Okay, once again, my total lack of knowledge of contemporary music has diminshed my life somewhat cause I got no idea what the song is. Frankly, I thought it was just something Craiggers made up. Cause he IS that talented ya know? Still, very VERY entertaining!
The irony of this to me is I was just discussing Memory at 3:30 in the morning with a friend as he ranted and raved how much he hates musicals and I was explaining to him which are my favorites. The first thing he ever saw was Cats, and he had nothing but horrible things to say about it lmfao.
And seriously, when she takes out the co-anchor, classic.
I can’t wait for the next exciting episode! Will we learn the truth about the breakup of our favorite super hero team? Will Vagina Girl show us her new piercing? Will Super Viagra f#$% the s^%@ out of some random innocent bystander? Oooo… I just can’t wait!!
I love (some versions) of Memory. I tried to love the musical Cars, but I just could not. Great post! I love the tone of this one. What a deep cartoon.
In other news FDot and I had a fun time hanging out at NYC Pride. Next year we should have a Puntabulous float in the parade. SV and VG could be on it!
Chris D, I think I would prefer a musical of Cars than Cats — I’m another one who saw it but just couldn’t get into it. I think this version by SV&VG is much more entertaining.
I’m no substitute for David, but whatshername has dragged me to plenty of musicals.
She abhors Cats like Nature abhors a vacuum. Not ALW at his best. Though, I think she can tolerate it more than “Starlight Express” and don’t get me started on Phantom…
Too much ringin’ that bells takes its toll out of you! Too many strobez and laserbeamz, you’ve got too many nightmares an not enough dreamz. One rock ‘n’ roll too many takes its toll out of-a you!
Ryan WTC: Even more awkward is when you think they are talking to you and nervously respond to the query of, “Hey hows it going?”. Not that that has ever happened to me.
I indeed have NOT seen Cats. Although, I have seen Rent a dozen times or more, Hairspray, Mamma Mia, The Lion King and Le Mis, Cinderalla (with the ever purring Eartha Kitt) on stage. As well as countless productions of Oklahoma, West Side Story, and The Music Man in high schools.
Polt: Can you sing along with all the songs? Then definitely keep the card. If you performed in any of them, especially high school, you get the platinum card.
Polt: I LOVE Rent, it is actually on my play list at work. I am embarassed to say that I have never seen Les Misérables, especially since the Mrs played Éponine in the London cast back in the late 90s.
Polt: Yay! I’m glad we don’t have to share a card… I’ve never seen Rent.
M. Nico: Your wife played Éponine in London?! Excellent! I guess you need a silver hanky too.
Tam: I leave the actual singing to the Mrs. (she is a trained soprano -she sings in tones only dogs can hear) but I can follow along with more songs than I care to admit.
Ah… Cats… the musical that convinced a thousand straight men that musicals are pretty fucking gay, and a thousand gay men that musicals are pretty fucking terrible. It’s a show about Cats. With “clever” lyrics cannibalized from an American expatriate at the turn of the century. And the only song that Andrew Lloyd Webber ever wrote: “Don’t Cry for Me Close Every Door All I Ask of You Don’t Know How to Love Memory Never Said Goodbye” The terrible musical panned by critics (”While a musical isn’t obligated to tell a story, it must have another form of propulsion… if it chooses to do without one.” – Frank Rich, NYT), but freakishly beloved by tourists to New York City. Once the title-holder as Broadway’s longest-running show. Cats… now and forever (and ever and ever).
Still, I guess if one of your main characters is a human-sized pussy…
Sorry, I sorta hate that show beyond all reasonable explanation.
The last line from the last panel (WTF are you doing here?): Is that from
a) the 1981 London cast recording of Cats, or
b) the 1982 Broadway cast recording of Cats, or
c) the Fall 2009 season premier of Glee?
June 29th, 2009 at 6:05 am
LOL! Great job!
June 29th, 2009 at 7:00 am
OMG! I have had this very song stuck in my head for the past couple of days! I’m crying form laughing so much.
I love the Nuva Ring and Vagina Girl shaking the cat out of the tree!
June 29th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Those are flashbacks from previous adventures:
Nuva Ring
Pussy
Avitable
June 29th, 2009 at 8:07 am
This isn’t where I expected the story to go — I’m glad you’re taking a long time with this one!
(Why did SV start off with “Mi…”? Did he mix her up with her alter ego?)
June 29th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Oh thank you very much Craig. Now I’ll have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the day.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Okay, once again, my total lack of knowledge of contemporary music has diminshed my life somewhat cause I got no idea what the song is. Frankly, I thought it was just something Craiggers made up. Cause he IS that talented ya know? Still, very VERY entertaining!
HUGS…
June 29th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Knocking over the co-anchor of the newscast… golden.
I like the pacing and complexity of this saga, and look forward to more.
Think I better dance now.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Polt: It isn’t so modern (Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on poems by TS Eliot).
June 29th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Too funny. I’m with Bernd, now I’m going to be walking the halls belting out a tune all day. Well, thinking about it anyway. Well done, as usual.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Craig: I recognized the flashbacks, they just made me laugh again. Great job on the leaves blowing away.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:11 am
To “barrow” a phrase from our favorite Andrew Lloyd Weber judge: “That was hot Hot HOT!!”
And that last frame was an awesomely hilarious payoff. Excellent!!
June 29th, 2009 at 9:12 am
And, along with everyone else, I’m loving the pacing of this!
June 29th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Eat ur heartz out Susan Boyle (feat. Jason Castro)!!!
June 29th, 2009 at 9:27 am
The irony of this to me is I was just discussing Memory at 3:30 in the morning with a friend as he ranted and raved how much he hates musicals and I was explaining to him which are my favorites. The first thing he ever saw was Cats, and he had nothing but horrible things to say about it lmfao.
And seriously, when she takes out the co-anchor, classic.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Bwahaha! LOVE that last chapter. Hilarious.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Polt: Seriously??? You never heard of Cats??? I’m starting to think you might be a straight mole sent here by Dick Chaney.
June 29th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Serves him right for sitting within arm’s reach of his co-anchor. Those teams are just full of tension waiting to explode.
June 29th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Ah, if only you’d embedded a MIDI track.
June 29th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Heather: But as far as we know, they don’t know each others alter egos. Dun dun duuuuun!
June 29th, 2009 at 11:46 am
I can’t wait for the next exciting episode! Will we learn the truth about the breakup of our favorite super hero team? Will Vagina Girl show us her new piercing? Will Super Viagra f#$% the s^%@ out of some random innocent bystander? Oooo… I just can’t wait!!
June 29th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Mark: I have seen Cats and Polt isn’t missing anything. The songs were good, but the play as a whole was totally meh.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I love (some versions) of Memory. I tried to love the musical Cars, but I just could not. Great post! I love the tone of this one. What a deep cartoon.
In other news FDot and I had a fun time hanging out at NYC Pride. Next year we should have a Puntabulous float in the parade. SV and VG could be on it!
June 29th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Cars = Cats
June 29th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Chris D, I think I would prefer a musical of Cars than Cats — I’m another one who saw it but just couldn’t get into it. I think this version by SV&VG is much more entertaining.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Okay, I loved cats, for the costumes. I was so busy admiring them that I didn’t really notice much else.
Glad you had fun Chris. That would be a float to behold.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Where’s our resident theater geek David? I thought he’d be all over this post.
June 29th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Craig: He’s still recovering from his 7 mile walk yesterday perhaps.
June 29th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Chris – Best float ever!
The pile of leaves at VG’s feet cracked me up. Another fun installment.
I know what I’ll be singing in the shower today.
June 29th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I’m no substitute for David, but whatshername has dragged me to plenty of musicals.
She abhors Cats like Nature abhors a vacuum. Not ALW at his best. Though, I think she can tolerate it more than “Starlight Express” and don’t get me started on Phantom…
June 29th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
OMG I had no idea how famous a former guest debater was! CLICK HERE!
June 29th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Wow, how cool. Your brush with greatness Craig.
June 29th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
AWESOME! Craig, you may need to change your hanky code color to silver.
“despite our wearing our most heterosexual outfits. (Mine included an ill-fitting Structure polo shirt.)”- LOL! I must be a fashion disaster.
June 29th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
neat-o!
June 29th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Too much ringin’ that bells takes its toll out of you! Too many strobez and laserbeamz, you’ve got too many nightmares an not enough dreamz. One rock ‘n’ roll too many takes its toll out of-a you!
June 29th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Sigh. My 15 minutes are 10 years old this week. Yours are yet to come, Craiggers!
June 29th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Having someone in the bathroom stall next to you: mildly awkward.
Said person answering his cell phone and starting a conversation: extremely awkward.
June 29th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Ryan WTC: Even more awkward is when you think they are talking to you and nervously respond to the query of, “Hey hows it going?”. Not that that has ever happened to me.
June 29th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
I indeed have NOT seen Cats. Although, I have seen Rent a dozen times or more, Hairspray, Mamma Mia, The Lion King and Le Mis, Cinderalla (with the ever purring Eartha Kitt) on stage. As well as countless productions of Oklahoma, West Side Story, and The Music Man in high schools.
So, do I get to keep my queer card?
HUGS…
June 29th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Polt: Can you sing along with all the songs? Then definitely keep the card. If you performed in any of them, especially high school, you get the platinum card.
June 29th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Polt: I LOVE Rent, it is actually on my play list at work. I am embarassed to say that I have never seen Les Misérables, especially since the Mrs played Éponine in the London cast back in the late 90s.
June 29th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Polt: Yay! I’m glad we don’t have to share a card… I’ve never seen Rent.
M. Nico: Your wife played Éponine in London?! Excellent! I guess you need a silver hanky too.
Tam: I leave the actual singing to the Mrs. (she is a trained soprano -she sings in tones only dogs can hear) but I can follow along with more songs than I care to admit.
June 29th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Ah… Cats… the musical that convinced a thousand straight men that musicals are pretty fucking gay, and a thousand gay men that musicals are pretty fucking terrible. It’s a show about Cats. With “clever” lyrics cannibalized from an American expatriate at the turn of the century. And the only song that Andrew Lloyd Webber ever wrote: “Don’t Cry for Me Close Every Door All I Ask of You Don’t Know How to Love Memory Never Said Goodbye” The terrible musical panned by critics (”While a musical isn’t obligated to tell a story, it must have another form of propulsion… if it chooses to do without one.” – Frank Rich, NYT), but freakishly beloved by tourists to New York City. Once the title-holder as Broadway’s longest-running show. Cats… now and forever (and ever and ever).
Still, I guess if one of your main characters is a human-sized pussy…
Sorry, I sorta hate that show beyond all reasonable explanation.
June 29th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Now that that’s off my chest. Great strip. Can’t wait to see what happens next.
June 29th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
LOL Jere! I’ve never seen the show. I may or may not have the Barbara Streisand version of the song on my iPod though.
June 29th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Craig: That’s what Polt needs to do to keep his queer card.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
(re:craig’s twit): You gotta admit that “the server is down” makes a lovely euphemism. Clearly this is a job for SV!
June 29th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Craig you Tease! Why do you always leave us wishing for more!!!!
June 29th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Get your Torchwood wallpapers while they’re hot!
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June 29th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
I think you are so funny Craig and if I was a girl Vagina Girl would be my super hero!
June 29th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I’m going to be on freaking vacation when Torchwood is on here. So who is going to tape it for me? Huh? Huh? Does ANYONE love me out there? Sigh.
June 30th, 2009 at 12:03 am
I just got the first DVD of Torchwood Season One from Netflix, soon I will be able to hang with the cool kids!
June 30th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Yay Nico. I need to go to bed. Blah.
June 30th, 2009 at 2:05 am
sorry tam, no cable. Just download it when you get back.
June 30th, 2009 at 2:07 am
my dad actually walked out on cats, left my mom there alone while he went across the street to a bar and had some beers instead. true story.
June 30th, 2009 at 7:37 am
The last line from the last panel (WTF are you doing here?): Is that from
a) the 1981 London cast recording of Cats, or
b) the 1982 Broadway cast recording of Cats, or
c) the Fall 2009 season premier of Glee?
(A guy can hope.)
June 30th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I can indeed sing nearly every song from Rent, although I have no done so on stage, so no platinum card for me.
M. Nico: Countrycide, I forget what number it is, might not be on the first disk, but that is almost my favoritest episode, it’s so creepy!
HUGS>..
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Yay! It’s like Kristin Chenoweth on Pushing Daisies!
Josh: I too thought of Jason Castro!