Musical Mondays-Week 2-Hairspray

[Cameron H. 23786]

 

I have a few candidates for next week, but unfortunately they all come with catchy songs, so I'm no help.

 

 

And speaking of Little Inez...that was another thing I liked in the Musical as opposed to the Original. I've mentioned it before, but Link's journey through the film is so much more meaningful when he's not entirely on board from the beginning. His gesture to Little Inez at the end,

and his willingness to give it all up, is, to me, more affecting because of this journey. I also enjoyed that they give the win to Inez instead of Tracy.

 

Fuck, there's so much joy in this movie! You almost expect a title card at the end to read, "And after that, racism was over forever..."

 

[tomspanks 9039]

Oh, thought of something else. At the end, you know how Velma gets caught on camera while admitting she fixed the polls? Edna and Wilbur are behind the tv camera, but I found it hilarious that the same cameraman whom Velma yelled at earlier for not shooting Amber enough was holding a bag of Hardy Har Hut goods, including the whoopee cushions with Tracy's face on them, slightly inflated. Did Wilbur and Edna bride the cameraman with the joke shop goodies? But then the next time we see Wilbur, he's the one holding the bag of whoopee cushions. Did the cameraman suddenly change his mind that he didn't need all those whoopee cushions?

 

 

 

 

 

[Cameron H. 23786]

Oh, thought of something else. At the end, you know how Velma gets caught on camera while admitting she fixed the polls? Edna and Wilbur are behind the tv camera, but I found it hilarious that the same cameraman whom Velma yelled at earlier for not shooting Amber enough was holding a bag of Hardy Har Hut goods, including the whoopee cushions with Tracy's face on them, slightly inflated. Did Wilbur and Edna bride the cameraman with the joke shop goodies? But then the next time we see Wilbur, he's the one holding the bag of whoopee cushions. Did the cameraman suddenly change his mind that he didn't need all those whoopee cushions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh shit, son! I didn't know we were bringing out C&O skills into this motherfucker...I'll have to up my game, but so far...

 

 

Another scene I loved was when Tracy convinced Edna to get out of the house and as they're walking around they stop to look in a window and Edna sees something beautiful and states, "Oh! They're so glamorous!" And when the camera turns around you see two pregnant women drinking martinis and smoking.

[tomspanks 9039]

Ha, that's great. I don't know how, but I totally missed that the women were pregnant.

[Cameron H. 23786]

Ha, that's great. I don't know how, but I totally missed that the women were pregnant.

 

Yeah. And then the women say:

 

"Wow. It Kicked!"

 

"Let's toast to that."

 

"To a boy!"

 

It's little moments like that where I think this movie really shines.

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

Oof, I'm oh-for-two when it comes to Musical Mondays so far - just haven't got around to watching either of the films nominated, even though I'm a big fan of this concept. Bump me way down the list of nominators for my sins. I totally meant to watch 'Hedwig' - I have it sitting right there - but just never got there, and saw 'Hairspray' years ago. I suck. I remember clearly when 'Hairspray' was made, because it was all shot here in Toronto: that awful school they use for Tracy's school is a real place - Lord Lansdowne School down near College and Spadina, just off the U of T campus: http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/lordlansdowne/Home.aspx It really looks like that. Other than that, I got nothin'. Sorry guys. Now that holidays are over, I'll try to get back into the swing of things here!

[Cameron H. 23786]

Oof, I'm oh-for-two when it comes to Musical Mondays so far - just haven't got around to watching either of the films nominated, even though I'm a big fan of this concept. Bump me way down the list of nominators for my sins. I totally meant to watch 'Hedwig' - I have it sitting right there - but just never got there, and saw 'Hairspray' years ago. I suck. I remember clearly when 'Hairspray' was made, because it was all shot here in Toronto: that awful school they use for Tracy's school is a real place - Lord Lansdowne School down near College and Spadina, just off the U of T campus: http://schoolweb.tds...owne/Home.aspx. It really looks like that. Other than that, I got nothin'. Sorry guys. Now that holidays are over, I'll try to get back into the swing of things here!

 

No worries, man! It's all in good fun anyway. Watch them when you can. So far, I've been pleasantly surprised with both of them.

 

Do me a favor though...go get some Harvey's for me. And if you're ever heading out to Lake of Bays area, make sure you stop by Weber's. I miss me some Canadia--especially it's food apparently...

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

Harvey's? Really? That's not one you hear people hankering over very often. Usually it's Tim Horton's or Ketchup-flavoured chips. It's just, like... Harvey's? I won't try to convince you otherwise, but I'd maybe suggest next time you're up here you avoid it, just so you can live in that euphoria of believing it's good. Memory is a funny thing.

 

I'm never that far up as Lake of Bays - what on earth took you up there? Appreciate the tip, though!

[Cameron H. 23786]

Harvey's? Really? That's not one you hear people hankering over very often. Usually it's Tim Horton's or Ketchup-flavoured chips. It's just, like... Harvey's? I won't try to convince you otherwise, but I'd maybe suggest next time you're up here you avoid it, just so you can live in that euphoria of believing it's good. Memory is a funny thing.

 

I'm never that far up as Lake of Bays - what on earth took you up there? Appreciate the tip, though!

 

Ha! What can I say, my tastes are extremely pedestrian. I'm sure the next thing you'll tell me is that Pizza, Pizza's no good either...

 

As for Lake of Bays, my whole family is from Canada, and my grandparents had a cabin up in Baysville. One of my goals in life is to make my fortune writing terse, declarative short stories about rugged men doing rugged things (if my protagonists' dicks don't work due to a past war wound, so much the better!), grow a beard, move up there, and become a legend. We'll see though. I'm shit at growing a beard.

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

Pizza Pizza! Good lord! Look, promise me, that when you next come to Toronto, you'll call me and we can recalibrate your memories of what Canada tastes like. We can do much, much better...!

 

Canadian blood definitely entitles you to writing such stoic lumberporn. The beard is a prerequisite though (as is calling it a cottage, not a cabin...) so you might want to look into Hair Club for Chins.

Completely coincidentally, I just finished writing a play that centres very heavily on a Toronto man and his relationship with his beard. Really, I did.

 

[Cameron H. 23786]

Pizza Pizza! Good lord! Look, promise me, that when you next come to Toronto, you'll call me and we can recalibrate your memories of what Canada tastes like. We can do much, much better...!

 

Will do...although I'm dubious.

 

(as is calling it a cottage, not a cabin...)

 

You're right...I'm nothing but a dumb fraud.

 

 

 

 

Completely coincidentally, I just finished writing a play that centres very heavily on a Toronto man and his relationship with his beard. Really, I did.

 

 

 

I want to see this play.

 

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

 

 

I want to see this play.

 

 

The premise is so ridiculous that were it to be filmed, it would feature Nic Cage and go straight to HDTGM.

 

Well, okay, I like it. And I will gladly send you a copy when it's finished!

[Cameron H. 23786]

 

The premise is so ridiculous that were it to be filmed, it would feature Nic Cage and go straight to HDTGM.

 

Well, okay, I like it. And I will gladly send you a copy when it's finished!

 

Is it like Waiting for Godot just with a dude and his facial hair? Is it called Waiting for Gilette? I paid for this whole chair, but goddamn if I'm not just using the edge of it...

 

Oh, and PLEASE send it to me!

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

 

Is it like Waiting for Godot just with a dude and his facial hair? Is it called Waiting for Gilette? I paid for this whole chair, but goddamn if I'm not just using the edge of it...

 

Oh, and PLEASE send it to me!

 

Initially it was going to be just a play about a dude and his facial hair. It shifted a bit as it turned into more of a narrative. Now it's mostly about a dude dealing with the ramifications of what happens when your entire identity is wrapped up in your beard and you compulsively eat the hairs from it.

 

Investors line up to the right...

 

PS

 

Waiting For Gilette will now be stolen, immediately.

 

[Cameron H. 23786]

 

Initially it was going to be just a play about a dude and his facial hair. It shifted a bit as it turned into more of a narrative. Now it's mostly about a dude dealing with the ramifications of what happens when your entire identity is wrapped up in your beard and you compulsively eat the hairs from it.

 

Investors line up to the right...

 

PS

 

Waiting For Gilette will now be stolen, immediately.

 

 

Wow! That sounds miles ahead of the last (and only) play I tried to write, Of Lizards and Lavatories. It was a exploration of two Beta Male, college seniors (Simon and Cyril, if I recall) negotiating the surrealist Hellscape that is the college bar scene as graduation (and life) looms on the horizon. It was once described by no one as "Deep as fuck."

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

 

It was once described by no one as "Deep as fuck."

 

I would prefer to be the judge of that! When i send you my beard-eating play I look forward to receiving 'Of Lizards and Lavatories' in return. Simon and Cyril must be heard!

[tomspanks 9039]

 

I loved reading all of this.

[Cameron H. 23786]

 

I loved reading all of this.

 

[tomspanks 9039]

Harvey's? Really? That's not one you hear people hankering over very often. Usually it's Tim Horton's or Ketchup-flavoured chips.

 

SEND ME HICKORY STICKS

[Cameron H. 23786]

 

SEND ME HICKORY STICKS

 

Oh yeah! And Peameal Bacon! None of this bullshit America calls "Canadian Bacon." Also, a nice bag of milk...

[pepperjack 303]

I have fond memories of Harvey's, but I think I've only ever had poutine there. And possibly only after 2 or 3 or 7 beers. My memory is a bit fuzzy about the circumstances.

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

Aw, I spent the most Canadian day ever, beginning with breakfast topped with the contents from a Bag of Milk, ice skating with my kids at the old Maple Leaf Gardens and then eating lunch (WHICH INCLUDED PEAMEAL BACON CAMERON!) at Chez Cora (the best thing Quebec ever gave us), and come home to this niceness. We also took the kids to Moana, which is the anti-Canadian, but let that pass.

 

I will begin taking Canadian food orders post haste, although I'm not the only Canuck on the boards, of course.

 

Anyone had Smoke's Poutine?

[Cameron H. 23786]

(WHICH INCLUDED PEAMEAL BACON CAMERON!)

 

 

[tomspanks 9039]

Anyone had Smoke's Poutine?

 

You're gonna hate me (although Canadian hatred is probably the nicest hatred), but I'm not that into poutine. I like it in theory, but the gravy makes the fries soggy eventually.

[Cameron H. 23786]

 

 

You're gonna hate me (although Canadian hatred is probably the nicest hatred), but I'm not that into poutine. I like it in theory, but the gravy makes the fries soggy eventually.

 

I'm a salt and malt vinegar man myself