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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #120 on: February 25, 2008, 12:42:17 pm »
The Hobbit: Narrative Conclusion

Bardic Epilogue

Narrator:  Within his favorite open air concert hall, Elrond gathers the best musicians in Rivendell together.  Their honored task is to memorialize in song the surprising tale of Bilbo Baggins.  Harps, mandolins, horns, and elven drums at the ready... Lord Elrond beckons them to begin.

[music]
(To the tune of "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by R.E.M.)
Elrond:  (singing)
That's great, it starts with some tea and cake,
A dwarf quest, music played, a hobbit thief is not afraid.
Rain soaked to the bone, morning turns trolls to stone,
Trespass to goblins taken, Gollum's magic ring forsaken,
Riddles will escape bring, answer, pockets, no string.
The dwarves start to clatter with fear of height, moonlight,
Wargs circle fiery breeze surrounding five burning trees,
A wizard chucking pinecones gives them a funny fright.
Eagles are a coming in a hurry with the goblins in a fury,
Screaming for their necks.
Two by two report to Beorn, on bread and honey fed,
Gandalf leaves to head south, fight dread.
Oh no-- in the stream Bombur goes, enchanted doze,
Saved from spider bites, chase the elven lights.
Thranduil serves his own need, lock away the dwarf greed,
Rescue barrels watertight, downriver, Lake-town on the right, right.
Rest and food, on the mend, finally back on track again,
Feeling pretty psyched.
(chorus)
It's the end of middle earth as we know it (it's time we had some time alone),
It's the end of middle earth as we know it (chicks in chainmail set the tone),
It's the end of middle earth as we know it (get Peter Jackson on the phone),
And I feel fine...
Secret door, secret name, dragon wins at guessing game,
Weakness learn, return, Baggins with a golden urn.
Worm raging, men blaming, fire burning, bowman shooting,
Black arrow of fate, Smaug and town incinerate.
Head to mountain, elves join in, look around, look around,
Wall the front door block, blocked, uh-oh!
For compensation men appeal, Thorin says NO DEAL.
A burglar, a burglar, the Arkenstone will find,
Offer dwarves solutions and offer them alternatives,
But they decline.
(chorus x2)
The goblins and wargs arrive, battle armies number five,
Mountain getting overran, eagles spoil Bolg's plan!
Beorn the Bear doesn't fail, Ironfoot and Bärd of Dale,
Victory party, gold for all, cram and beans, BOOM!
Your Tolkienotic, ring-neurotic, slam-dunk end, right?  Right!
(chorus x4)
And I feel fine...
I feel fine...

Lobelia:  (bursts in) Stop this infernal racket and bugger off!  I've got a baby trying to sleep here, eh?!  Ruddy half-elven bards...
Baby Lotho:  (crying)
Lobelia:  Shut up.
[SMACK]
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #121 on: February 25, 2008, 02:46:58 pm »
I will never listen to that song the same way again.
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #122 on: February 25, 2008, 08:33:08 pm »
I will never listen to that song the same way again.

Hehe... WOW.  That bad, eh?   ;)
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #123 on: February 26, 2008, 02:28:58 pm »
I will never again hear the correct lyrics to that song... except, perhaps for "No Beer!" and "Leonard Bernstein!"

That was brilliant, and I'm going to have to re-read it again and again until I cen get the lyrics to fit inside the song in my own head.  ;D
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #124 on: February 26, 2008, 02:51:43 pm »
...That was brilliant, and I'm going to have to re-read it again and again until I cen get the lyrics to fit inside the song in my own head.

Hehe... thanks Andy!   It's The Guv's fault for wanting more.  :D

I am working on a thorough proofread as I put together the html version of the parody to host at the Bard's Corner with the others, which I may complete as early as tomorrow!
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #125 on: February 26, 2008, 03:01:37 pm »
  When you post it as a single unit (hopefully the whole thing), give us a link to it.  I have gone back and pulled out the story awile back and put it togeather for my son to read.  He loved it.  A complete novel would be awesome.
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #126 on: February 26, 2008, 03:13:29 pm »
  When you post it as a single unit (hopefully the whole thing), give us a link to it.  I have gone back and pulled out the story awile back and put it togeather for my son to read.  He loved it.  A complete novel would be awesome.

Right-o!  There will be two html versions, as with the MP:LotR trilogy I did, one version displays the parody all at once while the other lets you view one scene at a time.  There will also, very soon I hope, be an easy-to-print PDF version that will be availabe as well.
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #127 on: February 26, 2008, 04:01:48 pm »
  When you post it as a single unit (hopefully the whole thing), give us a link to it.  I have gone back and pulled out the story awile back and put it togeather for my son to read.  He loved it.  A complete novel would be awesome.

Right-o!  There will be two html versions, as with the MP:LotR trilogy I did, one version displays the parody all at once while the other lets you view one scene at a time.  There will also, very soon I hope, be an easy-to-print PDF version that will be availabe as well.

Do you have a PDF version of the LOTR one?
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #129 on: February 26, 2008, 10:57:39 pm »
Ah...and epilogue...

NOW I can die happy!

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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #130 on: February 26, 2008, 11:42:13 pm »
NOW I can die happy!

Well... perhaps if it would have had you in it.   ;)

I really did do this scene on the spur of the moment after you posted asking for more, btw.  I thought having an epilogue would spoil the whole Soprano's style sudden ending I left off with.  Then I thought, naw... go for it! 
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #131 on: February 27, 2008, 10:42:01 am »
Can I post my LotR song?  Wouldn't want to cut in on your thunder so I asked first.  Saw yours and had to do my own.
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #132 on: February 27, 2008, 11:00:15 am »
Can I post my LotR song?  Wouldn't want to cut in on your thunder so I asked first.  Saw yours and had to do my own.

Please post it!  I am very interested in hearing what you came up with.   :D
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #133 on: February 27, 2008, 12:15:02 pm »
Woooohoooo!!!  The html versions are now hosted at:

http://www.xenocorp.net/H_bardCorner/mphobbit.htm

Also now on the Bard's Corner, in the Best of XC Radio Section, are Kadh's "Dizbuster" and "The Highwayman" songs.
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #134 on: February 29, 2008, 03:45:24 pm »
I need some feedback on how this looks as a cover image for the Monty Python: The Hobbit pdf version.  It is a deliberate spoof of the Life of Brian DVD cover.



Comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #135 on: February 29, 2008, 03:48:40 pm »
Well, I like it.
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #136 on: February 29, 2008, 03:52:21 pm »
Well, I like it.


Thanks!   8)

Here is a pic of the Life of Brian cover I based it off of for comparison:

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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #137 on: February 29, 2008, 04:55:21 pm »
Just visited your corner of XC, Hsta. Love it. The Squirrel Wars are just too damn funny! And SFCIII: Wrath of Moo rocks my cotswolds.
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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #138 on: February 29, 2008, 08:24:11 pm »
Great cover...if I saw it a Walmart...I'd buy it.

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Re: Monty Python: The Hobbit (finally!)
« Reply #139 on: March 01, 2008, 09:43:48 am »
Just visited your corner of XC, Hsta. Love it. The Squirrel Wars are just too damn funny! And SFCIII: Wrath of Moo rocks my cotswolds.

Hehe... yeah, those were some good times on the old Taldren board I wanted to make sure didn't disappear.  Btw, J'inn insists that every word of those battle reports are true and, knowing J'inn, I believe him.   :D

Great cover...if I saw it a Walmart...I'd buy it.

Excellent, then I am going to go with this one.  Thanks!

Ummm... theoretically, if you DID buy it at Walmart, you would read more than just the parts with you in it, right?  ;)
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