A modern day Dr Zeus.... awesome Lithgow, from creation to delivery, he hits the ball out of the park,, with flowing panache, he stands out and delivers, a rhyme for the ages to soothe our hurting soul...
@strangepattie2 жыл бұрын
How many people can say, “Acting is my day job”?
@agny3692 жыл бұрын
John's humility is something lost on alot of people today... I'm not religious whatsoever but as an ex-addict I know that humble pie is the only thing that can stop a snowballing catastrophe. More people should consider this
@phyllisneal86872 жыл бұрын
What a treat 💞 To hear John Lithgow once more, doing what he does best💞 Bravo, John! BRAVO!
@patj49522 жыл бұрын
Kudos to the Common Wealth Club of CA for having on one of the absolute best, most talented actors ever. Mr. Lithgow is a joy to listen to.
@NOMAD-qp3dd2 жыл бұрын
He really is one of the greatest entertainers of our times. 👏👏👏
@swisskiwi14782 жыл бұрын
Lovely man. The type of person everybody would love to meet bc you can just see that he is genuine. Well done Mr Lithgow! 👏
@hasslefreerental78332 жыл бұрын
I love John's deliciously vocal depictions of a dangerously funny political era that in future times will be known as: Cautionary rhymes & tales of a time gone by, when the beloved and, once thought pure American Democracy almost unraveled at the seam by a controversial amateur clown and his loyal minion enablers.
@hasslefreerental78332 жыл бұрын
@Doug Fir WAIT a minute, I thought Democrats stole the election from "president" Trump???? No???? Oh, I see, ... And just like that HYPOCRITE republican's went back to believe in Democracy and the power of the American vote. You're just mad 'cause your party will forever be known as the Party of: The Insurrectionists, WHITE Suppremacists, Neo Nazis, of RACISTS, BULLIES, Racial DISCRIMINATION, ABHORRENT, DISGRACEFUL, Flag poles/fire extinguishers police beating bastards, ..... among 1000s of other history friendly "QUALITIES " that only GOP Conservative Republicans could pull it off. I vehemently believe that you, Trump-CON-artists, should make up your minds IF the system is "RIGGED" or NOT! Your dishonest, deceptive, loathsome, repugnant hypocrisy and your negligent tendencies in malpractice habits of claiming to have moral standards and beliefs to which your actions, lies, and covert deceptions are pure pretense and never consisted by facts but pure hate, insanity, and lunacy. Can you guys please go to your alternated reality on earth 2.0 and leave this one for reality engaged folks??? Ps. And please, don't forget to take your beloved, all powerful & all knowing DEMIGOD leader, bleach injector/Covid denier aka: Your Majesty KING of the "Brain-less", and his entire Cabal of conspiracy theory plots/Jewish space lasers & Q-anon "SCHOLARS" with you? Thank you! Sincerely, Hope2neverHearFromYouagainGirlBye!
@patrickderp10442 жыл бұрын
@@hasslefreerental7833 new jersey and virginia just had elections on the same night. new jersey and virginia are both d+10 states. virginia had thousands of election observers and hundreds of lawyers prepared to call foul. new jersey had nothing. for some reason that night virginia didnt go d+10 but new jersey went like everyone expected. in science this is called an "A/B test" it is clear that if the GOP thinks there really was cheating, the way to stop it isnt to prove it after the fact, it is to have election observers and lawyers in as many precincts as possible.
@michaelweber57022 жыл бұрын
@@patrickderp1044 , they often weren't allowed to observe ...
@craftycriminalistwithms.z30532 жыл бұрын
@@michaelweber5702 show me proof please
@arezooshaytoon2 жыл бұрын
Aside from being a wonderful brilliant actor its ALWAYS wonderful to just listen to him. He is fascinating to listen to.
@aubreyaskew26522 жыл бұрын
Always liked this man and his character acting but didn't know he was at this level of truth telling! Perfect description of the orange fool of an embarrassment of a president.Well done John!
@orbtain2 жыл бұрын
@Robert Hunt how is it "half the country" when the 2020 presidential election's record voter turnout barely crossed 60%? you literally think the entire voting base is half blue, half red? just wait until you learn how gerrymandering works
@kn9ioutom2 жыл бұрын
TRUMPSTER Will Spend The Rest OF His LIFE IN COURT !!! 😁😁😁
@charisserempel232 жыл бұрын
@@kn9ioutom or a box.
@TnT24u2 жыл бұрын
@@kn9ioutom But NOT ONE DAY IN PRISON sadly
@karwalker77912 жыл бұрын
Thanks to brilliant John Lithgow and to his wife and others who encourage him in his new talent! Love him as an actor. Creepery should be infamous.
@d.thurston85242 жыл бұрын
He has such a clever wit and stately manner. I loved him in 3rd Rock and his movies, immensely talented.
@annajacob79812 жыл бұрын
Spectacular! Such a joy to hear John Lithgow sharing his wonderful imagination, wit and humor. Love his words 🧡
@commonwealthclubworldaffairs2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@fairwitness74732 жыл бұрын
Shel Silverstein for grown-ups! I have loved John for a long as I can remember. What a spectacularly talented man!
@bertrandlechat43302 жыл бұрын
A lovely Welshman with a lovely Welsh name, carrying on the tradition of Welsh bards. You rock, John.
@bawbtherevelator64452 жыл бұрын
True. Now if we get John to notice the basic contradictions of the sentence/: "I'm very embarrassed to talk about my Harvard Phi Beta Kappa.," John will be even better. But no one's perfect...
@bawbtherevelator64452 жыл бұрын
Hey, I like John too. Honest!!!!
@foragegrasspause2gotoloop9612 жыл бұрын
Hear hear!
@ryangibson28312 жыл бұрын
John is not Welshman/Welsh, he is not from Wales, he's from the State of New York. Although I thought he was british throughout my life. He embodied the essence of Churchhill though in The Crown.
@hamptontanguero2 жыл бұрын
Witth a sharp pen and sharper wit, A Trinity of poems for the ages John Lithgow done writ. Slowly, without haste, he cuts to the chase and lays the corrupt to waste.
@loricrawford19522 жыл бұрын
This is great so far, keep it going!
@caroletomlinson54802 жыл бұрын
Glorious evening with Lithgow 👍
@helenromanelli25442 жыл бұрын
OMG...I love this man. He is a wordsmith without peer. His eloquence is so exquisitely on target as to make us wince even as we laugh. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
@laurelrobbins86732 жыл бұрын
I have loved John Lithgow for a very long time - his range of acting talent is impressive. I’m so happy that this aspect of his talent has shown itself. I love that he talks about satire - I believe that satire and sarcasm are the weapons of intellectuals. Unfortunately, so many people do not recognize these things for what they are, but we can certainly use them to evaluate people’s intelligence. Maybe if we make understanding both of these things a requirement for folks before they are allowed to run for office, we could make sure that they are smart enough to do the job.
@madelynroesch72792 жыл бұрын
There's a kinship to Dr. Seuss here with the poetry.
@uniquelylily11662 жыл бұрын
I love John Lithgow, as an actor of course, but this just shows how intelligent he truly is. And so very subtle😆
@patstevens89702 жыл бұрын
Absolutely genius! Somehow the phrase “a Roald Dahl for grownups” came to my mind - you are a wordsmith of great caliber! The proof is in the pudding, a pudding with a standard of its own. Can only be compared to itself. So excuse the comparison to Mr Dahls. Thanks a lot! You made my day.
@T-aka-T2 жыл бұрын
More like Dr Seuss perhaps. Delightful but derivative.
@carmenpbronx91902 жыл бұрын
Thank you John Lithgow your so delightful to listen and for your truth 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Love
@KimberlyBishh2 жыл бұрын
He has a warm way of rhyme that has a personal meaning to me..he can really pluck my strings😆❤
@AlexanderDunetz2 жыл бұрын
KW : I wanna play in a Mozart to Brahms quartet with you ....... pluck each others' strings.
@loricrawford19522 жыл бұрын
it's ok i have that kind of crush on Donald Sutherland, Dustin Hoffman and Ed Harris
@1wer8192 жыл бұрын
Your hard work has given a very valuable and truthful vision of our history. The artful giggles soften my anger with the harm created by these characters. Love and admiration for John's gifts to the world!
@bethm69412 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant man. TY for having him on. Love his intellect and humor.
@judychandler84852 жыл бұрын
I loved this. John Lithgow is so amazing ; he gets a standing ovation ! Bravo !!! 👏
@markwinsor4462 жыл бұрын
Puts me in mind a bit of Jimmy Stewart. Mr. Lithgow's poems are more complex and nuanced, but they play in the same sandbox. Wonderful!
@neilmoore71942 жыл бұрын
I needed a dose of Lithgow tonight!
@kirstenpetersen35822 жыл бұрын
We need MORE!
@funface42 жыл бұрын
Thank you John Lithgow I truly loved every one of these poems you read. Never knew you were an incredible poet too. Beautiful person you are. I enjoyed this.
@Chereese08082 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love everything about John Lithgow. He's a great artist too. Who knew. I'd love to have a conversation with him. He's very interesting. Brilliant man. Great interview, Thank you very much!
@vickihoffman33602 жыл бұрын
I accidentally landed on this wonderful poetry about scoundrels. Thank you Commonwealth Club, John Lithgow and Melissa Caen. Delightful!
@commonwealthclubworldaffairs2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@lornespry2 жыл бұрын
Lithgow is a treat - whatever he's doing!
@mutualbeard2 жыл бұрын
"History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes. " - Mark Twain. Metaphorically and now literally!
@d.thurston85242 жыл бұрын
Twain is my most favorite author.
@gilgemash2 жыл бұрын
@boughton ...and now, LITERARILY, too 😷🌈 🤓🤘
@patrickderp10442 жыл бұрын
@@d.thurston8524 twain iis now banned in many places that teach CRT (critical race theory, which doesnt exist according to how angry a person is)
@d.thurston85242 жыл бұрын
@@patrickderp1044 I doubt that. CRT is only taught in law schools. Why DEM surrogates don't point that out is beyond me. Twain book Puddin Head Wilson should be required reading along with Huck Finn in all high school Lit courses.
@d.thurston85242 жыл бұрын
Rhymin like Simon. Too scary but I keep hope alive.
@hieroglyphictributes67952 жыл бұрын
Pure delight! Thank John for so succinctly summing up these vile characters and imparting your delicious humour in rhyme. 😊👍
@randybutler15752 жыл бұрын
I am a 70 year old black male and I am astonished to see how much John and I are alike
@gilgemash2 жыл бұрын
We, ALL, come from amoeba 😷🌈
@pbs77052 жыл бұрын
He's on the edge, always, and I'm a believer!
@The6thelement94132 жыл бұрын
I’ve always adored John Lithgow. Thank you.
@lynnmaupin-simpson12152 жыл бұрын
Ah, once, twice, thrice added to my reading list. Humor is what we need. It is appreciated. And all the dogs, who are daily vlogged, can go back to just bow wowing and chasing squirrels as these three reads will have my attention.
@katiekarakondis33482 жыл бұрын
Humor is definitely a necessity in life, and the best way to tell the truth!
@bethm69412 жыл бұрын
Lithgow reminds me of Gilbert & Sullivan. Just love it.
@BluetheRaccoon2 жыл бұрын
John Lithgow is the grandaddy of my dreams, and his reading his poems of wisdom to us truly a gift.
@veredp.67792 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Witty! Spot on!
@elaineburnett52302 жыл бұрын
Well done John Lithgow! The circle is complete, what a perfect use of the English language.
@lauriebolles31492 жыл бұрын
So Trump is kind of a Typhoid Mary.
@tessierashpoolmg77762 жыл бұрын
Best explanation heard today....
@christopherbegley64612 жыл бұрын
@@tessierashpoolmg7776 Great Orange Plague (GOP)
@tessierashpoolmg77762 жыл бұрын
@@christopherbegley6461 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏
@markhonea24612 жыл бұрын
@@christopherbegley6461 omg I must use that if you don't mind!?👍
@priscillachapman91452 жыл бұрын
I had no idea of the education and intelligence of this man. He always sounded refined and smart but so does “Frazer”. This was very entertaining and I will get these books. What a delight.
@TheNocturnalLogician2 жыл бұрын
I love John Lithgow so much! :'D If anyone deserves immortality, I'd choose him.
@dawnoleary76062 жыл бұрын
My first time watching him was The world according to Garp and I believe Stephen King what a gem
@apostababelindajames74612 жыл бұрын
Me too. He played a transsexual ( today his role of her would most likely be spoken of as the term transgender ) ex-NFL receiver, Roberta Muldoon.
@loricrawford19522 жыл бұрын
Jim Jordan, Mitt Romney, Louie Gomer, Tom Cotton, Tom Tillis, Mo Brooks -- keep it going! These would make some much needed comic relief for weary Americans
@joethabroyles12112 жыл бұрын
Yes! I need my sense of humor back!
@yu12si72 жыл бұрын
....you starting right out with Andrew Jackson and my precious Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek Cousins/Ancestors rocks my world....thank you so much....you are so amazingly talented. I adore you, John Lithgow! (Hardback ordered and on the way. Thank You!) .....just heard Custer..and the cover-up for the first time. Humans are so vulnerable in our weaknesses. Please everyone buy this book if you can. Thanks to your history expert wife!
@ketolife27972 жыл бұрын
Custer got Siouxed.
@cynthiajohnston90652 жыл бұрын
@@ketolife2797 lol
@greenbrain87252 жыл бұрын
This guy is a treasure. Unfortunately, no Trumper will understand his witty poems.
@karenkrilanovich40842 жыл бұрын
John Lithgow, is a Delightful Poet
@ashokmehta152 жыл бұрын
The great John Lithgow. Thank you sir.
@nancyball78162 жыл бұрын
Love John Lithgow. I will be giving your books for Christmas gifts
@loricrawford19522 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@bettyfox3212 жыл бұрын
I love his excellent intelligence and his warmth of speech. It’s fun to listen and smile for a while, even when we are truly sick of all of the offenses taken on our country, I can see the light around the world now❣️
@HerrFrankenstein2 жыл бұрын
Rhymes... Once you pop... You can't stop... Thanks for the video, much appreciated...
@oceanrock7332 жыл бұрын
John and I are both directly descended from William Bradford, the Mayflower Immigrant who wrote the Mayflower Compact. Among the other ten million! Proud to be related to him.
@yu12si72 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for sharing this!
@mlfclevel2 жыл бұрын
Literature is wonderful in the hands of a creative genius. Love this conversation.
@loricrawford19522 жыл бұрын
Please do a scoundrel book on Ted Cruz, do it for the Texans who are progressive and sane
@momszycat41482 жыл бұрын
I love this man! An American treasure💙
@66otnt2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU JOHN LITHGOW !!!
@kirstenpetersen35822 жыл бұрын
But John, we all love you and of course you will be popular and your books selling. Thats Why!
@lmansur10002 жыл бұрын
Very nice! Delightful is the word! I love this. I am being educated and enjoying it immensely at the same time!
@commonwealthclubworldaffairs2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@pleaserespect86572 жыл бұрын
Mr Lithgow was in the main cast of the first movie I ever saw and a little kid , harry and the Hendersons. Sir you have a special place in my heart 🙂
@MsMarta572 жыл бұрын
I know what I’m buying some of my family this year for Xmas, the trilogy byJohn. An excellent way to share history with adults and older children. Simply amazing
@irishmade81362 жыл бұрын
American kids will learn alot of their History while having fun. History can be boring but this will make it easy and easy to understand and remember. Well done John from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍
@Pleiades8882 жыл бұрын
John Lithgow's intellect and clarity of thought warms my heart. He weaves tale of truth to power in the form of a sonnet in iambic pentameter. His elegant syntax in structural architecture of words build a glorious picture in my mind while his light hearted limerick humor of a Leprechaun make me smile from ear to ear. I have a silly grin on my face when listening to him read his poetry. Pure ecstasy! An Irish Blessing for you: 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀 May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May Good Luck pursue you each morning and night.
@kevinevans22442 жыл бұрын
Thank you john.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@babznme2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this very much! I like you Mr. Lithgow, always have liked your talent in so many forms. And I love that you have read your audio books. As I enjoy your voice as well!
@commonwealthclubworldaffairs2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@ryanb95262 жыл бұрын
Love Lithgow ... he's an Americsn treasure!
@ThisTrainIsLost2 жыл бұрын
Brings John Lennon's two books to mind, "In His Own Write" and "A Spaniard In The Works."
@peepla72 жыл бұрын
His talent has no end!
@kristinamelnichenko57752 жыл бұрын
Fabulous 👏👏👏👏 Thank you Good Sir
@ThePolarPrince2 жыл бұрын
Best villian in the Dexter series!
@tombarlow60762 жыл бұрын
Good job on the interview allowing ame time for him to read the poems!
@diannaholiday90862 жыл бұрын
You do a lovely illustrated poem for Carnival of the Animals. I read it to my children for years, and now as adults, they would not, could not give it away!
@AnnaPilgrim2 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏 John Lithgow
@michaelwilliams7142 жыл бұрын
John, that was Excellent!
@ritamariekelley40772 жыл бұрын
Perfect description of Trump in iambic pentameter! So nauseous of hearing about that wack job, but John has made it so palatable.
@debvance91752 жыл бұрын
This was wonderful, thank you.
@commonwealthclubworldaffairs2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@georgethalman16392 жыл бұрын
I truly appreciated the host Melissa can and her engaging persona in the social media that was used for the and reading of the book excellent work I really enjoy poetry when it comes from a process of digging deeper I can really enjoy that all my questions are being addressed and it's just not a creative license dominating the poem I'd love to join the Commonwealth of California I must research that organization cheers to both you!
@commonwealthclubworldaffairs2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!
@commonwealthclubworldaffairs2 жыл бұрын
BECOME a MEMBER: www.commonwealthclub.org/membership
@kathyjones2742 жыл бұрын
Couldn't have said it better.
@evamerritt93082 жыл бұрын
I am buying the book. Bravo!!!
@jimchallender46162 жыл бұрын
Please ask Mr. Lithgow if he could entertain the thought of applying his phenomenal intellect to the "Burgeoning New Technologies" that are at the precipice of a what could possibly be the beginning of a "Whole New World".
@bellygunnermusic2 жыл бұрын
that was great prologue. wow.
@ingridfong-daley58992 жыл бұрын
I wrote a 56 second parody called "The Ballad of Rumpty Dumpty" last year after rumpT lost the election, but i've never heard anyone else really use the word "Dumpty" for anything else before. I love language. And John Lithgow. :)
@sandragruhle62882 жыл бұрын
Mr. Lithgow is wonderfully amazing! His repertoire of books ranges from pre-school’s McFarkle McBride, to adult satire. Those are simply his side gigs! He performed in the Milwaukee Repertory Theater for years before going international. He acts, he writes, and it would not be surprising if he had both musical and artistic talent as well. He is a treasure! His political positions were loudly proclaimed to the public, and he was a factor in the 2020 election. Thank you!
@janusatthegate62012 жыл бұрын
Trump was/is a legend in his own mind and implodes when others do not follow suit toward him.
@annalyon84432 жыл бұрын
I am an historian, focus on antebellum (Pre 1860) American yrs. I see the colonization of and subsequent 400 years on this continent, years including this decade, as not a deep surprise, just yet again disappointing. I'm not a profssional historian, just a BA in history, minoers in economics and printmaking. Self-employed as a professional visual artist since1978, but lived with scholars talking to me in headphones while I worked 18 hour days....thanks to many pre-digital formats...using both sides of my brain.... Love you Lithgow! Love you on Perry Mason. I really enjoyed this.
@nativetexan532 жыл бұрын
Love it!!!
@annewillmott30912 жыл бұрын
Mellisa is not really needed, not very organized, he could go on without any guidance however she’s so lovely to watch….. loved it….
@lauraw.70082 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for allowing/encouraging John Lithgow to read so much from his book 📖 Now I absolutely MUST buy his book.
@Heartfelt-zv7wh2 жыл бұрын
Hi John we are STILL watching & laughing to your “3 Rd Rock From The Sun “ show on our DVDs . We love you & your poems YOU ROCK JOHN !! 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁
@loricrawford19522 жыл бұрын
Rudy Giuliani! Kelliane Conway and "alternative facts"!
@roseboudreaux99222 жыл бұрын
John Lithgow is a universal legend that we have delightfully been presented by our creator God's cornucopia of amazing blessings to humanity. To ease us onward beyond the aftermath of the Trumpian Tragedy not to forget but to emotionally, mentally and spiritually recover from the horrors of such a Trumpian evil that ended hundreds of thousands precious lives. May all our beloved rest in peace.
@danielostroff86322 жыл бұрын
Lithgow is spot on! Charm and wit.
@jdouglaskeaggy81902 жыл бұрын
I love this thanks for the laugh
@annalyon84432 жыл бұрын
oh, I meant to say, as a commercial artist, you have crhops for the dying art of editorial cartoons and writing.
@rowdy.rockers2 жыл бұрын
Third Rock!!
@foragegrasspause2gotoloop9612 жыл бұрын
*how dare* she not mention "Harry and the Henderson's" when giving his bio! Lol
@JnTmarie2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this interview and putting the ugly truth that we have done this over and over again in history. We scoff at the stupidity in the past and alas we repeat.