Ballad of Joss

I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats ;)

The Ballad of Joss (listen to it here)

Joss, the man they call Joss . . .

He wrote about spaceships and shepherds and whores,
Stood up to the networks and gave ‘em what for.
Fox cancelled his program, but that was their loss--
The creator of Firefly, the man they call Joss!

Our Joss saw the viewers’ hearts breakin’,
He heard the Browncoats’ lament,
He saw the Fox network takin’,
His show in a way that made no sense.
(He said) “You can’t do that to my program,
Can’t grind it under your heel.”
So he took all the cast,
And now at last,
They’ve landed a Big Damn Movie deal!

He wrote about spaceships and shepherds and whores,
Stood up to the networks and gave ‘em what for.
Fox cancelled his program, but that was their loss--
The creator of Firefly, the man they call Joss!

Now here is what separates Whedon,
From writers who slave in the core,
The man they call Joss,
Well, he said to Fox,
“I’m going where no show has gone before.”
He told us about reavers,
He told us about sin,
He took us to the black,
And we ain’t comin’ back,
‘till all those crazy Browncoats rise again!

He wrote about spaceships and shepherds and whores,
Stood up to the networks and gave ‘em what for.
Fox cancelled his program, but that was their loss--
The creator of Firefly, the man they call Joss!

Now, here is what separates Firefly
From other shows you’re likely to see—
It’s meaningful and witty,
And the setting’s really gritty,
And the theme song is about Serenity.
It’s a little like a western,
And a little like X-Files,
It’s better than Trek,
And funnier than Shrek,
And it beats out Andromeda by miles!

He wrote about spaceships and shepherds and whores,
Stood up to the networks and gave ‘em what for.
Fox cancelled his program, but that was their loss--
The creator of Firefly, the man they call Joss!

Serenity

Just getting myself pumped up for the up coming premere. Thought I'd share.

For the record my favorite character is Jayne closely followed by Inara...

The Ballad of Jayne(listen to it here)

Jayne, the man they call Jayne

He robbed from the rich
And he gave to the poor
Stood up to the man
And gave him what for
Our love for him now
Ain't hard to explain
The hero of Canton
The man they call Jayne

Our Jayne saw the mudders' backs breakin'
He saw the mudders' lament
And he saw the magistrate takin'
Every dollar and leavin' five cents
So he said "you can't do that to my people"
He said "you can't crush them under your heel"
So Jayne strapped on his hat
And in 5 seconds flat
Stole everythin' Boss Higgins had to steal

He robbed from the rich
And he gave to the poor
Stood up to the man
And gave him what for
Our love for him now
Ain't hard to explain
The hero of Canton
The man they call Jayne

Now here is what separates heroes
From common folk like you and I
The man they call Jayne
He turned 'round his plane
And let that money hit sky
He dropped it onto our houses
He dropped it into our yards
The man they called Jayne
He stole away our pain
And headed out for the stars

He robbed from the rich
And he gave to the poor
Stood up to the man
And gave him what for
Our love for him now
Ain't hard to explain
The hero of Canton
The man they call Jayne.

Weddings, blogs, kids and Eve

So first of all I have to say congrats to Stacy and Evie. It was a beautiful wedding and a lot of fun. I can still imagine the prime rib we had for dinner..Mmmmmmmmm! Of course everyone who reads this was there, so I don't feel the need to reiterate the event. Just take a moment to remember it yourselves :)

Kevin and Cheryl have started their own blog. Which means I have to get interested in mine again. It just isn't the same without the paper route. These days I don't even have time to think let alone philosophise.

Dan and I both miss gaming. Not so much the game as the chance to hang out and be social on a weekly basis. We've spent a lot of time lately hanging with the neighbors and the kids (which, don't get me wrong, is a ton of fun) but we miss the rest of you. On that note, who wants to throw the Halloween party this year? I've decided that I've hit my quota of parties for the year. At least until Christmas :) But if nobody wants to step forward, I could see a non-theme party (unless you count junk food as a theme ;) )

The kids are doing great :) I'm in negotiations with the View Royal Preschool for 1 day a week with Liam. I think it's important that he gets some structured play before kindergarten. And maybe they can smooth some of the behavioral edges that I'm having trouble with, such as sharing and being polite while eating. Teresa has a few more words like "Sliding!", "baby", "snack", and "blankie". She's started playing house with her baby dolls who get tucked in, feed and taken for walks incessantly.

Play by post is on hold until Stacy, Kevin and Leanne are ready to start again. I can work with one of you not available, but three is a little much :) That's OK, because Eve has me hooked :)

The Darren at the gaming store is supposed to put up a website for me soon so I can start dealing painted miniatures on-line...introducing www.lucidrpg.com...not much right now, but I'm hoping he gets his butt in gear soon. I have a line-up of people wanting to design it otherwise :)

Also, there is a new board game in the complex :) Jeanmark and Bridget are now throughly hooked on "better than Hasbro" board games. The latest being Betrayal at house on the Hill a Wizards of the Coast sponsered game. They also are putting out Robo Rally which I can't wait to get :) I loved that game!