Tea at Trianon: Meanwhile, In Talbot County...(Part2)

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Meanwhile, In Talbot County...(Part2)

From The Easton Gazette:

People send me text messages and emails throughout the week about matters of note, and this week I was perturbed to receive notice of "Big A*s Drag Bunch" at the Talbot County Community Center on May 12, 2024 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. Now if such an event were occurring from 10:00 pm to 12:00 am at an adult venue in downtown Easton, I would not care. But why is a Drag Queen show occurring in the afternoon at a building surrounded by corn fields that belongs to Talbot Parks and Recreation and therefore is a place for the benefit of families? According to the EventBrite page:

Get ready for a fabulous time at the Big A*s Drag Brunch! Join us at Talbot County Parks & Recreation for a morning [?] filled with entertainment, delicious food, and unforgettable performances. Our talented drag queens will dazzle you with their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. Bring your friends and family for a fun-filled event that you won't want to miss!

Bottomless mimosas are also being offered as well. (Read more.)