h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*lies beneath firkin of Real with mouth open*
*a vat of Jamesons and an unspecified number of extremely long bendy straws suddenly materialises onstage*
*aspidastra plant in corner thinks: "Oh, no - not again!" and disappears*

*munches on guitar neck

??? Nighthoover = Woodworm ???
*s to pour another and chaser to escape *

I didn't even mention the name of the prophet; I'm only* the high priest, nighthoover is the prophet, the resurcher who asked how to cancil their account actually, any left; preferably a large barrel full

*serves from an unlabelled flagon containing a deep yellow, oily-looking homeburnt schnapps

My mother always said that I should direct my remarks to the most intelligent person in a group ... ... is that why I seem to spend a lot of time talking to myself ??

My 'puters playing silly b*****s and doesn't recognise my Bagheera log-in ID

"But I have a cunning plan... " [Peter Sellers would have been proud to say] which involves this temporary ID so I won't suffer HooToo Withdrawal Syndrome while I'm w***ing over the weekend .....

Don't you just hate it when that happens



Bassman

Yup, sure do!
But on the other hand the day's almost over and I can soon for the

Hootoo is bad for me. Here I am, on hootoo when I know full well i should be catchin up on all the sleep ive missed in the past few days. Oh well... I'll got to bed at some point, I'm sure...

*Walks in carrying a surprisingly new looking but dusty guitar case.
Notices the EDM, sitting off in a dark, cobbwebbed corner, forgotten.*

Oh well.

Fadookie starts tuning up, which only worsens the already appaling tuning gaps.
*Plucks a few strings*
Hrrm. Well, not with all these people around.
*Packs up guitar and has a seat*

*Bagheera purrs with satisfaction, being back in full control of 'puter and correct ID once more*

Strums a few exploratory chords

*sits in a corner with her honey and lemon, absorbing the ambience*

*weeps sincere tears for all those unlucky people who did NOT manage to catch the child-friendly adaptation of "Moulin Rouge" performed by Merseyside Youth Theatre this evening,with the rising of our very own 9-yr-old in a starring role

A child-friendly adaptation? How does that work?

Take an ABSOLUTE GENIUS of an impressario as MD/scriptwriter/financial advisor/fundraiser and general jack of all trades
Add about 50 kids aged 5 - 15 who worship the ground said Genius walks upon (it is rumoured he doesn't even bother to board the ferry when he wants to cross the Mersey)
David has inspired hundreds of kids over many years, and has a knack of "translating" well-known works (without 'diluting' them or trivialising plots) and coming up with something kids can relate to.
Last night's "Moulin Rouge" was one of the best I've seen so far
At its simplest, THAT'S how it works !!!!!!!!!

I'm sure it was a great production (although I'm still a bit confused of how Moulin Rouge could still keep a hold on it's flavor and be kid friendly- this guy must really be a geinus)!

-FTF

David IS a genius.
Earlier this year he took on a certain mega-sized multi-media giant who tried to claim copyright over a certain production concerning a School for Wizards and Witches.....
David proved in court that the musical play he wrote several years ago was NOT a copyright infringement, and actually received a written apology from the Media giant concerned .....

David & Goliath? Strange things happen in real life, sometimes

Wow. He has my absolute respect. What a fab guy.

* wonders where this dark hole in my navel title came from *



Bassman

Bassman, I think that might cost you a lot of backlog reading to find out!
Perhaps it just "seemed like a good idea at the time" and somehow nobody got around to changing it????
Though the term "navlbeskuelse/navel gazing" (which I always thought to be a pretty useless waste of time) may somehow be inferred ...