At the very least, I wouldn't be (as?) angry at Becoming Jane.
Saw these guys, Mostly Water Theatre, at the Edmonton Fringe Fest this year.
Written rules, with a link to a slightly different radio version (with clearer audio) here.
I think it's really quite clever, though it's "drawing-room", not "parlour".
Amidst all the ridiculousness about Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin having foreign policy experience because the state she governs, Alaska, is next to Russia, I have to ask:
What about Canada? Alaska shares an actual border with Canada. And Canada's a foreign country, too! But wait—if proximity to Canada qualifies as foreign policy experience, then the governors of Washington State, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine also have foreign policy experience.
And you know, Illinois isn't that far away from Ontario, if you don't mind going through Michigan first. And Chicago is located on one of the Great Lakes, though (alas!) it's the one that's not shared with Canada. Does that still count?
#1
Department holiday party in January, held at a community hall. A grad student as DJ, doing a fantastic job. We're dancing. We've been drinking. I managed to pull a friend who doesn't dance much out on the dance floor after he's had a few beers. We hear the opening strains of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and freak out. No one dances to the song, because, really, it's not a dancesable tune, but we all sing along, some of miming as well. It's an awesome dance floor group sing. And then the bridge, with the guitar solo. And Dave, subdued, former-metal-head Winnipeg "Saddleback" Dave, pulls out air guitar. For the entire solo. And I only wish I had taken a photo, but I was laughing too hard. Awesome.
#2
Edmonton Fringe festival. Final weekend, Saturday night, on the way to an 11:15 show. Pass by a busking station, where a crowd has gathered to hear what turns out to be a ukelele cover band. Lead singer intros by explaining how difficult the song was to learn, joking that they lost a drummer/keyboardist along the way. Jeff wants to know what the song is so we linger (there's time). Opening strains of "Bohemian Rhapsody." Me: "no. way." Thing is, the cover band is good. Really really good. Breezy, cool late August night. Darkness, lights from Fringe site, sound of a band that I can't see through the crowd. Three-part harmonies. Singing along. People become drawn to the buskers. The crowd grows. Applause.
Perfection.
