It took me all afternoon to paint the first side of my poster for the No Kings rally on Saturday. I ended up doing something different than I’d originally planned.
It’s Kermit the Frog + George III, in the king’s costume* from Hamilton. Most everyone knows Kermit’s phrase “It’s not easy being green”, right? Here, “It’s not easy being king”.
I’m pleased with how this turned out, and I hope other people at the rally get a kick out of it. I see going to these protests as an opportunity to look at other people’s art and signs. I don’t like the political speeches, which tend to be riled up and all the same. But I think it’s important to put my body out there… especially now.
Who else is going?
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*I go around humming this song at work…“You’ll Be Back”, byLin-Manuel Miranda. Like other parts of Hamilton, this is highly entertaining and historically a bit off – – but anyway, Jonathan Goff as George III is entirely terrific – – and so is his costume:
That’s a hit sign!
ReplyDeleteFor a hit parade… Thanks, Michael!
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