(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Saturday Top Comments: Community Theater Edition [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-28 Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well as brand new Daily Kos readers to join us at 10pm Eastern. We strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most informative commentary, and we depend on your help!! If you see a comment by another Kossack that deserves wider recognition, please send it either to topcomments at gmail or to the Top Comments group mailbox by 9:30pm Eastern. Please please please include a few words about why you sent it in as well as your user name (even if you think we know it already :-)), so we can credit you with the find! So last week there was no Saturday Top Comments because I was performing in my second show in less than a year. This past week it was “Guys and Dolls”. Much has been said about this show, but I want to talk about the EXPERIENCE. First, this was my first call back since I was in high school. I was called back for Nicely Nicely Johnson, the one who sings THE showstopper song. I didn’t get it. But it was a great experience. Now I KNOW what I need to do next time. The main thing that everyone involved with the show talked about was the following: There was NO drama. There were NO cliques. There was only LOVE. Love for each other, love for the show, and love in general. People said that this was the ONLY show that this phenomenon had happened to them. I cannot describe all the feelings from the show. From making new friends, and they were FRIEND friends, not just acquaintances, to reconnecting with old friends I made from the previous show. Just the feelings of “We got you” and “We uplift you” from EVERYONE, no matter who was needing it. Heck, we made a Facebook group just so we can stay in touch. And be social. Faithful readers of the Saturday Top Comments will know I’ve talked about being more social and connecting with my friends and peers. Sadly, I cannot make the gathering tonight, but one of my new friends IS going to see me perform with my choir next Sunday. We really DO lift everyone up. Words cannot describe all that we went through as a cast and crew. And as I waxed loquacious using Tolkien: “And now at last, on the shores of Middle Earth, comes the ending of our fellowship. I will not say "do not weep", for not all tears are an evil. I will always treasure this time together, and even though some of us may meet at other times and places, we will not all be gathered together like this for a long time. Let's have the best show ever and show our love for our craft and each other.” And again, this is how we all feel about each other: "Don't it always seem to go You don't know what you've got til it's gone" I'm already missing everyone so much. Love you all, and this Thing we created with our love for each other. These memories we've made will always be evergreen in me. Thank you all for being the amazing people you are and for all your friendship and laughter. Let us not say "goodbye" but rather "see you soon". Next, it’s “Godspell”. Knocking wood, crossing fingers, praying to all Gods and Goddesses I get a song in this show. And hoping I find the same belonging as I’ve found this past year. And now, on to Tops! TOP COMMENTS Brillig's ObDisclaimer: The decision to publish each nomination lies with the evening's Diarist and/or Comment Formatter. My evenings at the helm, I try reeeeallllyy hard to publish everything without regard to content. I really do, even when I disagree personally with any given nomination. "TopCommentness" lies in the eyes of the nominator and of you, the reader - I leave the decision to you. I do not publish self-nominations (ie your own comments) and if I ruled the world, we'd all build community, supporting and uplifting instead of tearing our fellow Kossacks down. Please remember that comment inclusion in Top Comments does not constitute support or endorsement by diarist, formatter, Top Comments writers or DailyKos. Questions, complaints or comments? Contact brillig. As of this writing, there are no submissions. To all readers, and I hope there are some, good places for comments are in the APR, and any diaries by Aldous J Pennyfarthing, Hunter, annieli, and your favorite snark artistes. Please join the community of people who submit. You don’t have to write nothing, just let us know and we’ll take care of it. TOP MOJO Top Mojo for today, October 28, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on FAQing Top Mojo. 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