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| Kismet, from Kishmet; REVISED scene from musical, Kismet | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 30 2009, 10:05 PM (1,183 Views) | |
| Nukester | Jul 30 2009, 10:05 PM Post #1 |
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Kyle Lewis found himself in front of Llanview, Pennsylvania's, Shareef's Jewelers. The obnoxious tv ad for the jewelry store flooded his mind, "You don't have to be rich and famous to shop at Shareef's." He added his disgusted tag line, "But it helps!" Despite his hatred of the company's commercials, he was attracted to the beautiful wedding and engagement rings in the window. He wanted to believe he'd be married to the man he loved some day, soon. Maybe August 7th or 8th, if he played his cards right. In that moment, the outside world slowed, retreated, and stopped, and his heart caused him to sing... ["Baubles, Bangles and Beads" Kishmet version.] Baubles, bangles, oh Fish they jing, jinga-linga Baubles, bangles, bright shiny beads Sparkles, spangles, my heart will sing, singa-linga Wearin' baubles, bangles and beads I'll glitter and gleam so. (He didn't mean it in a Gay way.) Make Ollie dream, so that Some day he may buy me a ring, ringa-linga I've heard that's where it leads Wearin' baubles, bangles, and beads Baubles, bangles, oh Fish they jing, jinga-linga Baubles, bangles, all those bright, shiny beads Sparkles, spangles, my heart will sing, singa-linga (He thought of the name "Adriana" for some reason.) Wearin' baubles, bangles, and beads I'll, glitter and gleam so (But not in a stereotypical way.) I'm gonna make you want to dream, so that Some day I'll say, you may buy me a ring, ringa-linga I've heard that that's where it leads If I'm wearin' baubles bangles and love beads. Kyle gazed at the imaginary ring on his finger until his reverie broke and he glanced about in fear that he may have made a fool of himself; but he hadn't. No one rich or famous shopped at Shareef's. He proceeded down the street until he came to the Paradise Lingerie & Adult Toy Shop Boutique. Once again, he became transfixed and began transmitting on the Subliminal Lovers' Bandwidth. He pulled his cellphone and punched speed-dial 1. - - - - - Across town, Police Officer Oliver Fish had the strangest foreknowledge grab his awareness. He absolutely knew Kyle Lewis was going to telephone him. And gawdamnit, Kyle did. "Hay! Ollie. It's Kyle. I'm thinking of a song and I need to share it with you." "Must you? I'm on duty." "I must." "Okay... Just make it quick. You're not the greatest singer." Oliver's lover-to-be suppressed a catty comeback. ["Stranger In Paradise" Kishmet version, duet.] Kyle: Oh why does my bro Of frat days short ago Stand-off differently now? And why is he meanly pretending To me curtly disavow? For some most mysterious reason This isn't the garden I know Should be paradise now That was only a garden A moment ago [This scene plays out In Kyle's and Oliver's hearts as a form of private phone sex, which is so much more discrete than public phone sex, especially considering Kyle stands downtown on a sidewalk and Oliver is among his fellow cops at the precinct HQ. Theater lighting spotlights each man on opposite sides of the stage, dream-like.] Fish: Take my hand I'm a stranger in paradise All lost in a wonderland A stranger in paradise [Kyle disagrees, "Oh pa-LEEZ! You were no stranger to our paradise!"] If I stand starry-eyed That's a danger in paradise For mortals who stood beside A frat boy like you ["Well, that's true," Lewis remembered how he'd turned plenty of tricks before meeting Ollie. "They couldn't keep their hands off me."] I saw your face And I ascended [Kyle sniggered, "As I recall, you went the other direction."] Out of the commonplace Into the rare. ["You were scared, I understood."] Somewhere in space I hung suspended (and it was really painful, believe me. Nipple clamps--never again!) Until I knew There's a chance that you cared. [Kyle rolled his eyes, "Dude, I was yours from 'Kappa.' "] Won't you answer this fervent prayer Of a stranger in paradise Don't send me in dark despair From all that I hunger for. ["YOU hunger for?!" Kyle nearly had a stroke. "I've been following you like a love-sick puppydog for weeks!"] But open your manly arms To this stranger in paradise And tell him That he need be A stranger no more. ["Ummm, we were frat-bros. We were roommates. We were lovers. We were about as far from strangers as Friends-with-Benefits could be! Hell-Oo?!] Kyle, less sarcastically: I saw your face And I descended Out of the commonplace Into your hair. [Because this board is PG-13, we won't specify the location of the hair involved.] Both: Somewhere in space I hang suspended [2 guys, making love in zero-Gs, use your imagination!] Kyle: Until I know Fish: Till the moment I know Kyle: There's a chance that you care Fish: There's a chance that I care. (Not that I'm going to admit it any time soon.) Kyle: Won't you answer this fervent prayer Of a stranger in paradise Fish: Don't send me in dark despair From all that I hunger for Both: But open all manly arms To us strangers in paradise And tell us that we may be Strangers never more. Full lights on stage. Kyle asks, "Sooooo, what do you think? Are we going to stop pretending to be strangers?" Fish looks up and sees the sheriff and half the police force smirking at him. "I think, LAYLA, that you've got to stop calling me at work." He hangs up and makes a course, sexist comment about women and "their needs." "Tell me about it," agrees one of the lesbians on the team. "Don't you start," accuses the other one, before the two storm out for a private argument, elsewhere. Kyle Lewis didn't care who overheard their conversation. The moment he heard his boyfriend refer to him by his boyfriend's "girlfriend's" name, he knew. He knew he had his man back. It was just code. It starts raining, but Lewis doesn't care. He starts dancing down the street. "I'm singing in the rain, Just singing in the rain, What a glorious feeling I'm..." (a shrill toy whistle interrupts his revere--at the same moment the rain gets turned off.) A lawyer in a suit takes the whistle out of her mouth and warns, "That's a copyright violation, Mister. You don't have the rights to perform that song in this musical." "Sorry, could we consider it an homage, just this once?" She thinks for a moment, "Well, you didn't finish the stanza, let alone get to the chorus, so, I guess--just this once, as long as you stick to KISMET songs from now on." "I will. I promise." Recognition suddenly hits Lewis. "Say, weren't you a Kappa Alpha Delta brother?" "I was, still am, altho I had a sex change." "I thought so. Nice job." "Thanx, but don't tell anyone." "Why? What's wrong with having a sex change?" "Nothing." She suddenly brakes into song, Ewan McGregor's voice, "Your Song" from Moulin Rouge: "...And you can tell everybody That they cut off my dong It maybe quite simple But now that it's gone Hope you don't mind I hope you don't mind That I put down in words How wonderful life is now that I'm a girl." She stops, goes back to her lawyer voice. "But don't you EVER! tell ANYONE that' I'm a copyright attorney. My father thinks I'm an expensive call-girl and I don't want break his heart." "I promise," Kyle uses a pretend key to lock his lips shut. The lawyer leaves stage left, and the moment she's gone, Kyle begins singing again--at first to the lamppost he'd been swingin' singin' in the rain from, then to a fire hydrant, a stray dog, a panhandler (who puts a coin in Kyle's hat), and finally to two policewomen who are arguing about something. ["He's In Love!" Kishmet version, but the music is still ripped-off from Alexander Borodin] "See him smiling, Hear him humming, Fish in love! Joyful, jaunty, Dreaming dazzled Fishy love! Stars have invaded his eyes. Silver bells in his voice Sing a hymn to the him he dreams of! (dance interlude, "It's me! It's me! It's me! It's me! It's me! It's me! It's me! Neener-neener-neener-neener! It's me! It's me! It's me! It's me!" end dance) Watch him wooing, Purring, cooing, Hot cop pursuing, Sighing, doting, Flying, floating, High above! (Lewis looks up, gets pigeon guano in the face.) Though you're suspecting (wipes stuff off face; splats in on sidewalk.) It's August affecting him so, (Kyle touches the side of his nose and winks at the audience, who all know he and Fish are going to kiss on the 6th.) No. Can't be, can't be, Not him, not he, He's in love, and it's really love, Because I'm in love and I know! curtain A vender walks down in front of the stage selling, "ALBATROSS!" Edited by Nukester, Jul 31 2009, 08:59 AM.
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| appleridge | Jul 31 2009, 06:26 AM Post #2 |
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Damn I Love That |
| loveinabeerbottle | Jul 31 2009, 07:10 AM Post #3 |
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:grin: your so great! :dance: |
| Nukester | Jul 31 2009, 08:49 AM Post #4 |
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I got ahead of myself, :$ that or I got myself a new head . this morning I completely re-wrote my musical. if you enjoyed version 1, you'll probably gag on verson 2. Nukester "ALBATROSS! Get your ALBATROSS here." |
| devillies | Jul 31 2009, 02:43 PM Post #5 |
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ITA |
| b32guy | Aug 1 2009, 05:58 AM Post #6 |
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I love it long and wavy!
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As you know I have the most trouble with your 'visual stories' and that is the case here. I'm not familiar enough with the songs to be able to sing along and so I lose the intent. I can definately see that it is supposed to be amusing and entertaining (and I'd love to see it acted out on screen) but as a story I just can't get into it. My shortcoming, not your's, but you know that. *CA hugs* |
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