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PrintableCue curtain...orchestra starts playing..."I'll never be..your beast of Suburbia".. | |
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well, i tried to edit the original post to be current, but the ben called in the middle, and the org glitched on me because i took too long.
fuck it. i ain't typing it all over again. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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Nothinbutjoy said: cborgman said: beasts is also (in my mind) a better script, which helps. that somewhat comes from from having built on the foundation that is "gaging" and having written the characters for almost 3 years now, and somewhat by choice, as ben's writing skills will grow as he grows as a person and in age throughout the five plays. but a lot of it comes from not having to write it non-linear. being able to move from points a through z without jumping back and forth makes writing sooooo much easier. i dread that fifth and final play, as it will be non-linear again, bookending the cycle. that play is going to be a CHALLENGE to write on sooo many levels: the pressure of ending it all right, providing an ending to all these characters, writing the secondary lead to be played by a 9 year old, blancing every detail from the first 4 plays... but YAY! I can't even imagine!! We've all seen bad endings to a series, be it books or movies or tv shows. It's frustrating to see a beloved series end badly. I can't help but think, though, that it won't be the case here in the slightest! You so see the big pictures and you're so creative it's not even funny. Just thinking about it makes me excited for you to write it 
 i have the whole cycle mapped out in broad terms. all the foundation is laid, all the characters are set, all the broad story is laid out. the beginnings and endings are there, as are the inner and inter play story lines. i am already about 25 pages in the "manly men". that one just seems to be writing itself. not having to write non-linearly and not writing a mystery makes it much easier. it's also me going back to my writing roots in comedy, which makes it a LOT easier too. i had never written drama before "gaging", and once i finish the cycle i can't imagine ever wanting to again. i like comedy, it's much more natural to me. the third is comedy, masculinity, fatherhood, marriage, straight guys and a gay guy, motherhood and feminism, turning 30, a week long camping trip, alcoholism, drugs, nostalgia about childhood, and a killer moth. the fourth will be ben (and others) hitting rock bottom. the fifth is everything i have covered to that point and everyone's ending and how it all ties together. god willing... . [Edited 5/21/10 13:24pm] Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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BlackAdder7 said: Cue curtain...orchestra starts playing..."I'll never be..your beast of Suburbia"..
is that a real song? Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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cborgman said: BlackAdder7 said: Cue curtain...orchestra starts playing..."I'll never be..your beast of Suburbia"..
is that a real song? 
Think Rolling Stones I'm firmly planted in denial |
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Nothinbutjoy said: cborgman said:
is that a real song?
Think Rolling Stones i only know a little greatest hits stones. i am a beatles fan. 
is it a real song? i googled "beasts of suburbia rolling stones" and this was all that came up. [Edited 5/21/10 14:09pm] Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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beasts of BURDEN
found it. listening to it now. i had never heard it before. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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cborgman said: beasts of BURDEN
found it. listening to it now. i had never heard it before. You've never heard Beast of Burden?!?! You might have heard the gay version of it: Bette Midler's remake from '83 or '84. | |
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Efan said: cborgman said: beasts of BURDEN
found it. listening to it now. i had never heard it before. You've never heard Beast of Burden?!?! You might have heard the gay version of it: Bette Midler's remake from '83 or '84. not that i recall. i don't think i have heard the midler version either. i generally only musically know her GH stuff too. i have seen most of her movies though. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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Here you go.
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Efan said: Here you go.
oh, hammy 80s acting... you'll always be my favorite.
that was actualy kind of good. i like her version better, oddly. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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yay today!
last brunch at lips with friends before they start moving to the new location, followed by "beasts". end of an era, frozen cosmos, drag queens, and reading a filthy hot and disturbing script.
bring it [Edited 5/23/10 5:33am] Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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so i just got the office/art containment center that the readings are at. on the way i ran into amy sedaris, who i am a HUGE fan of, both her comedy and her writing. she walked with me for 6 blocks talking about writing.
and she even stopped and waited for me when i dropped my ipod. totally awesome woman. apparently she has a craft book coming up, similar to her fabulously funny cookbook from a few years back. totally a good omen. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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i made her bless the bag with the scripts in them. she laughed and touched the bag and said "bless bless bless" Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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