The Ballad of Jayne Cobb

POSTED BY: ANONYMOUSE
UPDATED: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 14:43
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ANONYMOUSE

Friday, February 22, 2013 12:43 PM

I'm currently preparing to have a great time at Redemption '13, an SF convention primarily for Blake's 7/Babylon 5 fans, though at our con anyone is welcome!

Anyway, on Sunday the episode "Jaynestown" is being shown; I thought we might turn it into a karaoke event, by printing out a dozen copies of the Ballad! Should be fun! This is partly to say thanks to the Redemption '11 crowd for introducing me to Firefly in the first place.

"Sixty thousand...untraceable...!" - you could just hear his pain, couldn't you?

RIONAEIRE

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1:30 AM

Hoping you guys had a great time! that song is so fun!

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

ANONYMOUSE

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1:23 PM

Oh, we did, thanks, we totally did! I actually plucked up the courage to sing at two filk sessions, something I've never done before!

I think the Ballad counts as filk, anyway. So does Siren Song, by Vixy and Tony (who I discovered via a reference somewhere on this site); it's hilarious! You have to love a filk with lyrics like:

I'm thinking of firing my agent
His business sense isn't quite sound
He booked me to play at the Lincoln Memorial
And half of the audience drowned
I once worked a Holiday Cruise line
But I took international heat
Just for pulling some whalers a smidgeon off course
And the bulk of the Soviet fleet

Plus:

The girls I meet all think it's glamourous
Making guys fall at your feet
It's not pretty at all when the amorous fall
Begins twenty floors up from the street

And:

So I cancelled all maritime venues
Things began to go passably well
I played Burning Man, Farm-Aid, the Winter Olympics,
Some lip-synching on SNL
But now just when I think of relaxing
My agent is back in the saddle
I've got a world tour, and the cities for sure
Include Venice, Dubai, and Seattle!

What with filking, writing bad Blake's 7 fanfic, the Blake's 7 Drinking Game, a showing of Browncoats: Redemption and more, we had illegal amounts of fun! Sadly, it's only every two years, so roll on 2015!

RIONAEIRE

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 1:17 AM

Its only every two years? What kind of bum steer is that? Conventions are _supposed to be every year! Is that the only convention you have near enough to you?

A lot of people like humorous songs and filk, most filk seems to be humorous, though I know not all of it is. I see a certain place for humorous songs, they're cute and clever, but personally, as a performer, I don't ever perform humorous songs and I have a low patience threshhold for watching others do it. One silly song is about all I can handle in a stretch of performance time. Maybe I'm just no fun at all.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

ANONYMOUSE

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:43 PM

Why every two years? Damn, I forgot to ask them, again! Note to self: log into the Yahoo group and ASK!

And it's not a question of it being near to me; I live in Bolton and the con's in Coventry...trust me, it isn't close. No, it's more to do with being between jobs at the moment; I had one, and quite liked it, but I got laid off after 9 weeks due to downsizing. As a result, I can't go to all the cons I'd like to. Oh well.