How to Be an Entertainer Workshop #1, Caritas, 05.24.06, Afternoon

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

[OOC: I'll be AFK at work for most of the day, so interaction will have to be just between you lovely people until later. It'll be okay! Workshop info post will be up ASAP.]

After the students made their way into the lounge at Caritas, the zombie band started playing "The Final Countdown" and GOB took the stage.

"Hi there. My name is GOB Bluth and I'm here to teach you how to be an entertainer. Over the next few weeks, you'll be trying your hand at ventriloquism, dancing, illusion, and today's topic, singing. We're in a karaoke bar. You should have seen this one coming."

"So today, we're focusing on music. You'll be getting on stage and doing two songs today. The first song should be something you like, the second should be something you hate. The second one is important because your manager is going to force you to do things you hate. This is a small example of that."

"If you're not in stage, you're on heckle duty. Yell at them, toughen them up. Remember, singers, it's nothing personal. I'm a fantastic illusionist and some people in the crowd are still jerks."

"I also want you to start thinking about your entrance music. Next week, you'll be telling the class what kind of music you want to introduce your arrival. You will live this music. Eat it, breathe it, change your ring tone to it. When people hear this music, they will think of you. In my experience, 80's music works best for this kind of stuff."

"Oh, and if anyone tries to use any of that Rob Thomas crap for anything in this class, the Zombie Band gets your brain. That's not a threat, it's a promise. If you need me, I'll be at the bar."

Comments

Entrace Music [WS1]

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

Discuss entrance music. Seriously, 80's music works well. Also, if you can find a MIDI of it? That's love.

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[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"I call dibs on Theme from Shaft (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhitunes/44444.html)."

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Damn you!" Jamie cursed. "That was going to be my first choice."

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[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"That's been my song for a looong time, little buddy."

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"If you start smacking me with your hat and calling me 'Little Buddy' all the time we're going to have slash copyright issues with the cast of Gillyweed's Island."

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[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"I don't have a hat, but the nickname is staying."

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"No. Really. You don't have to do that."

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[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"It's really no problem, Little Buddy."

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"I'm not *that* little."

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[bigfat-peter.livejournal.com]

"Oh, Eye of the Tiger all the way!" said Peter "It's either that or the Facts of Life theme song...no, I'll go Eye of the Tiger"

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Damn! I wanted that one." John scowls.

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Facts of Life is still open," Jamie pointed out.

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[nadiathesaint]

Nadia was at a loss. "I honestly have no idea what to pick." She glanced around the group, leery to say what she was about to say. "What . . . do you guys think I should pick?"

She braced herself for snark and embarrassment.

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Theme from Laverne and Shirley," John suggests. "You could do the little dances and everything!"

Re: Entrace Music [WS1]

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia blinked. "Um, I don't know that one."

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Oh, sorry." John taps his chin and tries to think of something else. "Theme from Addams Family? The snapping would be really...snappy!"

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[nadiathesaint]

"I don't know, do I want people to think I'm ooky?"

Re: Entrace Music [WS1]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"You could just strike them down with your squirrel like powers," John points out, barely holding back a smirk.

Re: Entrace Music [WS1]

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Don't Cry For Me Argentina?"

What?

Re: Entrace Music [WS1]

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia blinked. "That could work. . . ."

Re: Entrace Music [WS1]

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer cleared his throat. "As you all heard, I wrote my own."

Re: Entrace Music [WS1]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John's got his entrance music (http://home.comcast.net/~millenniumbiz3/tv/Baywatch.mp3) all picked out.