tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post3507239803575508362..comments2023-12-25T14:38:40.017-05:00Comments on Holy Ordinary: The Sacraments of Everyday Life: Betty Butterfield and the QuakersBrent Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01351957537347562545noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post-34966438891067648442008-01-14T22:18:00.000-05:002008-01-14T22:18:00.000-05:00I'm sorry but Betty kind of reminds of some wacky ...I'm sorry but Betty kind of reminds of some wacky character from a David Lynch film....or from a Tom Waits video :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post-30712112758414090942008-01-11T11:54:00.000-05:002008-01-11T11:54:00.000-05:00David -- I think most comedy is rooted in pain of ...David -- I think most comedy is rooted in pain of some sort. But I'm not sure that deep pain is "Betty"s problem -- since "Betty" (an intersting made-up persona) skewers everything.Brent Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351957537347562545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post-14402486919781798922008-01-11T10:52:00.000-05:002008-01-11T10:52:00.000-05:00I think this is supposed to be a comic bit, but it...I think this is supposed to be a comic bit, but it seems like comedy rooted in genuine pain. I'm going to hold Betty Butterfield in my thoughts, that she finds what she's looking for.<BR/><BR/>And these folks sitting in a circle, listening for the stirrings of a god of their understanding? Do you think those two New England boys who started AA made that stuff up out of whole cloth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post-513115064346618112008-01-11T08:51:00.000-05:002008-01-11T08:51:00.000-05:00I especially like the way she wanted to "break the...I especially like the way she wanted to "break the ice" and so stood up and said, "Hi, I'm Betty and I'm an alcoholic." Perhaps more of us Quakes should "break the ice" and admit why we're there!Brent Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351957537347562545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post-39287069564435894892008-01-10T23:13:00.000-05:002008-01-10T23:13:00.000-05:00The first time I tried to take my sister to a Quak...The first time I tried to take my sister to a Quaker meeting, it WAS just like an AA meeting where no one says anything, just like Betty says!Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.com