tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post4907096437467604850..comments2023-10-17T00:34:13.216-07:00Comments on The Magic Quill: 171. The Litter BoxRobbieFishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-89979342615877149062010-04-14T04:55:00.225-07:002010-04-14T04:55:00.225-07:00Short is cool, Robbie. It is a good end.
Ok, the ...Short is cool, Robbie. It is a good end.<br /><br />Ok, the contest. So many good ideas already!<br />Well, Linda's waltz sounds like a wizard remake of Fantasia -- quite a vision. Don't tell the management about the self playing instruments; it'll give them ideas...<br />And as for greyniffler; of course Mssr S-S put Dance Macabre into the 'skeleton" music because he thought it was being over-played, and therefore becoming dinosaur like. What he didn't know what that it was mainly wizard folk who were buying the concert tickets. <br />Well, I think I'll throw my lot in with Sir Read. I agree that Spanky is the best to go after a Djinn. But I think Harvey should force O'Modo to help. She's smart and resourceful and I was enjoying her reparte with the others. I'm not sure how Spanky will feel about this, as she'll do her best to get around the ring constraints, but he'll need backup.<br /><br />The Mooncalf dance has been a subject of interest to me too. Why not a square dance? But they are shy and don't want to be seen, so it's all very quite. The 4/4 rhythm all comes from their floppy big feet plopping on the dried grain stalks (the only known creature born with a natural 4 beat gate.)<br /> The tune is played by a porlock, a similarly shy beast, on a paper comb or a mouth harp. (Later the porlock will spread about the mooncalf dung to improve the grass for his horses.) The calls are in mooncalf, which is a mostly vowel language (like mumbled Hawaiian) and pitch inflected. <br />A muggle or unschooled wizard who hears it thinks its raining out in the field (footfalls) and the wind is getting up (comb music) and runs back home to keep dry.TWZRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169033110387022829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-60760733695246231962010-03-29T19:12:45.893-07:002010-03-29T19:12:45.893-07:00I'm sorry this was such a short chapter. I had...I'm sorry this was such a short chapter. I had plans for a scene in which Merlin & Miss P. run at "turbo-gum" speed ahead of the tidal wave - I was really pleased with the imagery of a wall of water moving in really slow motion - but when I got to the "Do you chew gum?" line, I realized that it was the perfect ending. Ah, the best-laid plans...RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-29799812022520089872010-03-27T22:51:37.842-07:002010-03-27T22:51:37.842-07:00Well, if it's centuars doing the Hokey-Pokey, ...Well, if it's centuars doing the Hokey-Pokey, they have four limbs instead of two.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-26266239444110330302010-03-27T10:52:09.455-07:002010-03-27T10:52:09.455-07:00Maybe one of the other Harveys could? Or is he not...Maybe one of the other Harveys could? Or is he not aware of them, so that isn't possible... I'm not exactly sure how all this works...<br />Is it bad that I'm a dancer and the first dance I thought of was the hokey-pokey? Maybe... anyway, I can just imagine young magical creatures doing the hokey pokey in some dark forest somewhere... They would of course be singing it- in high little young-magical-creature voices...kaleidoscopicepichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04275066150822664643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-27619513026746078062010-03-21T10:11:49.856-07:002010-03-21T10:11:49.856-07:00Has to be a waltz, by Strauss. Just imagine all t...Has to be a waltz, by Strauss. Just imagine all the differnet creatures besides withes and wizards swirling and twirling around a huge ball room with an orchestra of instruments all playing by themselves without musicians.<br /><br />123 123 123...Linda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-13865322861361949212010-03-10T00:10:55.917-08:002010-03-10T00:10:55.917-08:00In a strange case of muggle imitating wizardry, th...In a strange case of muggle imitating wizardry, the renowned French composer Camille Saint-Saens was able to witness a progression of wizarding world dances. He later decided the whole thing was a dream, but the experience led him to compose the <i>Danse Macabre</i> and later <i>The Carnival of the Animals</i>, whose later parts include the <i>Danse Macabre</i> theme, played on the xylophone to evoke the image of skeletons dancing.<br /><br />It's almost certain that even in this age of Lite Music (Guaranteed Less Than 1% Melody) every muggle has heard the great theme from the <i>Danse Macabre</i>, although s/he may not know what it is.<br /><br />I can't tell you what Saint-Saes saw that night in France or who was dancing to it. It may have been some kind of historical re-enactment or wizarding village dance. Maybe an old school re-union of some kind. Nor can I tell you if it was played with a <i>scordatura</i> tuning. But when he got to bed and fell asleep, he began dreaming, and the first thing he said in the dream was "What a night! I'm glad it's over!"greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-30274111713243478052010-03-03T17:33:26.112-08:002010-03-03T17:33:26.112-08:00I think Spanky has the most experience chasing dow...I think Spanky has the most experience chasing down djinni. And if he is searching, than maybe his luggage will show up!<br /><br />As for the dance, I'm partial to square dancing, and I seem to recall from Magical Beasts and Where To Find Them, that mooncalves dance in the moonlight on fields, making crop circles.<br />So who's to say that the mooncalves aren't square dancing?<br /><br />For those who are unfamiliar, square dancing is done in groups of eight, called squares, and the steps are called out by the Caller in the form of "calls", which can be as simple as "circle left" and "dosedo, or as complicated as "track two" and "load the boat"Sir Read-a-Lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888413511710379778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-37151076019220991022010-03-03T10:09:57.883-08:002010-03-03T10:09:57.883-08:00I'd say Sadie. Maybe the djinn can help her sp...I'd say Sadie. Maybe the djinn can help her speech problems? (They're not all bad, you know.)<br /><br />As for the dance, all I can think of is 'Thriller', except that's more for zombies. Anyway, there should definitely be electric guitar sounds for a more 'wrock' infused dance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-34231509773284005292010-03-01T20:37:50.265-08:002010-03-01T20:37:50.265-08:00Not necessarily just the bad guys. Remember, with ...Not necessarily just the bad guys. Remember, with that ring Harvey can compel anyone to do anything.RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-1727078336545495182010-02-28T17:09:50.476-08:002010-02-28T17:09:50.476-08:00Well, if we're now following the bad guys, the...Well, if we're now following the bad guys, then Minimillian is the obvious choice.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-26770024526308198262010-02-28T15:39:23.014-08:002010-02-28T15:39:23.014-08:00What I want to know is why Harvey is willing to us...What I want to know is why Harvey is willing to use a magical object so clearly evil as the Ring of Count Matthias. Did his later self accidentaly write a letter with it to his earlier self, creating a temporal loop?greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-48784032187148618252010-02-27T11:24:00.913-08:002010-02-27T11:24:00.913-08:00SURVEY: Which character last seen in Chapter 166 w...SURVEY: Which character last seen in <a href="http://bodwyer.blogspot.com/2009/10/166-cart-o-matic.html" rel="nofollow">Chapter 166</a> will lead the first attempt to find and capture a djinn for Harvey?<br /><br />CONTEST: Describe a dance that might be performed by wizards and witches, vampires, goblins, centaurs -- any magical being of your choice. Details may include, but are not limited to, rhythmic patterns, instruments used, dance steps, group formations, and the time and place of the dance.RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.com