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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

29 October, 2007

Rule 16

Hollywood used to make Musicals. A lot of them. So many, in fact, that there was a special category for them at the Oscars. What is now referred to as "Best Original Musical," was once "Best Original Song Score."

Yes, that's right. "Now referred to." It still exists. It unfortunately has not been given out since "Purple Rain" won "Best Original Song Score" back in '84, due to the fact that there aren't enough Musicals produced per year to meet the following qualifier:

"The category of Original Musical (III) may be activated only by special
request of the Music Branch Executive Committee to the Board of Governors in a
year when the field of eligible submissions is determined to be of sufficient
quantity and quality to justify award competition."
[taken from Rule 16 - Special Rules for the Music Awards]

With the sudden upswing of Musicals in the past several years, I've figured it was only a (short) matter of time before we would see this award as part of the official ceremony again.

And this year, I thought it could be the year.

Yes, I'm already looking toward February, rifling through the several hundred movies that have already premiered or will likely premier before the end of the calendar year, selecting what I believe to be the Oscar contenders.

And during my rifling I noticed a few more Musicals than I recalled over the year:

- Sweeney Todd
- Across the Universe
- Hairspray
- Once
- Music and Lyrics
- Feel the Noise

(say what you will about the last two, they meet the definition of "Musical")
6 Contenders, I thought. Surely that must be enough. Surely you could find 3-4 worthy nominations from there. My hopes just ran away with themselves thinking this would be the year.

But then I remembered that the award was not given out for Best Musical, hence why in past years films such as "Chicago" weren't eligible. The award is for Best Original Musical. And so, with the field of eligible films now cut to half of what I assumed, and with my hopes now dashed into a million pieces, I shall have to wait until next year to see if that is the year when Hollywood discovers a small piece of Originality and the (Original) Musical returns in full force.

Here's hoping.

posted by Rockel @ 3:02 PM

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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.