Dee reads "Four Nights Before Christmas"

[Dee]

Well it''s that time of year again. Christmas is one month away and the amazing annual holiday sale begins next weekend. Just put up my little tree and put on some holiday tunes to try to get me in the spirit.

Four Nights Before Christmas (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6009666)

:p

[gisli]

Very nice....got me in a good mood......"cheap hash":confused: Some nabours, uhmmm do they have a Labrador in the house:cool:

Thanks for sharing

[Dee]

No, but one of my better neighbours next to me has a cute little Beagle named Riley. So adorable and so well behaved.

[hoops]

I'm moved to tears...please...talk amongst yourselves.
peace
hoops

[Kath of the Guitar]

BRAVO! BRAVO! Dee, you always rise to the occasion.
Well done! a stoned Santa!

[Dee]

I figure it's got to be that, Kath – a workshop in the Arctic full of elves and a herd of flying reindeer? :o

I mean, c'mon! Get real. :p

[aabram]

Great fun..... :) :)

Annabel

[Kath of the Guitar]

Yeah! but they had one hell of a night!
I want to hear more,more
Maybe you could work everyone into it....
The whole place will be up in smoke. :eek:
ROFLMAO

[DaveM]

I wanna see Dee do Scrooge! Or at least Marley's Ghost.

[Dee]

THE TWELVE DAYS OF RUDIES (2007)

based on The Twelve Days of Christmas
Composers Unknown

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On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve Marcias drumming
Eleven Darlenes piping
Ten Lucilles leaping
Nine Leslies dancing
Eight Marjans milking
Seven Saxmans swimming
Six Hoops a playing
Five Janis songs
Four Kath guitars
Three Davids
Two Godsistahs
And a rewrite from old Rudie Dee

[Kath of the Guitar]

Love it Dee, but I know you...and I've seen what you can do.
Like Dave said, something we could sink our teeth into...
I love your work{{HUGS}} KTG

[Dee]

I would love to oblige you Kath, but at the moment Eva has me working on a top secret new project. No, really she does.

All will be revealed shortly (I think).

[Kath of the Guitar]

Can"t Wait! ;)

[DaveM]

Oh....twelve Marcias will probably put Bat in the hospital....have some pity, man!

If there are going to be 12 of anyone, surely it should be Kathleen Brogan.

[Dee]

Kathleen is a drummer? The things you learn in a day! ;)

[hoops]

fantastic! this man needs a star on the walk of fame!
peace
hoops

[DaveM]

Dee...you really need to hear Marcia on the drums. It is a life-changing experience.

[Dee]

NUT FILES ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE

based on The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells (1944)

Nut files roasting on an open fire
Jackie skates across the road
Billie’s Bones being sung by a choir
While Jenny’s stealing Janis clothes

Everybody knows
A turkey has some missile toes
And they sure know how to fight
Every bot, every spammer and Troll
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know the BIG SALE’s on its way
and there are lots of bargains to be had that day
But every mama’s boy is gonna cry
When they discover reindeer don’t know how to fly

Oy!

And so
I’m offering this complex phrase
To every Rudie and to you
Although it has never been said quite this way
Merry politically-correct-holiday-festive-season-greetings
to you

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[gisli]

Magnifecent, this is.......is........is just great. You rock Dee.

A turkey has some missile toes:D

[Dee]

Thanks, Gisli. Glad you liked that.

[DaveM]

Works for me. Though surely Janis keeps the Nut File as far as possible from the Good Stuff....

Have a still-oozing wound from yesterday's battle with the turkey, so thanks, Rudies. The vegetarians should be assured that the turkey won. Man, have they got some moves!

[Dee]

Everybody knows
A turkey has some missile toes
And they sure know how to fight

You thought I was joking, but I wasn't. :p

[Kath of the Guitar]

Dee, AWESOME! HOW DO YOU COME UP WITH THIS S**T? MAN I'TS GREAT!
But I agree with Dave, 12 Marcias would put Bat in the hospital for sure.:p
She can make more sounds come out of a little drum, than people can with full sets. And I'm not kidding!
If you two need anymore info on turkeys, be sure to ask Leslie. :rolleyes:
I think BROGAN could possibly sit on a piano and BLOW......(PIPES)
That is, if she could take the rose out of her mouth. ;)
KTG

[DaveM]

When one speaks the name of Brogan one must bow one's head and speak in a reverent hush. We Maniacs know....the rest (apart from Dee, who has been initiated many times over) will simply have to learn.

Lest we forget, there is a growing Sacred Shrine of Kath Of The Guitar. Those who have heard her play know why.

[leslie]

Immortalized in song! I'm so flattered Daniel! But it's a good thing you've never seen me dance!!!! Be quiet KTG!

Leslie

[Dee]

Dee, AWESOME! HOW DO YOU COME UP WITH THIS S**T? MAN I'TS GREAT!

To be honest, I have no idea Kath, except I seem to often be rewriting songs in my head. The “Twelve Days of Rudies” one did take a bit more work tho. Do you know how hard it is to fit a three-syllable name into that one?

[aabram]

When one speaks the name of Brogan one must bow one's head and speak in a reverent hush. We Maniacs know....the rest (apart from Dee, who has been initiated many times over) will simply have to learn.

Lest we forget, there is a growing Sacred Shrine of Kath Of The Guitar. Those who have heard her play know why.

Dave, those who have seen the Janismania DVD know EXACTLY why..... :D

[Bat]

I could listen to Marcia drumming all day...12 of her might be a bit much, but we could cut it down to an hour...that would work!

Love your stuff, Dee! Funny, cute, witty...all that good stuff! Keep it coming!

I'm really looking forward to the Jannic next year (Jan-e-que?), simply for the musicians that will show up and play us through our fabulous food...a great supper club has nothing on us! We have it all!
Hugs to all those talented people...yes, that includes the cook and all the worker bees...talent comes in many forms!
Bat

[Dee]

Thanks Bat!

[hoops]

dee, you have some brain in there, it's...well what shall i call it, masterful! keep it coming man!
peace
hoops
now i really can;t wait till the jannick or jan e que or whatever that party is we're gonna have for all rudies the small and the tall i hope we get some non us rudies, i wanna meet all of you.!

[DaveM]

Apart from bringing way too much crap to be autographed, I'd like to think I kept a pretty low profile for most of Janismania--or did I imagine that? I am wondering if it would be safer to arrive at the picnic in disguise. I have this sneaking suspicion that if I was not in the Nut File then....I may be now....

[Darlene]

THE TWELVE DAYS OF RUDIES (2007)

based on The Twelve Days of Christmas
Composers Unknown

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On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve Marcias drumming
Eleven Darlenes piping
Ten Lucilles leaping
Nine Leslies dancing
Eight Marjans milking
Seven Saxmans swimming
Six Hoops a playing
Five Janis songs
Four Kath guitars
Three Davids
Two Godsistahs
And a rewrite from old Rudie Dee

I just read this Dee, what an honor being listed along such greatness :p .
Thanks Dee!!!

Peace,
Darlene

[Kath of the Guitar]

Dave, YOU ARE THE NUT FILE!

It's a good thing you've never seen me dance!!!!.......Be quiet KTG!
NUF SAID! :eek: :p ;)

[Dee]

No problemo, Darlene.


dee, you have some brain in there, it's...well what shall i call it, masterful!

That's one way to look at it, Hoops. The other is that I'm possibly possessed by some long lost confused poet at times.

[Kath of the Guitar]

At Times?? Lets see, who could you possibly be?

[Dee]

Dunno Kath, but today he has a crappy head cold, so forgive this rewrite of an old rewrite.

JANIS WONDERLAND

Janis sings, are you listenin'?
In our dreams, presents glistenin'
The big sale is near, can’t wait till it’s here
Shoppin’ in a Janis wonderland

Gone away is the summer
Here to stay - winter - bummer
But we sing her songs and shuffle along
Shoppin’ in a Janis wonderland

In December we build our collection
Cos we love that Janis Ian sound
She says, "Are you merry?" we say, "Oh yah!
And feeling mighty gay when you're in town."

Later on ... we'll cross-border
Shop and send in our orders
For CDs and more, from her cyber store
Shoppin’ in a Janis wonderland

Just face unafraid the spam bots and flames
Shoppin’ in a Janis wonderland!

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[Dee]

HAVE YOURSELF A JANIS IAN CHRISTMAS

based on Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane 1943

Have yourself a Janis Ian Christmas
Make the season right
Order all your Janis Ian stuff tonight

Have yourself a Janis Ian Christmas
Troubles melt away
When you hear her sing and when you hear her play

Here we are on the message board
There’s a sale inside . . . the store
Rudie friends who are dear to us
Posting near to us . . . once more

“Through The Years” is her new DVD so
place your order now
Janis is much more than just a star somehow
So have yourself a Janis Ian Christmas now

[marjan]

Dee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is great .. you're back into your rewrite mode :D It was about time to see these great writings back on the board

[Darlene]

.....So have yourself a Janis Ian Christmas now!!!!!by: Dee

Merry Christmas...
Darlene

[hoops]

bravooooooooo bravoooo, the best one yet dee... gotta make that one a christmas standard!
peace
hoops

[Dee]

Thanks, you three. It keeps me out of trouble . . .

most of the time. http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Emoticons/newwink.jpg

[Dee]

Protest silences Silver Bells (http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=f93ce6dd-db51-4dbb-b999-9c0527607869&k=84262)

In the end, Silver Bells gave way to Frosty the Snowman as Elmdale Public School yesterday dropped the carol from its Christmas concert lineup following a national controversy when teachers attempted to omit the word "Christmas" from the song.

The afternoon concert with Grade 2 and 3 pupils - which was closed to the media - apparently went off without a hitch. Parents leaving the school all said the concert was "wonderful" and "lovely," but no one wanted to go on the record about the controversy.

School officials were understandably tense yesterday after police received a call from someone saying there was a bomb at the school. Police investigated, but did not find anything on the premises, said a police spokesman.

The Christmas carol controversy began earlier this week when teachers who lead the school choir decided to drop the word Christmas from Silver Bells and replaced it with "festive" to eliminate a reference to the Christian holiday. The move caused a national furore, and school officials and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board scrambled to control the situation.

But after days in the spotlight, a decision was made by the choir to change songs in the musical program, said board spokeswoman Sharlene Hunter.

"The teachers are visibly and emotionally upset and don't feel they can conduct that song to the best of their ability," Ms. Hunter said yesterday before the concert.

The school had also received numerous phone calls from the public that voiced some very strong opinions about the Christmas carol controversy.

"The messages left on the voice mail (at the school) were not pleasant," said Ms. Hunter, adding that other websites with similar unpleasant comments had resulted in a "negative impact on the entire school community."

The school's answering machine was filled to capacity yesterday morning with the messages, she added.

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It's Christmas ya bunch of Grinches, and I am highly offended you PC control freaks are offended! Deal with it!

[hoops]

right on dee!
scrooges and grinches everywhere, but their hearts are more than two sizes too small. "perhaps christmas means a little bit more"
peace
hoops

[Dee]

Fascinating isn't it that people who have a problem with the word Christmas would be in charge of conducting a Christmas concert. Does that even make sense? The poor kids must be wondering what in the world is going on.

To those wonked out messed up teachers I can only say this (http://badaboo.free.fr/merryxmas.swf)!

[lucille]

Uh Oh Dee. Anabel will gitcha for repeating.:D

Have you checked out Redjack's thread in The Zoo - Holiday Greetings? Look at #11.

No excuse for you mate - you're just a youngin';)

[Dee]

Hadn't seen that Lucille, but it's worth repeating if only for the 300 mentions of CHRISTMAS the song contains. ;)

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[lucille]

True enough Dee. Actually at the moment I feel 300 Christmases old. I'll be looking forward to the hols. :D

[Dee]

Oh I hear ya Lucille – three hundred plus, on some days.

*creak*

[DaveM]

Have a very merry Christmas. That is an order!

[Bat]

I was once in charge of hiring an orchestra for a performance of "The Living Christmas Tree", put on by a fundamentalist group who did it ever year to sold out houses. I got a bunch of fine musicians together who enjoyed playing it, usually coming back every year at my beck and call.
They were 90% Jewish and 40% gay, and some of the best musicians I ever heard! Needless, to say, I had the job for at least 4 years that I can recall, and I doubt that the audience knew that they had a bunch of non Christians and/or Heathens in the pit. We didn't tell them.

[hoops]

bat,
i have seen "the living christmas tree" it is a beautiful event. i'm sure you gave it all the class and respect it deserved. and what they don;t know won;t hurt them :). in fact they may see one of the people from your group somewhere and have something nice to say to them. miracles happen, sometimes the need a little nudge
peace
hoops