Mrs.
Ram had insisted that this be their first stop since cemeteries had
been her life’s work, but she was distinctly disappointed when they got
there. “Looks just like something a government bureacracy’d do,”
commented Mrs. Ram. “Our cemetery was much nicer than this. At least our
people felt at home.” At JFK’s gravesite, the group saw the cracked
circular stone with a flame coming forth from the center which lay atop
his grave. “Freud would have loved this memorial,” K commented to break
up the solemnity of the occasion. “A true tribute to JFK’s
extracurricular activities here on earth.”
“I
have a dream,” revealed Regina at their next stop, the Lincoln
Memorial, as the Rams read the Gettysburg Address. “I’ve always wanted
to do a musical interpretation of the Emancipation Proclamation here.
Abraham Lincoln and Harriett Beecher Stowe would tap dance together like
Fred and Ginger accompanied by four-score-and-seven dancers
representing the Union soldiers, Confederate soldiers and black slaves.
It would be a large production similar to ‘The Continental’ or ‘The
Lullaby of Broadway’ with the soldiers and slaves dancing up and down
the steps of the Lincoln Memorial while Abe Lincoln and Harriett Beecher
Stowe tripped the lights fantastic in front of his statue. They would
sing “I Got Freedom” using the song “I Got Rhythm” for the tune. Busby
Berkeley would be proud.”
“I
told her we should follow in the footsteps of Ives and have ‘The Battle
Hymn of the Republic’ and ‘Dixie’ intermix and battle with each other
in the music,” interjected Coito. “If we can’t do that, we could push
FDR down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in his wheelchair. I think
Eisenstein would have liked that.”
“Just
look at it here. The Lincoln Memorial was built for a giant musical
number, anybody can see that. Unfortunately, the National Parks Service
has no artistic vision,” sighed Regina.
Nuns
just want to have fun! But when three former Catholic nuns have too
much fun and get in trouble with the law, they become nuns on the run.
Driving
back to Washington D.C. where they work at the Kennedy Center for the
Performing Parts, the three sisters are arrested in Tennessee. After
defeating the local deputy in strip poker, they escape from jail, and
are pursued by the zealous Detective Schmuck Hole, who has personally
offered a $10,000 reward for their capture on The 700 Club. Little do
they know that when the three sisters visit the Washington Monument,
their lives will change forever.
Set
in 1979, The Three Sisters is a sacrilegious satire that skewers not
only organized religion, but the government, the media, intellectuals,
corporate greed and every other part of the establishment. Maybe not the
greatest story ever told, but possibly the funniest.
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Genre – Humor, Satire, Catholicism, Politics
Rating – R
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