So You Say You Want a Revolution
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Peace. That is how Bob Azzarito, aka: pianobob.org as he refers to himself, starts off the one-man show/talk, and that seemed to be the key word throughout the show.
Azzarito’s show is a “rock symposium on peace”, which is more or less him using a multimedia PowerPoint show, guitar, keyboard and songs to talk about how searching for peace and justice back in the 1960s is similar to what is going on now in society. He tells us he is a retired schoolteacher and lover of rock & roll, which can explain why around 10 minutes or so of his show was preaching about the goodness and need for public education.
Being a lover of music of The Beatles and other artists from the 1960s, I liked the music showcased during the show. Azzarito’s piano and guitar skills were very impressive, and his singing renditions of the different songs performed were OK.
He also featured mostly John Lennon songs, the known and unknown ones. His show also featured other artists like Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Supertramp, Bob Dylan and a couple others, but John Lennon was definitely the music focus of his talk.
I felt like I was sitting in on a lecture about social issues and the search for peace in our chaotic society. I imagined that this was very similar to what it would be like attending a Bernie Sanders event—lots of talk about corporate greed, need for more and better educational opportunities, and the search for solutions to social issues.
It was a good show and something I’d suggest to someone who wants to feel the nostalgia for things like Woodstock, peace signs, John Lennon, rock & roll and societal rebellion.
Read all of Watermark’s coverage of the 2016 Orlando Fringe Theatre Festival here.
