jaala | Me Christmas booty, arrr!

Sorry, yesterday's family viewing of that damned pirate movie getting to me.... It was a gift for my sister who, unlike me, loved the actual movie. I'd be much happier with an edit that included only those scenes featuring Johnny Depp.

Anyhow, for those who find such things worth reading (a gauge of my interests or somesuch), Christmas gifts received:

gift certificates

CanStage: enough to buy tickets for me and one guest over 25 or two guests under 25 (woohoo!)

Chapters/Indigo/Coles: enough to buy half a regular priced CD or book

CDs

David Francey: Skating Rink

The Complete Beyond the Fringe

Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Royal Opera; original not available for some odd reason, and Dad says that almost all the reviews he read of the Harding/Bostridge rendition were unfavourable)

Modabo: The Many and the One (used, out of print CD of defunct folk group I've heard was amazing)

Barenaked Ladies: Everything to Everyone CD/DVD (mistakenly bought instead of this, I suspect, but I'm not complaining)

soundtrack to Latcho Drom

videos

P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of Figaro (unfortunately available only on VHS; really looking forward to seeing this)

Mel Brooks: The Producers DVD (the 1968 movie). I knew it would ruin some of the jokes in the musical, but I coudn't resist watching this. Having now viewed it once, I must say this is one of the funniest (and most offensive, obviously) movies I have ever seen. My adoration of the young Gene Wilder grows.

traditional

World Wildlife Fund supporters T-shirt

UNICEF calendar

"...the heck?"

plush Muskox that, when squeezed, either grunts or says in a fruity voice, "Hi. I'm Manley!" ("I knew I had to get it for you!" Mum said.)

little two-headed drum that is too small to be played by the hands but cannot really be controlled when played in the intended manner, i.e. turning it so that beads held to the drum by a string on either side hit the heads. (I already have another drum like this.)

other

Chinese silk decorations for my room (from my sister)

book of short stories by Timothy Findley

ladybug keychain watch (the plates on its back part to reveal the watch face)

spiffy Cavallero flute gig bag

gifts I gave (shopping-impaired as I am):

sister: sugarless caramel Torani syrup

Mum: Gordon Lightfoot tribute CD

Dad: County Vaudeville tape (not much else to give him: if he wants something, he just buys it)

I'm determined to send out some paper-and-print cards this year, on time or not, so I've been trying to get those done for the past few days. At this point, I haven't the energy to write anything about the actual day spent with the usual cousins, aunts, and uncles or about our own family dinner on Boxing Day. My sister went shopping on the latter, an activity towards which I hadn't the slightest inclination.

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David Francey! Yay! And PDQ Bach! Yay! And Gene Wilder! *swoon* Yay! And a fruity musk ox! YAY!!!

You've heard of David Francey? I'm impressed. (Or was it I who introduced you?)

Re: Gene Wilder *swoon* -- And I thought I was the only one!

Yes, silly, it was you who introduced me. Alas, I only have that one song. Lovely, though. I am majorly genderfucked by one of the higher voices in one of the later voices. It's nice.

That high voice would probably be Dave Matheson (formerly of Moxy Fruvous), a.k.a. The Man Who Gave Me a Santa Hat.

If you like the song itself, you can hear a couple more David Francey songs here. IMHO, there are several songs that are better than those two provided on the website. I could rip several of my favourites for you upon request, provided that you try to purchase a CD if you like what you hear. (It looks like your only way to buy them would be to contact Beth to inquire about the cost of the CD and shipping to the UK.)

Would that be Dave Matheson, aka The King, a former conehead? Excellent!

PDQ Bach on VHS!! Where did you find this marvel?

I think he got it off amazon.ca. Unfortunately, he ordered just a bit early for the DVD edition which is out this month. If you really want the VHS, you'd best order it from amazon.com (in the U.S.) where it is not listed as "out of print."

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The Abduction of Figaro