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Game 6
By John walker
arts@bamstablepatriot.com
To some, the pain felt on
Oct. 25th
back in 1986 was
never to be healed. Just one
out away from winning the
World Series against the New
York Mets, the Red Sox did
the unthinkable.They blew it.
But they didn'tjust blow it in
the usual manner; they blew
it in one of the most heart-
breaking manners possible.
They simply collapsed.
Watching New York fans
celebrat e that heartbreaking
loss was like watchingthe love
of your fife leave you and run
happily into the arms of your
mortal enemy. No, wait a sec-
ond: the Soxlosingin '86 was a
pain way worse than that.
Michael Keaton stars as
playwright Nicky Rogan, an
obsessive Red Sox fan, who
is a lifelong New Yorker. He
relives each painful moment
in the Red Sox "waittill next
year" seasons as if they were
personal losses. But today
is a good day for Rogan: his
most respected and well-
received play is making its
Broadway debut and the Red
Sox are facing the Mets with
a chance to win the World
Series with Roger Clemens
on the mound. What could
possibly go wrong?
First he finds out that re-
viewer Steven Schwimmer,
the bogeyman of Broadway,
isset to attend openingnight.
Schwimmer, played superbly
by Robert Downey Jr., is
so despised and feared by
playwrights that he attends
performances in disguises
and carries a gun for protec-
tion. Rogan next is told that
the star of the play issuffering
a brain disorder and having
trouble delivering his lines.
His only distraction from
these worries is the hope
that the Sox might actually
be able to pull off a victory
and render everything else
meaningless.
Game 6 is a highly enjoy-
able film with an ending that
is quite humorous. It may
seem slow and dark at times
but overall it has some very
humorous moments. The
performances are superb
by everyone in the cast, but
Keaton shines as the cursed
Red Sox fan. As he watches
the game, Keaton acts with
such passion that those who
understand the heartbreakof
being a Red Sox fan would
count him asone of their own,
experiencing Game 6 for the
first time.
The words "From the mak-
ersof Happy Gilmore"tend to
elicit different reactions from
people. Young males tend to
be of the "I'm definitely going
to see that" school while oth-
ers tend to scream in horror,
curlingup inthe fetal position
and repeatedly muttering
"why, why, why?"
I fall somewhere in be-
tween. I have enjoyed several
of Adam Sandler's films and
hated others. His produc-
tion company makes and
markets films for a distinct
demographic. His comedies
are not top shelf films, but
they definitely have some
good points.
Grandma's Boy does not
star Sandler but does star
many people who will be
quite familiar to fans of
Sander's' films.
After getting kicked out
of his apartment because
his roommate spent the last
six months of rent checks on
strippers,heisforced to move
in with his grandmother and
her two friends. He lies and
tells everyone that he isliving
with three hot females, and
the reason he is tired all the
time is because of all the sex
he is getting. In reality his
exhaustion stems from wak-
ing up at 6 a.m. every day to
do chores and spending his
nights watching Antiques
Road Show with the three
elderly ladies.
Grandma 's Boy is loaded
with tasteless and offensive
jokes but then again, that's
what the target market of
the film wants. It succeeds
splendidly in this respect. My
only problem with the film is
that there are somegenuinely
funny moments that never
really get fully developed. I
definitely would recommend
it to Sandler fans. For non-
fans, be warned; it is taste-
less, stupid and at times so
dumb that youwant to punch
yourself in the head to keep
your brain working, but you
might still have some fun.
16 Blocks
Here is a movie that I defi-
nitely wouldn't recommend
seeinginthe theater but would
recommend seeingonvideo.It's
not the best film in the world,
certainly not the worst but it
does keep your attention.
Bruce Willis stars as a
burned-out , alcoholic police
detective assigned to bring a
convict to testify at a trial 16
blocks away. What he doesn't
knowisthat a group of police-
men want the witness dead.
Willis, however, has different
motives for getting the wit-
ness to the courthouse alive,
which become clear at the
end.
Like I said, it is a bit for-
mulaic and outlandish but
it keeps your attention. It is
definitely worth renting in this
season of re-runs and for the
lack of really anything else out
at the video store.
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Landscapes...
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stretch of sand, or the instant
a rolling fog bank touches the
marsh, its moisture soften-
ing the edges of the blades
of grass.
Fleury 's compositions are
devoid of man'sintrusions, and
in most instances, he removes
any evidence of his existence.
In search of "the absolute
purity of the landscape," his
style borders on abstraction
as he reduces nature to its
elemental forms and employs
a broad and fluid brushstroke.
He is a tremendous colorist ,
able to capture the nuances
of nature's subtle changes.
Fleury loads the brush with
paint and he credits his ability
to blend and pull colors from
the layers of paint on the can-
vas to Edward Hopper who,
afteryearsof experimentation,
discovered that "thickened lin-
seed oil was where it was at."
This series of tidal marsh
scenes began with "Grey
Skies." a depiction of Fox
Island, where Fleury lives in
Wellfleet. "I realized that if I
could try to capture a precise
moment in nature , I would
be getting onto something
new and different. " This se-
ries "represents where I was
spiritually,mentally and physi-
cally."
Beginning with numerous
photographs taken in the fall
of 2005 Fleury began paint-
ing in early January, and
with a boyish grin he noted
that "Some (of the paintings)
came to the museum a little
bit wet."
The most compelling work
in the exhibition is a triptych
titled "Faith. Hope and Hap-
piness." In the most subtle
fashion the panels progress
from borderline representa-
tional to complete abstraction
and in the process serve as a
metaphor for one's journey
towards spiritual wholeness.
Also intriguing,is aselection
of Fleury'soilpaintings on cop-
per, which he began in 2002 in
an attempt to rediscover alost
technique from the 16th
cen-
tury. In these intimately scaled
landscapes the copper is at
times allowed to peek through
the paint layers. Asthe copper
willdevelop a patina overtime,
the works have the quality of
a "living canvas."
Fleury 's works speak of
intent , deliberateness , confi-
dence and honesty. One gallery
visitor remarked , "You give us
a gift of peace,"to which Fleury
replied. "Some of my most
calming paintings were done
when I felt the most anxious...1
am my most peaceful when I
am painting."
There is nothing quaint
or charming about Fleury's
work.His paintings are serious
forays into the discovery of
the landscape and the artist's
physical and spiritual under-
standing of it after months and
years of dedicated study.
Now that "Faith , Hope and
Happiness " has been com-
pleted Fleury is not quite sure
what is next, although he is
eagerly anticipating opening
his own gallery "In the Heart
of NoCo " in Provincetown on
June 30. In the meantime, you
can catch a glimpse of things
to come in this exhibition ,
which will be on view until
June 25.
Osterville's history haven...
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achievements in inventing
and building those broad-
beamed, gaff-riggedmostly
open and low-draft day sail-
ing and racingsloops called
the Crosby Cats. These
famous wooden boats give
Osterville a sense of com-
munity pride on which to
focus and the luster rubs
off on the historicalsociety,
helping visitors discover
that Osterville not only
has a200-year leadership in
sailing matters but that it
continues to make marine
history as well as put it on
display.
This weekend , all
Ostervillegoeson display as
the community celebrates
the diamond jubilee or 75th
anniversary of this thriv-
ing local historical society.
The community's support
is demonstrated by the
amount of time and labor
that the total community
has given to the anniver-
sary,which willbe observed
all through this year. For
example:
• Volunteer technical
help has installed a scan-
ner that gives swift and
easy access to the collec-
tions of vintage photos and
documents, making them
of ready reference to writ-
ers and researchers. Some
1,500 documents have been
screened and organized so
far into such categories as
Crosby family, old houses,
local merchants and sea
captains, and the tourist
industry. Susan McGarry,
executive director of the
society, said that there's
"lots more to be scanned,
and the rest of us will keep
pecking away."
• The society has a new
timelineand chainof events
inlocalhistory,designed and
constructed by the curator,
CathyWright, depicting the
major changesineach of the
25-year segments in the life
of the historical society.
• Especially for the an-
niversary, the society has
adopted a credo to define
itself; it is a concise state-
ment and, one hopes, will
be adhered to for years
in the future: "Presenting
the past for the benefit of
the future." In a somewhat
longer version, the credo
becomes a mission state-
ment for the society: "To ac-
quire and preserve objects
of historical relevance to
Osterville, to present them
in a dynamic environment
and to offer enrichment and
educational opportunities
for people of all ages that
will develop and encourage
interest in the history of the
village."
• The Osterville Garden
Club has lent its talents,
to design and landscape
the flower gardens at the
historical society most
colorfully, as its members
do every year to welcome
spring and summer.
The first or preview an-
niversary event will be the
Diamond Jubilee party for
friends and supporters of
the society starting at 6
p.m. on Saturday.A lavish
selection of products and
services including sports
tickets, sporting goods and
travel, and a resort stay in
Hawaii will be raffled or
auctioned to the expected
250 attendees.
On Sunday, the first day
of the anniversary year,
the society buildings will
be open without the cus-
tomary $3 charge and all
comers will be welcome to
enjoy free ice cream cones
provided by Gone Choco-
late of Osterville. Flavor of
choice under the big tent
at the historical society will
be vanilla.
CapeTreks...
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in favor of the spectacular
scenery in North Chatham
and along Shore Road to
the fish pier and Chatham
Light.
Bonnie Raine'sinforma-
tive but not intrusive script
sits easily- with Michael
Oakland's gentle , calming
music as you take in Main
Street and then the Old
Village leading up to the
lighthouse overloo k. A
word to the wise: "Turn left
as you leave the parking
lot" is not the best advice
unless you back into a spot
- and we wouldn't recom-
mend it!
The ratio of named busi-
nesses to non-commercial
activjties is weighted heav-
ilytoward the latter, so you
don't get any sense that
the CD is a commercial.
There 's helpful informa-
tion about shuttle services,
both from parking lots and
to Monomoy Island.
Nice little touches
abound. Having covered
Chatham back in the late
1980s, this writer was un-
aware that the building
near the Mitchell River
Bridge was once the Clam
and Lobster Bar Restau-
rant, or that Stage Har-
bor refers to the wooden
racks on which cod dried.
Up to 1896, the CD notes,
steamers (the non-edible
variety that carry passen-
gers) from New York, New
Bedford and Nantucket
landed here.
If you've nevers driven
past the sweeping hills of
the Eastward Ho! club in
North Chatham, this tour
is a good excuse to poke
around back there (the
tobogganing is fantastic
in the winter).
The tour winds up back
in the town parking lot,
in easy walking distance
of shops and eateries as
well as Kate Gould Park.
Unplug with thanks, and
hit the street.
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by Cape Cod Internet Radio of
Hyannis. They can be purchased
at local stores or ordered or
downloaded from www.capetreks .
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the tours in production is one
ol Route 6A from Sagamore to
Orleans. Ideas for other tours are
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