{"id":94723,"date":"2026-02-08T11:50:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=94723"},"modified":"2026-02-09T02:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:14:35","slug":"pattis-pissed-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2026\/02\/08\/pattis-pissed-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Patti&#8217;s Pissed Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One can always count on the polarizing <strong>Patti LuPone <\/strong>to speak her mind.&nbsp; And speak it she did during her <em>Carnegie Hall <\/em>concert last week.&nbsp; After referring to <em>El Presidente <\/em>as \u201cthe buffoon\u201d, she took umbrage at news that the <em>Kennedy Center <\/em>will close for a two-year \u201cmakeover\u201d.&nbsp; \u201cI think all of you are clearly people that appreciate the arts and our culture, perhaps you are in it.&nbsp; It\u2019s time for us, it\u2019s time for us, it\u2019s OVER time for us to rise up and speak.&nbsp; Get on social media or however you can get the message out that he cannot, cannot, cannot touch the <em>Kennedy Center<\/em>.&nbsp; I\u2019m sorry, but I\u2019m so mad.&nbsp; This actually strikes close to home because art is the soul of the nation.&nbsp; And think about it \u2013 when was the last time you heard the words \u2018art\u2019 and \u2018culture\u2019 in conversation in this country?&nbsp; And we have to speak up again.&nbsp; We have to elevate it, and one of the ways we\u2019re going to elevate it is to keep the buildings standing.&nbsp; That\u2019s it.&nbsp; That\u2019s all I\u2019m going to say about it.\u201d&nbsp; <em>Brava<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Patti ain\u2019t alone.&nbsp; Members of the <strong>Kennedy <\/strong>family are considering various actions.&nbsp; While <strong>Caroline <\/strong>has said very little, her son <strong>Jack <\/strong>and cousin <strong>Maria Shriver <\/strong>have indicated they will not stand by idly.&nbsp; There is talk of requesting the return of various Kennedy family artifacts, withdrawing funding, and even rescinding use of the JFK name.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>At the time of this writing, <strong>Savannah Guthrie<\/strong>\u2019s mom is still missing.&nbsp; Hopefully this will be resolved by the time you read this, although the deadline keeps changing.&nbsp; I know precious little about the Guthrie family, except you\u2019d think <strong>Arlo <\/strong>would chip in to make the reward a little higher.&nbsp; Here\u2019s the part I don\u2019t understand \u2013 if <strong>Nancy <\/strong>is unsteady on her feet, has health issues and has a dire need for daily medication, what is she doing living alone in a giant house out in the middle of nowhere with only packs of wolves as neighbors?&nbsp; And has a pool!&nbsp; Has anybody considered <em>A Place for Nancy<\/em>?&nbsp; Contact <strong>O\u2019Dell <\/strong>\u2013 she\u2019s got pamphlets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One can always count on the polarizing Patti LuPone to speak her mind.&nbsp; And speak it she did during her Carnegie Hall concert last week.&nbsp; After referring to El Presidente as \u201cthe buffoon\u201d, she took umbrage at news that the Kennedy Center will close for a two-year \u201cmakeover\u201d.&nbsp; 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