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We got magic to do
Just for you
We got miracle plays to play
We got parts to perform
Hearts to warm
Kings and things to take by storm
As we go along our way

Don't quote me, it's hard to hear what they're singing. I really identify with that Pippin fellow. Got to find my corner of the sky, but with less hokey cliched phrasing.

Sis was very generous today. She bought me a skirt at Urban Outfitters and drinks and coffee and subway rides. We saw Harry Potter (a big "eh" from me this time around) and ate a meal at a terrible fake BBQ place. I'd been going stir-crazy in this apartment. She's a dolly doll. She always makes up for leaving things a gigantic mess by buying me things.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 4:06 AM | shower me with attention

Friday, June 04, 2004

So, me and Kirsten just watched Pippin, which we've had on VHS for years but never opened. I liked the music a lot, and Ben Vereen and the guy from The Greatest American Hero, but I hated the ending. It was the most anticlimactic ending to a musical I've ever seen. Apparently Bob Fosse is partly to blame for that. But some blame must also be given to Stephen Schwartz, who I think should have composed a rousing final number, even if it would've been completely against the point of the show. Principles should always be sacrificed for big, rousing musical numbers. (There is, in fact a rousing final number, but it does not end the show. Shows should be ended with a song, not a depressing, silent stage and a half-hearted "Ta-da!".)

I'm going to hate myself for this opinion in the morning. What a Philistine I'll think myself. My opinions are always stronger at 3 in the morning.

Now, perversely, I have an urge to watch early episodes of Angel because, evidently, the guy who originated the role of Pippin on Broadway (not the guy from The Greateest American Hero) played a villain named Linwood.

(And, to add another bar to a theme, Rubinstein reminisces about playing Pippin on Usenet in 1995.)

Why are you in Tavie's head? 2:54 AM | shower me with attention

Thursday, June 03, 2004

I'm now becoming fascinated with the phenomenon of celebrities openly posting to newsgroups regularly. (See Douglas Adams, below.) Witness Mike Nesmith. The mid-nineties seemed to be a time of exploration and excitement. These discoveries, along with my own experience with celebrities, if not posting openly, posting furtively and openly acknowledging reading newsgroups around this time, seem to support Tilly's claim about the novelty of the internet as a whole generally wearing off in noticeable ways by now.

As an experiment, I decided not to drink any coffee today. Consequently, I've spent most of the day napping, after arising very late. I feel disconnected and useless. I've been reading more Stephen Fry. Now I'm on his autobiography, Moab is my Washpot.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 7:07 PM | shower me with attention

Wednesday, June 02, 2004

I'm definitely eating too much salt.

What did I do today? Saw a show at the UCB, which was not funny until the end, when my boyfriend John Daly and the star of the show, whose name I don't remember, performed a song called "Fucked Your Moms In the Ass". That was amazing. I almost choked on my sunflower seeds. (Which are too salty. I'm definitely eating too much salt.)

Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:50 PM | shower me with attention

Home calls, and I'm free of the Southern breeze
Free of magnolia trees and endless sunshine...

Oh, Jason Robert Brown, why are none of your follow-up shows as brilliant as Parade?

Why are you in Tavie's head? 4:47 PM | shower me with attention

Speaking of loving Stephen Fry, was it common knowledge that Douglas Adams used to post to newsgroups in the mid-90's?

Dude.

Awesome.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:48 AM | shower me with attention

I am very bored.

That Stephen Fry book was very good. I think I'll go read another one. I love Stephen Fry.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:34 AM | shower me with attention

Tuesday, June 01, 2004

Boy, you know, I hate what online Kids in the Hall fandom has become. When I first came around, there was none of this possessiveness, this withholding of information or trying to outdo one another. When I first came to the newsgroup (ten years ago?!), there was one main central forum where everyone knew they could count on one another to pass info on, or shoot the breeze, whatever. Now there's a dozen little splinter groups, and although some of us try to be as generous as possible with any info or tips we get, others of us see fit only to tell their own friends about it.

Usenet is the widest available forum there is, the best-known and longest-established by both fans and insiders, and an easy format for threaded discussions and bulletin-sharing. People used to know that. I guess I'm just sad that it's been displaced by privately-owned websites and web forums. Which are all very nice, but tend to be so self-contained. It used to feel more community-like, I guess. Maybe it's just me. Maybe I got too old or something. Or maybe with the widespread availability of the web, newsgroups just seem superfluous now. I don't think so. I find them extremely entertaining and valuable still. But I'm a freakin' nyerd.

It really cheeses me that things are like this now. It used to all be so friendly. I know that whenever I learn of something that's going to happen, I make sure to post it in as many places as possible so as many people can hear about it as possible. I guess that's just me these days, huh?

Oh, well. I'll keep posting in all the places I know of. Golden rule and all that.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:06 AM | shower me with attention

Sunday, May 30, 2004

Bustin' makes me feel goo-oo-ood!

Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:47 PM | shower me with attention

Gina is preparing a picnic. I am listening to the Angela Lansbury Gypsy.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:09 PM | shower me with attention