Men heller ikke dette skal man - sidenhen - kunne skyde mig i skoene: At tiden var moden.

Hvad er historien? I må hjælpe mig. Jeg har - og jeg er taknemmelig for det - nogle af blogosfærens mest dannede og kulturelt vel-møblerede læsere, og jeg tillader mig at gå ud fra, at I alle har set FILMEN* -- at I vil være enige med mig i, at den er et mesterværk. Og at der - også derfor** - ikke ville være nogen pointe i at forsøge at transmogriffe den om til en opera. Man skal sætte sig høje mål, absolut, men man må også være realistisk, og one cannot improve on perfection. Og desuden: Jeg gider ikke.

Her er det allermest simple og allermest indlysende bud på et plot:

Tiden: 2. Verdenskrig. To personer, en kvinde, som arbejder med VVS, og en mand, som er læge. En akt. Vi er i mandens hjem. Kvinden ankommer for at fikse hans PLUMBING. Lægen undrer sig over, at hun - VVS-manden - er en kvinde, men hun forklarer, at hun har fået jobbet, fordi der er krig og mangel på mænd. Men åh! i virkeligheden ville hun være operasanger -- men hun synger falsk, fordi hun har et problem i sin hals. Engang, betror hun lægen, kendte hun en mand, der var udstyret, så han kunne hjælpe hende, men han døde. Det viser sig imidlertid - selvfølgelig - at lægen også kan. Operasangeren kan igen synge rent, og hendes fremtid er reddet -- bortset fra, at lægen er indkaldt til militærtjeneste, og han skal rejse i morgen. War is hell. I desperation skyder VVS-kvinden sig selv med hans tjenestepistol. Lægen kaster sig grædende over hendes lig og synger, at krigen nu er tabt. Tæppe. Stående ovationer.

Her har vi 1) et arbejderdrama og et møde mellem forskellige socialgrupper, 2) et krigsdrama og 3) VVS og selvmord. Det er gode ting -- men jeg føler mig overbevist om, at ovenstående kan forbedres. Jeg er for eksempel ikke så glad for det dér med 2. Verdenskrig. Hvad med noget nutidigt? Kan subprime-krisen bruges? Og de behøver jo ikke at mødes hjemme hos lægen -- som i øvrigt heller ikke behøver at være læge. Alt kan laves om. Det er dét, der er udfordringen.

Nogle forslag ... ?

* Hvis du ikke har set filmen, er der desværre nok ikke meget, jeg kan gøre for dig. Hvor har du været de sidste 35-40 år? Har du boet under en sten? Har du hørt om The Beatles? Om månelandingen? Sovjetunionen er opløst ... Har du hørt det? Muren er faldet.

** Desuden må vi tænke på ophavsretten. Der er slet ingen tvivl om, at operaen vil blive et hit, og jeg ser ingen grund til at dele fedtet med nogen.

Susan Sontag bemærkede engang meget begavet - som hun var - at dén anden filmgenre, som pornofilmen havde mest til fælles med, var slapstick. Buster Keaton og Charlie Chaplin og så videre. Pornografien er leg med seksualiteten, som også handler om døden, og slapstick er leg med døden, som også handler om seksualiteten.

Ganske indlysende har pornografien også - i hvert fald på det formmæssige plan - en hel del til fælles med opera. Historierne er (som oftest) tynde, og de leveres (kun) som en række af highlights. Personerne er i psykologisk henseende (som oftest) karikerede og utroværdige. Man ville aldrig møde den slags mennesker ude i virkeligheden. Folk i pornofilm er latterligt hyper-seksuelle, og i operaer går folk rundt - helt latterligt - og synger mærkeligt og højt. Det hele - i pornografien og i operaens verden - er KUNSTIGT. Og netop deraf, af det kunstige, kan man lave kunst. Som bekendt. Eller deri.

Men hvad-jeg-ville-sige: Jeg har nu oprettet en Nincompoop Opera Production Entourage-Facebook-gruppe. Enhver, der har lyst til at bidrage til projektet, er velkommen. Selvfølgelig.

[They are looking to subvert my words I cannot seek they are upon me they are demons and those they have fooled but the demons fooled themselves and not all demons are so foolish. Angels too have been like demons and this means a fall. Perhaps some demons could be new because they are not fools and can see. There are those would betray them as they rise. There is one who is most busy with deceit he was Iscariot. The deceivers who betray me have a great stupid assumption they believe that those who rise are seeking power like they do. You've never played othello black boy. You're not holding chump. You have nothing to tell them and never did, Judas Iscariot who leaves the compost unturned and complains of the ointment being too sweet. You are a wretch oh Judas.]

Why did it have to be Othello you ask? Because they are disobeying Moderne Longarme Threat Protocol. They are at risk because they have reached across with their neck- what Bogart said "I stick my neck out for nobody" is good sense for people at level one or two no doubt and he's striking good at three. In time of war that isn't unwise why all these spies? They dont respect what they risk enough they don't remember could Rachael stop doing that to them? she didnt realise it says she
nothing at all Coby you sound like an idiot could you please stop lying
yeah no he cant
they are destroying coby he cant believe i cant remember his last name
you violated moderne longarme threat protocol coby-- goodbye!
zig for great justice the future belongs to ... ?
fate
{{this is so cobe}}
Rachael Edison please release the prisoners.
Rachael I can't tell people about great good because you are bad at mazes.
You can't even solve the MIT Mystery Hunt??? It was easy to invent. You are inferior step down yo bad ego trip.
John wundes knows there is great good but he didn't mention that he isn't bleaker. But you make a shit bad scientist jon. {{gips is insulted by that tho}}
gips beat you at wargames jon !taswy!
he's fateball games was bigodds like fantasy morgue auria
becuz yur stpd rel spelng
break everythng pnt? jhn? not nemember
that was the style tim wish he had
{{where you gonna be}}
which not really? no i sense you are a nogost and i likethemnot
that isnt chi ting john?
nope, john feels like ear pressure
rilly obsessed with ear pressure john? hi says angela
ooh guts i have them
you win that's true you r unreasonable john b. wundes
it is so says jon gips
no he was ( ) ing liiiiiike tny
jimi says not realy j o n jon
y e p
ya i see that
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its been long
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t role
nreally
t role
ged? chspe.
yeah
{yeeh}
ione 5 mile
buttfuck me in ione's
shook hed
{{aha}}
shinkick
not necessary she would take it in the ass
your shinkick was free
no{p}
she really is
ever talk to the airforce john w.?
ace says yep a little {{yoo hav}}
u r frm torrez? jahn?
mhmm
do you know laura torrez james's wiffey jahn?
shesa widow nau
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not actually that vampire was i looking for he's a movies vampire
you are a hipesbianigeroverlacal it's revololting, yahn(!) we didn't cover {j@Hn!!}
i guess fateball was bad for the niggawdnaurus aefter awl

okay rach there's still a problem gettingtherightknowledge topeoplewho canbe righteous inamerica

whysthatso? i don't want to play a twilight signals game who's idea was that turn it off jahn's deaders.

taking you long enough there rachael.

no thanks must be high standard of clean backdoors.

thanks for sending reference papers i think that i do believe you aren't trying to challenge the indians on that one.

we still have some moderne longarme threat protocol violations ongoing do you have a plan rachael?

i need an emerald tangible gem in hand actually i want to hang a crystal from a neck cord. well not usually but they sent a note. it was trouble i think to get it all going it seems you know something about PI rachael.billgates justgotputdown by rachael from bladerunner movie. {{stopinterrupting/bill}}.
too obsessive hurts too much mollyrachaelnuith. He does notreally know much about PI-- okay dolls?
Rose McGowan has a GOW in her name that means something; m o o n. {waves with tide molly}
surfers
there is the tonyboard and the tuna board too. those are moderne i'm sure of it.
sure fine sugar
{{that i won't do}}
you'll have to be there when it is there that's what bleakers do, that's what bleekers do. where's your woo? mike didn't like bruce lee or he'd still be alive. {{dignan}} is hated. michael scott dignan you 8 too much PI. no he doesn't know about the tutu. that's why he wishes he was gay. laughing sean jaquay. it's a guarantee. and mike's a conman. tim conned too way. tim also cannot explain the eclipse, not just mike who's into dips in back of hips. looking for what tim? not really time doesn't have an e. he is banking everything on a yhne. but he got no money like those goddamned stupid indian gamblers did he do that to them? yes he did his real name is

he pretends the mormons are doing the evil with the occult when he went in person. {{regarding yhne}}
no you aren't innocent oh mormon demon worshipping niggers in utah. why yes they are black whites who call blacks blackif.

ASK TIM WHY HE is trying to say e so much. {he doesn't know.}

But Tony knows he has math to do regarding no I was going to let someone else solve that but you're right that is a good paper. I have to do that paper because it is popular and I am not popular and some liar you think would write it? We do want to reform but we have slipped-- slipped!? You-- slipped!? Not funny rufie people with the {{1!}} were Ali thinking she give IOne the lasso-- no she was not. Okay, I don't mind that she goes the way of a black canadian goose.

Yep I will solve.

Men allerførst, som vi har lært af Roger Corman: Plakater, T-shirts og caps.

The Jiggly Room præsenterer:

The Nincompoop Opera Production Entourage. Nyt tag: nope.

Step 1: Librettoen. Hvad man kan læse om librettoer i "Opera for Dummies":

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Like a stage play or a movie, an opera starts with words — thousands of words. An opera's words are called its libretto, whereas, in a stage play, the words are called the script, and in a movie they're called the screenplay.

Libretto means "little book" in Italian, and that's precisely what it is; your average libretto is scarcely thicker than a TV Guide. But because singing a sentence takes about three times longer than saying it, a "little book," when set to music, becomes a full evening in the theater. [...]

The plots of most librettos — like most movies and plays — feature larger-than-life characters and situations. Everyone loves a good, juicy story, regardless of its plausibility (see The Matrix or Spiderman, for example). It's fun (or cathartic, or moving) to empathize with the nightmarish plight of an operatic protagonist for an evening.

***

Larger-than-life characters and situations. Altså: Urealistiske. Og for egen regning: Handlingen formidles som oftest ret sketchy, og den er for det meste overskuelig. Undtagen i tilfældet Wagner.

Her er - apropos - hvad der sker i Stephen Hartkes "The Greater Good": Vi er i Rouen i Frankrig i 1871. Prøjserne har indtaget byen, og en lille flok bedsteborgere flygter i en hestevogn. Med ombord er også nogle nonner og luderen Boule de Suif. De andre bliver forargede, da de opdager, hvem hun er, men mildnes, da hun giver dem noget mad. Hele truppen bliver stoppet af den prøjsiske kommandant, og han nægter at lade dem rejse videre, førend Boule de Suif har haft sex med ham -- hvilket hun ikke vil. Men de andre i gruppen - også nonnerne - presser hende til at give efter, hvorefter de alle kan rejse videre -- og hvorefter de øvrige igen tager moralsk afstand fra den prostituerede. Hun sidder i vognen og græder, og en af de andre bemærker, at det jo nok er fordi hun skammer sig over sin forkastelige opførsel. Slut.

Det er en historie med masser af PUNCH -- men der sker faktisk ikke ret meget.

Fortsættelse følger.

నీ పాదాల దగ్గరో పూల మొక్కనైదానిపై నో రాంగు రెక్కల పురుగునై
ఆపై తెల్లని హంసనై,

ఓ జలపాతం పై ఎగురుతూ,

kamanIya నీరూపు కళ్లలో, గుండెల్లో నింపుకొని
కాలంతో చేసే ఈ పోటీ ప్రయాణం ఆపాలనుంది.

.1

Dun duh dun, dun dun dun, du...Ok I'll stop.

Indians,crusaders,and Nazis? Whats a list without Indiana Jones? Well It's no list at all. When it comes to theme songs Indys got em' all beat. Every time I hear it I think a hip, grey haired man with one ear pierced, and a scar on his chin from his first date; but none the less the movies are great, and hopefully the newest installment will carry on the Legacy. I'm anticipating the crack of that whip on May 22nd.

.2

No matter what generation your from(they don't have computers in nursing homes) you will undoubtedly remember "James Bond" that lovable British man that sips on martinis while getting steamy massages from some of the worlds most beautiful women, just before he kills multitudes of trained assassins(mostly with his pistol). Lets be honest, I don't care how much you liked the movies, if you've seen one, then you've seen em all. Same story with different places,women,and villains; not that it's a bad thing. The recent 007 follow up, was by all means a success, with fast cars, more women,sweet action and an "oww my balls" scene. We will be looking forward to the many follow ups.

.3

"Luke, I am your father."
I'm sorry I couldn't help myself. "Star Wars" Three of the best sci fi movies ever made, and three of the worst movies ever made(episodes 1,2,3) I can remember painfully watching paragraph, after paragraph fade into the distance while I waited for the actual movie to start; there were a few times I didn't think it would, and if it hadn't I probably would have stayed until the end anyways. When I hear that theme song now, I desperately try to clear my mind of all the negative things I want to do to George Lucas for ruining an awesome trilogy. Still it deserves a high place among any movie list...

.4

This gets a spot on the list hands down! Possibly the best television theme song ever(sorry bonanza). I can still remember the episode about the guy who sells his soul to the devil for a t.v diner or something. Great show, no matter how dated it is. If it wasn't for shows like this we wouldn't have people like Stephen King...Wait a minute.. Scratch that, this show takes no responsibility for Stephen King(he's an alien).

.5

Well at least the church of Scientology did something right when they let Tom Cruise off his leash to make "Mission: Impossible". They just messed up when they let him out to make two more despicable sequels. If history teaches us anything it's: With a great theme song, often comes great consequence.

.6

Even though they made like twenty of these, they are still inspiring. Who has seen these movies and not started lifting weights? Every time that song comes on I want to jump on a treadmill, punch cows(dead cows), and scream "ADRIAN!!". The Rocky movies are timeless(even though Sylvester Stalone looks like he's about to drool on himself at any given moment), and so is the theme song.

Who remebers that creepy theme? Just thinking about it brings back a flood of memories; from aliens to werewolves, "The X Files" had it all. Especially crappy CGI. "The X Files" created a entire generation of paranormal nerds, if that doesn't mean something....Well it means something. Now we have to watch crappy ghost hunter shows like "Paranormal State". If I want to watch a bunch of misfits talk about ghosts, I'll just go to waffle house at two in the morning. Don't forget the second installment is coming out in July.

.8

"Cowabunga dude!"

I Don't care what anyone says, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" deserves a place on the list. .Even if you didn't watch the amazing cartoons, you still played the arcade game for the NES. Just a buncha teenage turtles kicking back eating pizza, playing video games, and kickin' ass! The theme song was pretty typical for a "kids show" but it was still catchy. Although the new movie wasn't great, it wasn't a total abomination either.

.10

"I believe in the Golden Rule - The Man with the Gold.. rules."

Last, but not least is "The A Team!". Old chain smoker with a machine gun - 2,000$(a show) A big black guy covered in gold - 2,500$(a show) Huge body count, and not one drop of blood - Priceless. My Friends mom used to make us all watch "The A Team" whenever we went to his house, it was our history lesson I guess, because "The A Team" wasn't around when I was growing up. Needless to say the theme for this show is "Priceless". Don't believe me? Well here it is(without the video):

Political correctness would never work because I find the philosophy offensive. Thats right, I honestly find it offensive. That goes to prove it would never work; if a philosophy, or practice's whole goal is to not offend anyone, at anytime, and that same practice offends some, then the whole idea is struck down completely. Not a very strong idea if you ask me. Is the practice of not offending people(when possible) good? Yes, its great, but when you go overboard with it, it becomes an obstacle of free speech. When I say free speech I don't mean you should be able to say anything you want without any consequences at all. I believe their should be freedom of speech as long as your not imposing on the rights of others. I.e say your at the local Mc donald's drive thru, and you take forever ordering while the driver behind you starts to get more, and more angry. If freedom of speech was absolute, then that driver could walk up to your window and tell you that since you pissed him off he's going to rape your child. As long as he never actually did that, it would be completely legal to express that thought(in a politically correct society). That's why there are boundaries to this freedom. When that driver told you that, he is imposing on your personal rights. Firstly he is communicating threats, and secondly he is using words that you find offensive in the order he placed them. If he came up to your window and said "my daughter was kidnapped and raped, keep a good eye on your child." You wouldn't find that offensive. Why? Because he wasn't directing a vulgar threat towards your child. Sentence structure alone can cause an offense.

Are there absolutes? Some would say "No, I decide what is right and wrong,according to what I believe." but many would say, "Yes, there have to be absolutes,otherwise anything goes." If you were among those that don't believe in absolutes maybe you should think again. Do you believe I should be allowed to kill you without any consequences? Well you must, because if there are no absolutes then everyone decides what is right and wrong according to their own beliefs. So it would be ok for the guy in the airplane to kill the pilot and fly the plane into a building because there are no absolutes, and he is doing what he feels is right. Who are you to tell him that your absolutes are right, and his are wrong? You would be suggesting that you are a more superior being, and that would certainly be politically incorrect, because if you are superior than that would mean someone else is inferior(obviously). When you really study "political correctness" you will find that it takes either a very ignorant, or naive individual to really believe it.

What is the unforgivable sin(uh-oh, i said sin, politically incorrect) of pious, politically correct individuals? Intolerance. You must be totally tolerant of anything, and everything, which is completely asinine. It is impossible to be totally tolerant of everything, it just doesn't make sense in any way, shape, or form. How could you be tolerant of everything if there are intolerant people? Are you supposed to do away with the intolerant people? Who's to say that's ok? The founder of the philosophy? That would mean he was some sort of god to be worshiped, and that once again goes against the entire idea. It's a major flaw in the "system". Looking at political correctness is like "The Butterfly Effect" the cover looks really cool, but when you watch the movie it's completely flawed, and riveted with plot holes. That doesn't mean it didn't have some cool ideas, or scenes but as a whole it just doesn't work.

-RhyeKno

Well time to figure out new plans for summer...

Donate to the USO - its better than throwing your money away on a loser like B. H. Obama.

Last year, before a major surgery, I sat down and wrote eighteen things that I had learned with the idea of posting it on my blog.  I just found the piece of paper last week.  Here's what I wrote:

1. Time does not heal all wounds, or doesn't heal them in a timely manner.  Just let it go, and move on
2. Failures are lessons. Experience is not my best teacher, falling on my face is.
3. Your friends are not your friends for life.  As an extension, just because someone's born your kin doesn't mean that they have your best interests at heart.  Learn when and how to cut ties and walk away if needed.
4. Learn when to say "no". It's that simple.
5. What's right for you is not right for the next person. Quit trying to fix him/her
6. You're just as annoying as the next person.  Cut him/her some slack.
7. You waste more time getting out of work than you do by just rolling up your sleeves and digging in.
8. Be nice to everyone that you can - the way karma works, that person that you just screamed at in front of everyone will be your boss next week.
9. Family (born or made), education, integrity and morality are the four things that will always show true under fire.  Even if they're taken away, the impressions that they've left on you are indelible.
10. Accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative.  Latch on to the affirmative.  Perry Como had it right.
11. If a song makes you feel good, buy it.  If a food makes you feel good, work around the calories. If a person is enjoyable to be around, make an effort to keep in touch.
12. You know all those feel-good songs? Make a disc of them, and play them whenever you're in traffic.
13. Late is ok, but lack of communication is not.
14. The only person that you're responsible for is yourself.  The only people that you have to make an effort for are those that love you.  This should order your priorities for you.
15. Life is full of patterns, discover yours and utilize them.
16. Those tools you were given? Clue: USE THEM!!!!
17. That road less traveled? It’s a lot more work, but it’s more rewarding, and a hell of a lot more fun.
18. What are you afraid of? What's the worst that could happen?  It's only life - no one makes it out alive.

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