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If you want them in physical form, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You was released a few months ago. It’s a nice book to have on your bedside table (or bathroom - that’s where my boyfriend read the whole book LOL).
I wondered about this on my first few listens through the soundtrack too! The Genius annotations are so helpful in painting the songs in context. Here's what they say about this particular part in the song.
Annotation for 1:40 - >The gunshot is fired, but then we hear the sound effect reverse… The flow of time warps for a moment as Hamilton ponders…
>In the production, an actor from the ensemble holds her thumb and forefinger about an inch apart and travels from Burr’s gun to Hamilton throughout this soliloquy. She is playing a bullet. She continues to very slowly move towards Hamilton, even as the various characters he names and events he discusses are seen next to him, all silent. These are Hamilton’s last moments and last visions of his life in the fraction of a second before he is shot.
And this is the annotation following Hamilton's speech, when Burr shouts "Wait!": >After the sound of a shot, Burr shouts “Wait!”, as if to recall his shot in an instant of regret. “Wait” is Burr’s watchword in the show, and this is the last time he says or sings it. It’s heartbreaking—after a lifetime of patience, Burr acts rashly for once, and immediately wishes he hadn’t.
>>"They’re so bound up in each other’s lives," said Miranda. "Burr is someone, who all his life, hung back waiting for the right moment; and Hamilton is someone who always charged forward recklessly. And, in the moment that matters most, Burr charged forward, and Hamilton hung back, and it led to tragedy for the both of them. It’s really fun to explore that, but they’re like-minded. They’re twin souls at the top of the show."
I hope this was helpful! Here is a link to the song on Genuis so you can check out the rest of the annotations if you're interested!
Nice observation. Now I don't feel like the only person who didn't realize that the revolving stage pieces are also a bulls-eye.
Amazon has a physical MP3 CD pre-order (at least in the US).
Comedic effect could be a part of it? I haven't seen the show live, but the Genius annotations say that Anthony Ramos does a pretty good job of making the scene funny . In fact, I was just reading a NYT article about the show that talked about Andrew Chappelle filling in as Laurens/Phillip where the reviewer was all like:
"This replacement was good, too, and if the towering Mr. Chappelle seems a less-than-obvious physical choice for the young Philip, Hamilton’s doomed son, he uses the disparity to witty effect."
A big part of it is the symbolism of double casting, sure, but I think some of it is just for the lulz (and later, the horrible, horrible pain).
Well I read in the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow that Burr was offered a position on Washington's military staff. He thought he would be discussing strategy with him and everything, but it turned out he would just be performing "prosaic duties" as the book called it. Burr immediately quit and sent a letter to Washington saying that less qualified men were promoted ahead of him. He went to work for Major General Israel Putnam after that. Washington was really annoyed by this and by the fact that while Burr was there, he was chasing after women insatiably.
For reference, this info is on page 74 of the hard cover copy.
That's basically the premise of Genius (formerly RapGenius). The lyrics have a little ways to go, but they're working on it.
I finally finished Chernow's "Hamilton" and am now listening to the "Washington: A Life" audiobook. I also read Sarah Vowell's book on Lafayette and have started a book on Burr called "American Emperor" but it's not really holding my attention so far. I have listened to quite a few history podcasts since my Hamiltitis flared up.
According to Genius, it's the same woman who answers to Sally in "What'd I Miss" Depicted here. I'm not sure who that is though (source).
The wiki article seems to imply there is, but I'm pretty sure avoiding to say the name of the play is still a reference to the superstition. The line wouldn't really work if he didn't say the name Macbether after that, though.
edit: The people over at Genius have decided that this nicely summarizes his somewhat thoughtless abandon when writing, and also might be read as triggering his affair if you're superstitious enough, so that's fun.
There's a wonderful ongoing series of Hamilton fanfic crossing it over with the tv show Sleepy Hollow, which kind of makes sense since one of its main characters is from Revolutionary times--anyway, in it the Schuylers are a family of good witches, and Peggy is the most powerful of the sisters. I read that & went 'hah, still waters run deep, y'all'. :)
ETA because like 3 people have already PMed me for the fic link. lol. https://archiveofourown.org/series/378427
It's all about storytelling. Let me explain:
I think I have an interesting perspective on this. I used to hate history. And school mostly. Then, I decided to go back to school and become a doctor. One of my first classes when I went back to college was US History. I didn't understand it at the time, but the reason he was so incredible was because he just told the history like a story...a good story, with human elements. Since then, having spent more time in classrooms than a human should, I've realized the difference between a good teacher and a bad or mediocre one. The good ones can tell a story.
This is why Hamilton is so successful. There's an old adage that you can't make someone do something they don't want to do, but if you can convince them to want to do it, they'll do it. You have to get people interested in the stories of history, which is exactly what Hamilton does, masterfully. Another great example is Man's Search for Meaning.
If you can learn how to tell history as an interesting story then people will be interested and will listen. You don't have to embellish, or dramatize it. But you do have to figure out what makes people connect with other people, to care about the people in the story. Then they'll go do their own extra research as we all have with Hamilton.
Storytelling. That's the secret.
"Hamilton cast a critical eye on the whole revolutionary effort." (Chernow, 108) I'm digging how Chernow surfaces Hamilton's observations on aspects of the early American economy that weren't working too well. Inflation of American paper money, corruption and inefficiencies in congress, American dependence on England for textiles and munitions, etc. And all of that happening during a stressful war.
"While other Americans dreamed of a brand-new society that would expunge all traces of effete European civilization, Hamilton humbly studied those societies for clues to the formation of a new government." (110) Hamilton's wisdom and savvy about economics is astounding to me. 'The Wealth of Nations' by Adam Smith had barely been written in 1776 and AH is already figuring out (and openly critiquing) what makes an economy tick and function. Like whoa.
The other day Take a Break was floating around in my head, and the words/melody "wait here with me" spontaneously popped up. Pretty neat.
There's also the fact that Angelica, and of course Eliza, are obsessed with Hamilton's facial features (http://genius.com/7973589).
I agree, "meet him inside, meet him inside, meet him inside, meet him--meet him inside" is definitely the easiest lyric in the musical to make fun of. A Genius annotation tells me it's a reference to "Party Up In Here's" ending which repeats "meet me outside, meet me outside" but I don't know if that justifies it. Maybe the repetitions were necessary for the staging of the scene, to give the other actors time to "clear the field."
Of course! It’s a book by Lin-Manuel Miranda (writer of the play and the guy who plays Hamilton). It’s basically the book of the play but with more info and facts.
I don’t know where you’re from so I went with the USA but you can most likely find it on the amazon of your country as well:
What's helped me is Hamilton the Podcast and LMM's book Hamilton the Revolution (which I now am seeing that I paid a lot more for at my local bookstore than it is on Amazon. Trying here!)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hamilton-the-podcast/id1087073710?mt=2
i'm assuming you mean the vinyl.
just did a little research and the best option seems to be amazon
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I honestly don’t know. I feel like either option is possible.
If you want to read more about that possibility, there’s a novel called President Hamilton, that asks that exact question.
It’s not perfect; there are definitely a few moments I found problematic, but it was really enjoyable.
What else? Historical Hoodie Revolutionary War Uniform Costume 3D Printed Army Jacket Halloween Costume https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KYC8LGP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_ZJDRAYC5VMZQJK0QGV35?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
This book shares so many stories that took place in the Room Where it Happens from the bar manager at Hamilton, my boss Mike! ENJOY!
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Hamilton-Sometimes-Throw-Story-ebook/dp/B08PC8S34Y
Adult sized (there’s kid sizes in it too but...): Hamilton Elizabeth Schuyler Angelica Peggy Colonial Women Royal Retro Dress Victorian Ball Gown Maiden Costume https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08345BHRS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_VlzJFbSHPAS64
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I recently bought the complete federalist papers for $2 at my local book store. I’m sure it retails for a little more, but it’s by Clinton Rossiter (who wrote the index and introduction). This is different from mine, but still looks like a similarly good copy. https://www.amazon.com/Federalist-Papers-Signet-Classics/dp/0451528816 My copy says it was published in 1961, so the exact edition is online for about $861. I’d go for the one I linked or check around your local book store for something.
A little update: I managed to buy it! Though it turns out I have to watch the show on VPN as well because when I turn it off and go to the Disney+ website and login it says the service is unavailable in my country (I live in Poland). The site also keeps on loading when I connect to a UK VPN, but when I connect to a USA one it works just fine.
So if anyone is trying to watch and encounters the same problem, ProtonVPN offers a whole trial week of their premium subscription and I'm currently watching the show on it without problems (there's a lot more USA and UK servers available to try), Hola seems to be working as well (I created the account and paid through the UK VPN on Hola, but the site loads only on the USA VPN here too; I simply switched to Proton as it doesn't limit me to one hour per sitting).
It is funny, but I enjoyed the Hamilton Revolution book more than the film. The insight of Miranda’s brain and thoughts made the story more compelling as his life was put into parts of lyrics.
Not only is it more important to listen to the songs first, but there is more emotion, thought, and precision in the recorded music (found in spotify and youtube) than the actual film. This is because, obviously, it was live recorded. The movement and pauses create a different sense of storyline that has to match what you are seeing, though, the music by itself creates such imagery in your head.
As my film production professor always says, there is a reason why silent films no longer exist and radio still does. Sound is the most important part of a film, a film could be horrible but if the sound is amazing, it is capable of winning awards.
Listening to the musical by itself through spotify, as I do every single day lol, gives you the same effect as watching the film. In fact, you lose key moments watching the film since the lyrics are carefully written to stand on its own. Hence, the reason they released the recorded music FIRST.
The musical film has the same style as Daft Punk’s Discovery Album.
Every song covers a part of the story, just that in Hamilton, the lyrics stand alone compared to Daft Punk’s songs.
Nevertheless, the film is good, but not as good as the best thing you can own if you like Hamilton,
She was an awesome woman! You all should read her biography; turns out the historical account is really great too!
I got just some rubber boots at Walmart, some light tan colored pants at Bells, the white ruffled shirt my mom let me borrow, but if you look up white ruffled shirt on Amazon, there's some that pop up. And I got the jacket on Amazon. (Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/luvamia-Business-Buttons-Outerwear-XX-Large/dp/B07JJCYGCM/ref=mp_s_a_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=blue+womens+suit+jacket&qid=1597780327&sprefix=blue+womens+sui&sr=8-10 ) Also on the jacket, the size runs small so get the next size up :)
You can get it on Amazon for less than $30
Source: Amazon Link
I think I saw one coming soon on Amazon the other day
EDIT: Hamilton: An Adult Coloring Book https://www.amazon.com/dp/1682612252/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fj8dyb3T41V7F
It doesn't appear to be the actors, though
If you check out the comments on the song on http://genius.com/7860613 you'll see Lin confirms the homage and the call to JRB.
If you like this, check out the rest of the stuff for Hamilton on Genius. It really is amazing. Or check out https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Revolution-Lin-Manuel-Miranda/dp/1478913649 and get all of Lin's thoughts on the songs.
I'm framing the autographed window card I have as well, opted for a relatively cheaper framing option with this frame and this mat, any thoughts? Just curious since you've done this several times recently.