Richardo Scales, Pianist February 3, 2009

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999 California St
San Francisco, California 94108

"The Black Liberace," Ricardo Scales' nickname, only tells part of the pianist's story. Like the real Liberace, he wears flashy attire on-stage when he launches into a set that showcases his incredible versatility. What the nickname doesn't tell you is that the pianist has a determination as tough as steel, and he needed every ounce of it to ever make it to the stage in the first place. Everything from his performance to his flash makes Scales' piano playing look fun and easy.

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Comments

Grant Neufeld

Why has the title of this been set to the gendered “everyman” instead of the title on all the other 1day events which list it as “everyone”?

acitizenofearth

Hi Grant

Not to be pedantic, but everyman has symbolic significance. The term, technically speaking, is not gender specific.

In literature and drama, the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual, with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify, and who is often placed in extraordinary circumstances. The name derives from a 15th century English morality play called Everyman.

The everyman character is written, so that the reader or audience can imagine themselves in the same situation without having to possess knowledge, skills, and abilities outside their everyday experience. Such characters react realistically in situations that are often taken for granted with traditional heroes.

Eve·ry·man
- noun
1. (italics) a 15th-century English morality play.
2. (usually lowercase) an ordinary person; the typical or average person.
–pronoun
3. everybody; everyone.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2006.

Everyman or everyman
n. An ordinary person, representative of the human race.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000

I hope this is explanation is suffice. I could change the title of the event, but the term "everyman" has so much more symbolic significance than everyone. Everyone, is everyone, but everyman is the person in each of us that finds themselves in trying times and having to address issues with a scope that is outside of their normal everyday lives.

Regards