Resurrection Blues

I've come across a few funny things in the newspaper recently, which I share with my friend's for their benefit.

-Cloud watchers in England are uniting to share their passion for watching the skies, as well as to rail against what they see as a bad reputation of being weirdos amongst the general population. One anecdote in the article will certainly help that second cause is the case of the man who realized that he didn't love his wife anymore when she became worried about the effect the rainclouds he was admiring while driving would have on the roads. Here is the key passage:
Kitching claims the ensuing debate cemented his impression of their incompatibility. 'It was one of those instances when you realise you don't appreciate the same things in life,' he said. They have since divorced.

Well played old bean, I can see how being worried about safety while driving can certainly tear a relationship apart.

-A windsurfer got blown off course in Wales, and had to steer to avoid passing cargo ships as he made the perilous 40 mile crossing of the channel. After his three mile journey, British hospitality dominated at the scene: Stunned locals near Lynton, on the north Devon coast, rushed to the aid of the exhausted windsurfer after his three-hour, death-defying ordeal - by taking him straight down the pub.

-The Old Vic Theatre in London has become something of a running joke over the past few years. Kevin Spacey has taken over as director of the theatre, and the company has had a string of critical and commerical flops. The latest flap comes over their production of Arthur Miller's final play, Resurrection Blues. Apparently the director and the actors scarcely know the script, and one of the actresses quit after pushing Matthew Modine so hard he fell offstage. This whole this is a bad farce, and I'd love to see a Producers-style show done about the whole affair. It all sounds like that episode of the Simpson's that highlighted Springfield's cultural deficit, and Krusty the Klown was in play as FDR, and proceeded to jump out of his wheelchair during an impassioned moment.