Showing posts with label Non-existent Bootlegs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Non-existent Bootlegs. Show all posts

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Haiku Appreciation Is a Lost Art


Lately I've been obsessing over Pacific Overtures. I've the three studio-produced cast albums. I've got both published versions of the script. What I don't got is the video of the original Broadway production that was made for Japanese television, but never shown in the US. Now, I know a lot of collectors and I figure one of them has to have it and may be willing to make a copy for me. Here's how I posted my request:

The show-loving man
Having no film of his own
Asks the internet

When was the last time you saw someone post a request online for anything as a haiku?


See, Pacific Overtures is about Japan and the song "Welcome to Kanagawa" contains the following:

The nest-building bird
Seeing the tree without twigs,
Looks for new forests.

Several people responded to my post with suggestions, etc. as to how I can obtain this video. But not one single person commented on my haiku!

What the hell?

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Showtunes of the Yesterday

I tried listening to the non-existent live recording of the 2001 Encores! A Connecticut Yankee. Didn't really work. I don't know the script at all, and couldn't pay attention to the dialogue since, y'know, I was working. Eh, bien.