M0nti Pyth0n DeAd a' dA' H00lyw0d B0l

G'day.

Bruce here, Dean a' Philosophy from the University of Woolamaloo, Australia!
Australia, Australia, Australia, we love ya, Amen!
Right! Now I've been asked, on behalf a' the faculty, ta introduce for ya the feature film called "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl," and it's a fine film, Bruce, so if ya haven't, you should go out and see it. Of course, 'round here we don't have much time t'sit down and watch movies. We're philosophers, Bruce, and bloody good ones at that. For example, just this morning Bruce from the Metaphysical department figured out that reality was but an illusion, as we are merely packages of energy who envision ourselves to be trapped in the concrete plane. Then we cracked open a few barrels of Foster's and had a bit a' song. That's what it's all about, Bruce, chuggin' a few with yer best mates... a drink, a steak, and a song, that's pretty much it. And I'm pretty much done with this introduction. Do come by for a nip if yer a Bruce in the neighbourhood, and we'll teach ya a bit about the great works by Socrates and the like, namely that you'd be better off spittin' on a Wattle than wastin' time reading 'em. We'd be glad to have ya, unless of course you're a flaming POOFTAH, in which case you know where you can stick it.

G'bye.



Great Philosophers of the Past

SOCRATES: Believing knowledge to be the highest virtue, tested the conventional wisdom through the scientific method. Drank much and often.

ARISTOTLE: Maintained, against the thoughts of Plato, that the world of senses is the true one, and sought to explain the science of theological cause and effect. Liked to get plastered, particularly on Wednesdays.

RENE DESCARTES: Began his self-training by doubting all but the self-evident truth that to think was to exist. A randy little bugger, couldn't keep off of it for a day at a time.

G.W.F. HEGEL: Considered reason the absolute force directing the world, one that can be seen to unfold itself in a logical, evolutionary way. Very fond of his dram, and could get downright nasty at times, but the old bastard sure was a lot a' fun, Bruce, and will be sorely missed.

MONTY PYTHON
JUST RESTING
AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
CAST
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PRINCE DANDINI (A nobleman's son).......Lyn Ashley
PUSS....................................John Cleese
BALTHAZAR (A rich merchant).............Michael Palin
PRINCESS BALDRUBADOR....................Terry Jones and Graham Chapman
THE EMPEROR OF PEKING...................Eric Idle
PISSO, the Alcoholic Dog................Himself
WIDOW TANKEY............................Marlon Brando *
HONEST JACK (A friend of Puss's)........Terry Gilliam
DEPRAVO THE RAT (A friend of Pisso's)...Himself
FAIRY SUNSHINE..........................Neil Innes
RHONDA (Puss's physiotherapist).........Mrs. S. Baldwin
INSPECTOR MING.........Det/Sgt Arnold, Special Patrol Squad
INSPECTOR MONG.......Detective Chief Superintendent Wilson
Regional Crime Squad, Special Assignments Division, C.I.D.
SIMON THE VET (A man who neutered Puss)......Eric Idle **
FILTHY PHILIP,the Unhygienic Hedgehog (The man who first had Puss, and a friend of Pisso's)..................Sir Laurence Bolivier
ANDY THE TURK...........................All

With
The Titan Drilling And Off-Shore Exploration Company Dancers, The Arthur Condom Babes, the Trio Los Cheapos - still at pre-VATprices, and The Amazing Berg Fegg 6/5/2 - A death-defying High-Wire Act.

* If wet, this part will be taken by Terry Jones and Graham Chapman.
** If wet, this part will be taken by Stevie Wonder ***.
*** If a bit muggy, but not actually wet, this part will be taken by Depravo the Rat.