Broadway Awards Spam 121
norfolkboy writes "Spamalot the musical that is! The BBC is reporting that Spamalot has topped the nominations for Broadway's main awards, the Tonys. It is nominated for 14 awards. Of course, this has nothing to do with SPAM, but since the Musical was previously announced on Slashdot, I thought readers would be interested in this followup."
I wonder if... (Score:1, Funny)
Wonder not (Score:3, Funny)
I shudder to think if they took this show on the road, what might happen (Cue dream sequence)
Re:Wonder not (Score:2)
Re:Wonder not (Score:2)
Took me a minute to get it, but then I remembered when my Cub Scout pack went to Capistrano to see the swallows return (and no, I don't know if they were European or African).
Re:Wonder not (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wonder not (Score:2)
Re:Wonder not (Score:1)
I live a few hundred miles up the coast, where the seagulls return to shit on your car like clockwork.
There was a song years ago, When The Swallows Return To Capistrano and there have been numerous references to their return in the national news over the years -- something along the lines of signs of spring, first robin, dandel
tony (Score:4, Funny)
Re:tony (Score:1)
Then we shall make them ours!
Muah ha ha ha haaaaa!
i wonder if I could fit a linux box inside one of these
Re:tony (Score:2, Insightful)
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But going to see a musical no more makes one a music nerd than playing computer games makes one a computer nerd.
A music nerd is the sort of person who analyses the development of modernism in Prokofiev's symphonies contrasted with the influence of the pre-something or other underlying metaphor, or some such.
Re:tony (Score:1)
Monty Python Related Things (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, you're now being oppressed. Quit complaining about it.
Re:tony (Score:1)
Please RYOFS
(Read Your Own Fscking Sig)
Re:tony (Score:2, Insightful)
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I'm a nerd (Score:1)
All your Tony Award are belong to us! (Score:1)
All your spam are belong to us! (Score:1)
Nee! n/t (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Nee! n/t (Score:2, Funny)
back of the throat
Thats better
Re:Nee! n/t (Score:2)
Arrgh! You said that word!!!!
Re:Nee! n/t (Score:2)
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Showtunes! Nothing but showtunes! (Score:3, Funny)
News for Nureyev.
Stuff that matters.
Any word on a DVD release? (Score:2, Funny)
Spam (Score:1)
Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam;
Re:Spam (Score:1)
Then there's Slashdot (Score:3, Funny)
Awarded? (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Awarded? (Score:3, Insightful)
Saw it... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Saw it... (Score:1)
He's certainly had enough practice at playing various parts on the Simpsons.
What next, in 10 years a musical of H2G2? There's already a song. [hhgproject.org]
Re:Saw it... (Score:1)
Re:Saw it... (Score:2, Interesting)
We were lucky, since it was the last performance before heading to New York. Eric Idle actually showed up and did a few lines as the narrator, before being run off stage by the actor who was actually narrating. Not sure if that was in the res
You're a Looney! (Score:5, Funny)
Strange critics, lying about in flats, distributing nominations, is no basis for a system of awardship.
If I were to claim an Oscar because some moistened bent lobbed a nomination at me, they'd put me away.
Re:You're a Looney! (Score:2, Informative)
Follow-ups (Score:1, Funny)
DVD release (Score:1)
Re:DVD release (Score:2, Informative)
It's a Play so far, but there is a CD [amazon.com] of the tunes, which just came out this month.
For a reward, (Score:1)
Galahad: "Well I guess I could stay for bit."
Re:For a reward, (Score:2)
Re:For a reward, (Score:1, Flamebait)
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First use of the word spam on the internet - 1987 (Score:5, Interesting)
See http://groups-beta.google.com/group/news.admin.net -abuse.email/msg/b7ce97a77276e16f?q=ken+weaverling +spam+usenet+first&hl=en&rnum=1 [google.com]
Re:First use of the word spam on the internet - 19 (Score:1)
At least I sure hope so!
- joe cool
Re:First use of the word spam on the internet - 19 (Score:2)
If so, did you actually mean to use 'Spam' as 'unsolicited post hawking an idea or selling stuff', or was it just a useful analogy for the general crapflooding of content on usenet?
Re:First use of the word spam on the internet - 19 (Score:2)
And I certainly did mean it to be unwanted crap, including selling stuff, flooding the net. The original post, about being a local net admin, refers to people in Australia not caring about a dinnette set for sale. The implication is clear, bandwidth can be flooded.
Did I envision commercial use of spam? Certainly not. If I had, I certainly would have at least bought up some fine domai
Re:First use of the word spam on the internet - 19 (Score:2)
Re:First use of the word spam on the internet - 19 (Score:2)
{{harvard,ll-xn}!adelie,{decvax,allegra
I wonder if it still works. (I can almost figure out what it means.)
Re:First use of the word spam on the internet - 19 (Score:2)
Re:First use of the word spam on the internet - 19 (Score:2)
*hangs head in shame*
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Lovely spam! Wonderful spam! (Score:1, Informative)
Geekiest Broadway Show Ever (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Geekiest Broadway Show Ever (Score:2)
every sperm is sacred (Score:3, Insightful)
There are Jews in the world. There are Buddhists. There are Hindus and Mormons, and then There are those that follow Mohammed, but I've never been one of them.
I'm a Roman Catholic, And have been since before I was born, And the one thing they say about Catholics is: They'll take you as soon as you're warm.
You don't have to be a six-footer. You don't have to have a great brain. You don't have to have any clothes on. You're A Catholic the moment Dad came,
Because... Every sperm is sacred. Every sperm is great. If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate.
Every sperm is sacred. Every sperm is great. If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate.
Let the heathen spill theirs On the dusty ground. God shall make them pay for Each sperm that can't be found.
Every sperm is wanted. Every sperm is good. Every sperm is needed In your neighbourhood.
Hindu, Taoist, Mormon, Spill theirs just anywhere, But God loves those who treat their Semen with more care.
Every sperm is sacred. Every sperm is great. If a sperm is wasted, God get quite irate.
Every sperm is sacred. Every sperm is good. Every sperm is needed. In your neighbourhood!
Every sperm is useful. Every sperm is fine. God needs everybody's. Mine! And mine! And mine!
Let the Pagan spill theirs O'er mountain, hill, and plain. God shall strike them down for Each sperm that's spilt in vain.
Every sperm is sacred, Every sperm is good, Every sperm is needed, In your neighbourhood.
Every sperm is sacred, Every sperm is great, If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite iraaaaaate!
Re:every sperm is sacred (Score:1)
Not sure why you would talk about Gandhi here, but two things to remember: Gandhi was not considered a true buddhist, nor quite a hindu. His conceptions of life were only his. Second, buddhism is not a religion. At least, that's not how it considers itself.
Back to buddhism and Gandhi: actually, most true buddhists wouldn't go as far as total non-violence and starving themselves. This wouldn't quite match the buddhism philosophy, at least, as far as I know it.
All in all, a philosophy cannot tell you what t
I saw the show opening weekend... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:I saw the show opening weekend... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I saw the show opening weekend... (Score:1)
-Peter
Re:I saw the show opening weekend... (Score:2)
So I went ahead and booked tickets for opening weekend on Broadway (note to non-theater people: they usually have a couple of weeks before the official 'opening night' where they tweak the show a little). Anywho, I ju
Re:I saw the show opening weekend... (Score:1)
You won't be disappointed. Excellent show!
Re:I saw the show opening weekend... (Score:1)
I saw the show this past weekend. It is line-for-line a stage version of Holy Grail. It has the Knights who say Ni, the Black Night, Bring Out Yer Dead, Brave Brave Sir Robin, Tim the Enchanter, the Rabbit guarding the cave, outrageous accent Frenchman, and at least 10 other sketches right from the movie. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the show immensely, but don't go expecting loads of original content. Off the top of my head, I count 2 new songs and only 1 new scene that were n
oh man.... (Score:1)
List of Nominations (Score:5, Funny)
Egg and Best Song
Egg, sausage and Best Actor
Egg, spam, and Best Actress
Egg, Costumes, and spam
Egg, bacon, Lighting, and spam
Spam, score, sausage and spam
Spam, egg, spam, Direction, bacon and spam
Spam, Script, spam, spam, bacon, spam, tomato, and spam
Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with Best Choreography on top and spam
Re:List of Nominations (Score:1)
Fantastic Show (Score:2)
Go see it! (Score:1)
If you are thinking about seeing it, don't listen to the cast recording first. It'll ruin some of the jokes that are much funnier in person.
I saw it - it lacks something (Score:2)
I wrote a longer review last week - check it out: http://jastram.de/story.php?id=187 [jastram.de]
Re:I saw it - it lacks something (Score:1)
I guess there's no satisfying everyone.
Tonys are worthless (Score:3, Insightful)
For another example, just last year they awarded best musical to "Avenue Q" over "Wicked". Now the difference is not nearly as dramatic as my first example, but the score to Wicked is just so much stronger, and the lyrics more complex than those of the musical to which it lost. The only thing I can think of would be that "Avenue Q" is creative and novel, whereas "Wicked" is based on -- well, a novel. And as a story it pales in comparison, losing much of the character development and allegory (I know, ask Tolkien what he thinks of allegory). But if you have never read the book, there should be no question that "Wicked" is a superior musical to "Avenue Q".
Re:Tonys are worthless (Score:2)
Wicked also lacks coherent choreography (I think Idina Mentzel really can move and sing at the same time, though you can't tell from Wicked), character development, and, most important of all, full puppet nudity.
Re:Tonys are worthless (Score:2)
"I don't care how many people decide on these awards, how they do it or who they are; I disagree with their decisions. As I'm obviously smarter and more cultured than anyone, they deserve no respect".
I honestly don't mean to be snarky, but then comes a post like this...
Okay, serious question here (Score:1)
Why is it that Monty Pythons Flying Circus and all its various incarnations are still going strong and still considered funny and relevant? I mean, it's been 30 years... most of the humor from that era seems terribly tired and dated. Somehow, Python endures. My 13-year-old son dropped a line from Hole Grail into a conversation a couple of weeks ago, and I swear he's never seen the movie.
Re:Okay, serious question here (Score:1)
Another reason is that, despite the cultural differences between the 1970s and today, there are still a lot of similarities. It's a Tree [ibras.dk] is similar eno
Re:Okay, serious question here (Score:1)
And now for a rotten old ABC programme:
Nerds Go Outside to Watch Broadway Shows? (Score:1)
Show cuts (Score:1)
Does anyone know if I can get a recording of this song anywhere?
RTFA (Score:2)
Nobody has been awarded anything yet.
It's an honor to be nominated... said the losers.. (Score:1)
Anyone know where to find a list of tour dates? (Score:2)
Sounds cool... (Score:1, Troll)
Saw the show (Score:2)
Nothing to do with canned ham (Score:3, Informative)
So it has nothing to do with canned ham (SPAM), but does it have anything to do with junk e-mail (spam)?
maybe a little to do... :) (Score:2)
Indeed (Score:1)
Re:I think not. (Score:3, Funny)
"No singing! No singing! Stop that right now!"
Re:I think not. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I think not. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I think not. (Score:2, Interesting)
The overture of Spamalot actually follows the opening credits of the movie very faithfully, including a complete change in style at the last minute (presumably at great expense).
Re:I think not. (Score:1)
Re:I think not. (Score:3, Funny)
Someone should send him a gift to show our appreciation.. hmm.. what could we use??