I was watching TV on Sunday, and lo and behold what appears on TV but "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the "musical" staring the BeeGees and featuring loads of Beatles music.
It's a rather star-studded production, feautring George Burns as the narrator, with cameos by Areosmith, Alice Cooper, and...Steve Martin. Steve Martin's bit is particularly hilarious, not the least of which because of the song:
Maxwell's Silver Hammer, The Beatles
Joan was quizzical, studied metaphysical
Science in the home
Late nights all alone with a test-tube
Ohh-oh-oh-oh...
Maxwell Edison majoring in medicine
Calls her on the phone
"Can I take you out to the pictures
Joa-oa-oa-oan?"
But as she's getting ready to go
A knock comes on the door...
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon her head
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again
Teacher gets annoyed
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant sce-e-e-ene
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
So he waits behind
Writing 50 times "I must not be so-o-o-oo..."
But when she turns her back on the boy
He creeps up from behind
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon her head
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead
B.C. Thirty-One said "we caught a dirty one"
Maxwell stands alone
Painting testimonial pictures ohh-oh-oh-oh
Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery
Say he must go free (Maxwell must go free)
The judge does not agree and he tells them so-o-o-oo
But as the words are leaving his lips
A noise comes from behind
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon his head
Bang, Bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that he was dead
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Come on, the chorus would have to do something.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
www.yggdrasil.org

Hockey Monkey, by the Zambonis..
All the scientists are running around
Looking for the monkey but he can't be found
Cause he's down by the pond playing hockey with the kids.
And all the mothers are running around
Looking for their children but they can't be found
Cause they're down by the pond playing hockey with the monkey.
And it's 1! 2! 3! The kids love the monkey!
And 4! 5! 6! The monkey's got a hockey stick!
7! 8! 9! Having a good time yeaaaa!
The National Guard is running around
Looking for the monkey but he can't be found
Cause he's down by the pond playing hockey with the kids.
And all the teachers are running around
Looking for the children but they can't be found
Cause they're down by the pond playing hockey with the monkey.
And it's 1! 2! 3! The kids love the monkey!
And 4! 5! 6! The monkey's got a hockey stick!
7! 8! 9! Having a good time yeaaaa!
It's 1! 2! 3! The kids love the monkey!
And 4! 5! 6! The monkey's got a hockey stick!
7! 8! 9! Having a good time -- yeaaaaaaa!
The band has a page with videos, other formats, and clips from their other songs.

I was thinking last night about random topics and became curious about something. Does Priss adopting Jessica stand in for the life Doug says she owes him. If not shrug just some random musing.

Shawn Earl

Just a random collection of links to videos that I found to be good.
Gravity of Utena
The above is one of the few Utena videos I've seen on par with the Bachelorette video. Had the pleasure of finding it before last year's dragon*con and seeing it, then watching as the amv track's audience was collectively awed during d*con itself.
(If the download doesn't work, I can provide it to anyone interested, assuming you have AIM and so forth. contact me at chibipoe@RemoveTHISmindspring.com)

Pop-Up Excel
An Excel vid done Pop-Up video style. What more needs to be said?
I know there's more, but from skimming this part of the forum, I think they've been covered. Apologies if these have been recommended before.
"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

Rubyeye Pictures
Anybody seen any of these? He produces some WONDERFUL videos. I especially recommend the Bastard!! video set to Kamelot - Karma. Wonderfully done video. The others are all excellent as well, but Dark Legacy(I think that's the title) has to be my favorite.
The Threshold - Phenomenon video to Princess Nine is his latest, and is superb as well.
Adding: That's an...interesting picture at the top of his bio. o.o
"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

Hi, I'm chibipoe. Or Poe, or Alan, depending on where and who I'm talking to. Been lurking for a few days and finally got to read all of DW2 that is currently available. Screamed MORE! at the end of 14.
I am a fan of various anime, up to and including MKR, Sailor Moon, Read or Die, to name but a few(the full list is just way too big, I think).
I am also an avid reader of just about anything that strikes my fancy. This mostly seems to be well-written fanfiction and the odd fantasy novel of late, though.
Um. I watch genre tv from time to time. I think I know at least one person who posts here from other places, but that's about it.
I am also an aspiring writer, currently working on a piece of fanfiction related to Sailor Moon, having been inspired by recent rewatchings of the S season.
I think that about covers it all, except for one thing...
Bob, can I be a prereader? "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
"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

I would pay a lot to see "Fat" as an area-affect song. Mass breakout of obeisity...

Oh, hey! What's this here? Why, it appears that one of our fellow DW fans has written yet another DW fanfic ( www.eclipse.net/~rms/dw-scbd.html ). And, hmm, it seems to be having Doug crossing into the Slayers world.
Well, now. For such a short set-up chapter ( www.eclipse.net/~rms/dw-scbd.html ), it's not half bad. I mean, there's not much story here, and Doug's a bit off, but at least the story ( www.eclipse.net/~rms/dw-scbd.html ) is better than thirty, possibly even forty per cent of what's on Fanfiction.net. Or at the very least, spelled "scintillating" correctly and is vaguely familiar with grammar.
-murmur
Who wonders if he should get pre-readers for this . . .
(Edits -- fixed URL embeds so they had no extraneous characters. -- Bob)

...appears to be dead again. In fact, it seems to have been out of commission for a while. Does anyone remember when last time they saw a rotating quote on the DW main page was?
Thanks.


-- Bob
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And all the girlies say I'm pretty dry for a wet guy...

Many changes and revisions have been made to the site today; the most signficant is the inclusion of a section for GURPS Shapeshifters under "My Worlds". There's also a new DW fanfic by Murmur the Fallen: Slayers: Charm, Beauty, Destruction. As always, there's a summary on the top page of the site, which you can reach with the "Access Denied!" link at the bottom of the page.


-- Bob
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And all the girlies say I'm pretty dry for a wet guy...