the above image for further details.
See also a search in this journal for Jorie Graham.
Related dramatic dialogue for Emma Stone and
Joaquin Phoenix, actors in "Irrational Man" —
"Are you aware of what's going on at that table?"
Philosophical backstory by Hans Christian Andersen —
"He was quite frightened, and he tried to repeat the Lord's Prayer;
but all he could do, he was only able to remember the multiplication table."
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