It's June, and the City of Davis is in mourning. People are visiting the Davis Cemetery to visit our fallen committees. To celebrate this misery, Alan C. Miller sang "Committee Rise, Committee Set" at the City Council meeting last night, sung to the tune of "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof. Mr. Miller was brought to tears by his own performance.
This can be viewed at this link: https://davis.granicus.com/player/clip/1703?view_id=6&redirect=true
At this time signature: 38:10
Here's the lyrics from Tuesday night's (June 4th) council meeting:
Committee Rise, Committee Set
Is this the commission that I buried?
Is this just politics at play?
I didn't believe our committee was obsolete
Why did they?
How is this now a priv’leged duty?
When did Davis trees get to be so tall?
All problematic commissioners must be eliminated by any means necessary
. . . one and all
Committee rise, Committee set
Committee rise, Committee set
Swiftly fly the jeers
One committee merging with another
Laden with politics and fears
What words of wisdom can I give them?
How can I help to ease their way?
Now that they’ve merged with one another . . .
Oi! Let us pray!
They don’t go natural together
The way the newly-merged should be
Is there a commission purge in store for thee?
Committee rise, Committee set
Committee rise, Committee set
Bad politics growing in Davis
Subcommittee does purges and mergers
Gaslighting even as we gaze
Here's a link to a version of the original song "Sunrise Sunset" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03rzUoyq9K0
I recommend watching the beginning of the Council meeting generally. A total clown show, featuring a Beth vs. Anoosh 'get our sign in front of the camera' game of musical chairs. And a guy mumbling that he had a question for the Council about black helicopters.
And of course it's Al's Corner, so talk about anything.
Davisite 
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