Posted
12:21 PM
by Gene
Years ago Gene "The Snail Darter" Roberts suggested giving the P-Ulitzer to Annie Hall. Gene! I think you're slooooooooowly getting your wish. Although I don't know what the PURISTS will make of it. After all, aren't the P-Ulitzers going SHOW-BIZ? And isn't the news biz SWORN to PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE SACRED TRUST OF NEWS?!?!? (Pffh-hh-hh!)
Now could you write a 50,000-word feature praising the idea?
IMMORTAL WRITING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE WEEK:
I would argue that Mr. Sondheim's score for "Sweeney Todd" was by far the most distinguished music introduced by an American composer in 1979.
BRAVISSIMO, TONY!!!!! And I would argue Jimmy Carter was by far the most distinguished American president that year too.
P. S. A motivating factor behind this: getting
THE PAPER OF RECORD to lobby the P-Ulitzer board to give the prize to a RAPPER.