That Old Razzle Dazzle…
I’ve been reading the other Titan’s blogs and noticed they usually kick it off with a byline that suggest what the body of the blog will then be – I’m curious, do you start with the byline and then write the blog to fulfill it? Or do you write the blog and then backhoe through the material, crafting the perfect byline for your blog? Don’t answer that - because I really don’t want to know. In my case, I hatched the byline weeks ago, just something I thought of one day while I was driving. “I’ve got it”, I said to myself, “I’ll open with, ‘That old Razzle Dazzle’ dot dot dot!”. I think the song “Shine” inspired me from the musical “Billy Elliot”. I was fortunate enough to see Carol Channing perform this song last summer at the Hollywood Bowl, where she opening for the “Pink Martinis”. I do believe she is indeed THE grand lady of the theatre. I also believe there is a reference to “that old Razzel Dazzle…” in the dialogue of that magical musical “The Magic Show”. I wasn’t fortunate enough to see the live production of the Magic Show; however, I happen to own a medium rare copy of a filmed version of the production, the CD of the music, and a Xerox of a hand typed copy of the script by the author, Bob Randal, and several mint condition t-shirts from the production – just to show you how squidly I can get. The show’s author, Bob Randal, was most famous, I think, for his work on “Zorro, the Gay Blade” and nine episodes of “Kate and Allie,” (a show that was, strangely enough, even gayer than “Zorro, the Gay Blade”). The music in “the magic show” isn’t especially memorable, except for the song “Lion Tamer” being penned by the great Stephen Schwartz during his wilderness days: after “Godspell” and “Pippin” and before “Wicked”. However, the real success of the show should be placed squarely on the scrawny shoulders of a mustachioed, flower child-like, Canadian magician named Doug Henning. (To be continued)
INTERVIEW WITH THE DEVIL
Josh: So, why aren’t you blogging today?
J. Elvis: Because I’m crazy busy.
Josh: But it’s Wednesday, your day, why didn’t you plan ahead?
J. Elvis: You don’t know me very well, do you?
Josh: Not when you act like this.
J. Elvis: Hey, get off my back!
Josh: I’ll get off your back when you start living up to your responsibilities!
J. Elvis: O.K. fine…everything is great here in CT world, we’re making stuff, we’re selling stuff, and…
Josh: Well, if you’re not even going to try, just forget it.
J. Elvis: I was trying! I like to ramp up to the good stuff.
Josh: So, is that what your previous 17 blogs were – “ramping?”
J. Elvis: You are such a dick, I am going to kick your ass!
Josh: Oh yeah? Well wussy-cakes, if you feel froggy, then leap.
J. Elvis: Let’s go! Unnnnghh!
Josh: Ooof. Why you….Ahhhhhh!
Jerry Springer: And we’ll be back.
