My Socks Are on Fire!

Sunday, September 18, 2005

A little over four years ago I was in the production of Bye Bye Birdie at Faith Christian School (FCS). I didn't have a big part, I was Harvey Johnson's father as well as the guy who ran off with the mayor's wife (little known subplot), so I spent quite of time back stage ignoring the play. There's a scene in the play that takes place in "The Icehouse" where the kids take Conrad Birdie for a good time, and for lack of anything else to do suggests that they have an orgy. As I read the script, it was supposed to be suggested without the character really knowing what it meant, I thought this was exemplified by the actress who, apparently not knowing the word either, pronounced it with a hard 'g.' I thought this was very funny and added to the humour of the line, but because of where the play was being produced the line was quickly changed to "party", which made the line pretty much useless. Some of Faith's other great acts of censorship include the line "would you like a glass of wine" switched to tea, and changing "gay" to "different." None of this really has a point but I felt like sharing.

Sidenote: isn't it kinda funny that the character of Conrad is possibly going off to war to fight Commies?

Does anybody ever read these lyrics?
Or this blog for that matter?

There's a stool that waits in the corner of the corner bar six nights a week
Til six pm that's when Crazy Jeff comes in
Between drinks and under his breath you can hear him speak

There's one in every bar there's a bar in every corner
There's a corner on the end of every street
Don't get to close or Crazy Jeff will corner you
He tries to tell his whole life story to everyone he meets

All he wants is somebody anybody
Friends Romans countrymen lend him an ear
But seldom can he get their attention
So he bends his head and mutters softly to his beer

He says, "Hey let me tell you something
I got to tell this I'll tell this much for free
Hey I'll you right now I'll tell you I'll tell you hey
How bout them Bills?"

¶ 9/18/2005 05:38:00 PM

Comments:

1)In regard to the Bye, Bye Birdie thing, I'm pretty sure that's how the author intended it to be pronounced, and that's the only way I've every seen it performed (and I've seen it alot)
2)What is that song anyway? Inquiring minds want to know. And I think you're spiffy.

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batgirl27 : 9/20/2005 6:47 PM

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