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Kurt Busiek  
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 More options Nov 18 2012, 1:54 pm
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
From: Kurt Busiek <k...@busiek.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:54:47 -0800
Local: Sun, Nov 18 2012 1:54 pm
Subject: Re: The Supreme Fantasy Since Written by an American
On 2012-11-18 04:33:49 +0000, d...@gatekeeper.vic.com (David DeLaney) said:

> Mark Zenier <mzen...@eskimo.com> wrote:
>> Anthony Nance <na...@math.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
>>> John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com> wrote:
>>>> Since I live in Nashville, Tennessee, the first thing that came to my
>>>> mind was the Country Music Association, which holds a four-day festival
>>>> in Nashville each year.  It was originally known as "Fan Fair", but is
>>>> now titled the "CMA Music Festival".

>>> Hmm...now trying to picture awards for country music in
>>> the Harry Dresden books. And/or Dresden, Germany.

>>> And......it's tough.

>> Good question.  Just what kind of supernatural species could successfully
>> hide out in the country music sub-culture?  Incubi, Sucubi, werewolves?
>> Doesn't look like a good place to find sophisticated urbane vampires...

> Bain Sidhe, leprechauns, werewolves (everyone needs roadies, right?), and
> the sophisticated urbane vampires are obviously agents. Nockers for sound-
> board men (and women). Lamiae as songwriters, or as songwriters' muses...

> Dave, you play the record backwards and your curse is lifted

I like the idea of a banshee as a band member. Her solos are really
popular, but every time she sings one, someone dies. Huh. I can already
see a story in that.

There's plenty of music in, say, WAR OF THE OAKS (and the side-story "A
Bird That Whistles") or in the urban fantasy of Charles de Lint, that
could be pretty directly applicable to a country music setting.

kdb
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