I thought you'd like to know... I deleted 4K of song lyrics from the file before getting the count that's displayed tonight. That means the total written is 4K more than it appears to be...
Big scene. Big doin's. Hope the prereaders like it...


-- Bob
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There is no spork.

Everyday is a new day
(Im thankful for every breath I take)
I wont take it for granted
(So I learn from my mistakes)
Its beyond my control, sometimes its best to let go
(Whatever happens in this lifetime)
So I trust in love
You have given me peace of mind
chorus:
I feel so alive for the very first time
I cant deny you
I feel so alive
I feel so alive for the very first time
And I think I can fly
Sunshine upon my face
(A new song for me to sing)
Tell the world how I feel inside
(Even though it might cost me everything)
Now that I know this, so beyond, I cant hold this
(I can never turn my back away)
Now that Ive seen you
I can never look away
[chorus]
[bridge:]
Now that I know you (I could never turn my back away)
Now that I see you (I could never look away)
Now that I know you (I could never turn my back away)
Now that I see you (I believe no matter what they say)
[chorus x 2]

Suggested Powers:
Power Word: Hope
Healing from near death.
--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel

Quote:

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Barenaked Ladies - "Another Postcard"
You can't imagine so many monkeys in the daily mail
All of them coming anonymously so they leave no trail
I never thought I'd have an admirer from overseas
But someone is sending me stationary filled with chimpanzees.
Some chimps in swimsuits, some chimps are swinging from a vine
Some chimps in jackboots, some chimps that wish they could be mine.
Starsky and Hutch chimps, a chimp who's sitting on the can
A pair of Dutch chimps who send their love from Amsterdam.
(CHORUS x2):
Another postcard with chimpanzees
And every one is addressed to me.
If I had to guess, I'd say the monkey-sender thinks it's great
He's sending me, maybe she's sending me just to see me get irate
I'm losing sleep - and it's gonna be keeping me up all night
I thought it was funny, but now I've got money on a monkey fight.
Some chimps in hard hats, chimps a-working on a chain gang
Some chimps who love cats, burning rubber in a Mustang
A birthday-wishing chimp, a chimp in black like a goth
A goin' fishin' chimp, a British chimp in the bath.
(CHORUS x2)
Somehow they followed me even though I packed and moved my home
No matter what, they come and they come they won't leave me alone
Another monkey in the mail could make me lose my mind
But look at me shuffling through the stack until I finally find
Some chimps in swimsuits, some chimps in Jackboots
Some chimps in hard hats, some chimps who love cats
I've got some shaved chimps; that's chimps devoid of any hair
I've got depraved chimps dressed up in women's underwear.
Another postcard with chimpanzees
And every one is addressed to me.
Every one is, every one is, every one is addressed to me.
Every one is, every one is, every one is addressed to me.
(CHORUS x4)
Some chimps in swimsuits, Some chimps in Jackboots
Some chimps in hard hats, Some chimps who love cats
I've got some shaved chimps; that's chimps devoid of any hair
I've got depraved chimps dressed up in women's underwear.
Starsky and Hutch chimps, a chimp who's sitting on the can
A pair of Dutch chimps who send their love from Amsterdam.
Some chimps in Mustangs, Some chimps in chain gangs
I got a birthday wishin' chimp and I got the goin' fishin' chimp

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Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
Fred Astaire
Words and music by Irving Berlin.
Introduced by Fred Astaire in the motion picture "Top Hat."
(verse)
I just got an invitation through the mails:
"Your presence requested this evening,
It's formal, a top hat, a white tie and tails."
Nothing now could take the wind out of my sails.
Because I'm invited to step out this evening
With top hat and white tie and tails.
(chorus)
I'm puttin' on my top hat,
Tyin' up my white tie,
Brushin' off my tails.
I'm dudin' up my shirt front,
Puttin' in the shirt studs,
Polishin' my nails,
I'm steppin' out, my dear,
To breathe an atmosphere
That simply reeks with class;
And I trust that you'll excuse my dust
When I step on the gas,
For I'll be there,
Puttin' down my top hat,
Mussin' up my white tie,
Dancin' in my tails.
Might put him into for the duration of one night by converting his present clothing. The clothes he wears may or may not retain their original properties (armor/tech?), but since the night does not exactly end at midnight they may not change back afterwards.
Since a tailcoat is worn after 6:00 PM or sun down (which ever is earlier) the song shouldn't do anything before that time.
Caligostro

I just read that QLI/RPGRealms is releasing an Honor Harrington RPG later this year. Are you involved with this one Bob?
Link:
www.travellerrpg.com/cgi-bin/news/pnews ... 58&h=4&s=tJeanne

First, this song has absolutely GOT to be good for something, espescially considering that the Geofront is supposedly the actual garden of Eden, rediscovered and excavated.
Woodstock
Written by Joni Mitchell, performed by
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Well, I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him, 'Tell where are you going?'
This he told me
Said, 'Im going down to Yasgur's Farm,
Gonna join in a rock and roll band.
Got to get back to the land and set my soul free.'
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon,
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
'Well, then can I walk beside you?
I have come to lose the smog,
And I feel like I'm a cog in something turning.
And maybe it's the time of year,
Yes and maybe it's the time of man.
And I don't know who I am,
But life is for learning.'
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon.
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon.
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
By the time we got to Woodstock,
We were half a million strong
And everywhere was a song and a celebration.
And I dreamed I saw the bomber death planes
Riding shotgun in the sky,
Turning into butterflies
Above our nation.
We are stardust, we are golden,
We caught in the devils bargain,
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.

Given the lyrics, it suggests getting hints about the secrets of the universe and what's really going on, a teleport or otherwise difficult to block transport into the Geofront itself, or maybe even the gate song that drops him in the geofront to begin with. Eh, I dunno.
Second, at some point Doug is bound to get really frustrated at the fact that for all his song powers and all the advising he can do in the sidelines, he can't be much more than a few seconds distraction to an Angel with even his biggest guns. At that time, would be a great point for a scene to end with him going to bed, and then the next scene is an angel attack... but he knows this 'angel' and that it's not anywhere near as bad as it seems. The command staff are set up in a mobile facility like they did against the D8 of Doom and for some reason no one is objecting to his being there, kibbutzing as they try various things to fight the angel, but no one is paying attention to his repeated attempts to tell them what he knows. Finally, the angel's head gets snagged on something, and pulls off to reveal that it's a mask, ala Scooby Doo, and after a few seconds of stunned silence, the angel lets out a discouraged "Buhkwock?" and wanders off into the sunset. "I told you he was a giant chicken!" Doug grouses, and wakes up humming the character's theme from the cartoon:
o/~ You wear a disguise/to look like human guys/but you're not a man/you're a chicken, Boo o/~
- CD, ba dada ba dah, BAH BAH!
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows

--at the time, I thought an apt power would be an area effect (around Doug) where anyone felt like they were walking on broken glass - whether or not they had shoes on.

Annie Lennox
"Walking On Broken Glass"
You were the sweetest thing that I ever knew
But I don't care for sugar honey if I can't have you
Since you've abandoned me
My whole life has crashed
Won't you pick the pieces up
'cause it feels just like I'm walking on broken glass
Walking on walking on broken glass
The sun's still shining in the big blue sky
But it don't mean nothing to me
Oh let the rain come down
Let the wind blow through me
I'm living in an empty room
With all the windows smashed
And I've got so little left to lose
That it feels just like I'm walking on broken glass
Walking on walking on broken glass
And if you're trying to cut me down
You know that I might bleed
Cause if you're trying to cut me down
I know that you'll succeed
And if you want to hurt me
There's nothing left to fear
Cause if you want to hurt me
You're doing really well my dear
Now everyone of us was made to suffer
Everyone of us was made to weep
But we've been hurting one another
And now the pain has cut too deep...
So take me from the wreckage
Save me from the blast
Lift me up and take me back
Don't let me keep on walking...
Walking on broken glass
Walking on walking on broken glass
--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel

The Crystal Method - "Born Too Slow"
Effect: Slows people down in an area around Doug (maybe something like 15 ft radius?). Also slows their perceptions down so when Doug combat hypes to them he's even faster. For the bad side people outside the area of effect still move at normal speed. So they can fire weapons into the area of effect without penality.
While this song just came out it might make a handy one to play in the role playing sessions. Lyrics at last.
www.gotmeth.net/music/born_too_slow.html
The lyrics seem a little off then from what I think of them. Maybe if I had bought the album in a stores instead of iTunes I might have liner notes.

Shawn Earl

What about Doug dropping into the world of Read or Die? I bet that would be a trip. Particularly if it is set during the TV(which is still ongoing right now, but by the time this would be written, I expect, it would be wrapped up.)
It would be a trip, I think, to see Doug trying to parse Yomiko's abilities(and getting a glimpse of how utterly lethal she is. Do NOT piss this girl off)
"This hand of mine glows with an awesome power. Its burning grip tells me to defeat you....
Shining FINGER!" -Domon Kashuu, Mobile Fighter G Gundam

It's been bugging me for a long time, but how would Doug's metatalent interpret "the song that never ends"? One idea is that the next song he plays, he gets stuck with that power for 24 hours, unable to access any other ones. Obviously, the most sinister version would cause a permanent lock-up on his metagift.