I think a tribute to the recently departed Frank Thomas would have been WAY more important than some silly ole lyricist who worked on wierd movies like Chicago.

While Fred Ebb was screwing around with lyrics (none of which would rival Bono or Morrissey)....Frank Thomas was creating icons such as The Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland and Captain Hook in Peter Pan. Plus....his name is a synonym of the legendary coach Frank Thomas of which Bear Bryant attributed the tradition at the Capstone.

To each his or her own, Isoetes. I believe I said it was a sad day for "musical lovers" not animation lovers. I chose to give posthumous props to Fred Ebb, because as Bobby Brown would say, it is, in fact my prerogative. Nothing against Mr. Thomas, for I too, am a Disney fan, but as people that know me know, I’m more of a musical fan and this was a more obvious choice for my site. And I take offense to calling “Chicago” a “weird movie.” Just because you don’t like it or don’t get it, doesn’t mean it’s “weird.” And comparing Ebb’s lyrics to Bono’s and Morrissey’s is like comparing apples and oranges. While Bono bemoans the fact that he still hasn’t found what he’s looking for, Ebb helps create dialogue through lyrics which furthers a story. I completely understand that lots of folks don’t like and don’t appreciate musicals and that’s fine, maybe I don’t understand Morrissey, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t appreciate that other people love him. Cool? Cool.