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Music genre originated in the sf/fantasy fan community.
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MUSIC OF DARKOVER
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Music of Darkover, edited by Elisabeth Waters, is expected to be published on June 3, 2013, the 83rd anniversary of MZB's birth. It will be available in trade paperback, Kindle, and Nook formats.
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It'll contain lyrics of some of Cynthia McQuillin's songs that aren't... more »
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Love song of the (gay?) Montegreens
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Since I am male, I am tempted to post this to a gay site.
It was started by me hearing 'guy' for 'sky'. And the rest of the
changes, even though they reverse the intent of the original tune,
were just as easy.
The tune should be obvious.
Love song of the gay Montegreens
Take my love, take my land... more »
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ESTCube-1
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Estonia is now the 41st nation in outer space:
Politics this week | The Economist
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Space country Estonia: satellite ESTCube-1 was launched to orbit and said
hello from the space! | University of Tartu
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New filk: A Grazing Mace
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AMAZING GREASE
To: "Amazing Grace" (John Newton)
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Amazing grease, how sweet the sound,
Of poppin', sizzlin' fries!
I once was thin but now am round,
Had knees, now only thighs.
How oft a juicy burger fried,
I've gobbled at a meal,... more »
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Filk at Necronomicon Science Fiction Convention
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Some of you know that my first and longest-running staff job at Necronomicon Convention in Tampa, FL (or occasionally St. Petersburg) is as Filk Guy.
Now, I still plan to keep doing that along with all the other stuff until someone better comes along, but I have to admit and apologize that... more »
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"The Sounder Music"
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sounder, n., a herd of wild boar
I knew that whales travel in pods, baboons in troops, and even that
crows congregate in murders. But I do not recall thinking about the
nomenclature of wild boar herds until I came across this article the other
day:
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A kitty take on The Raven
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This is so good, I asked permission to post. And I got permission to
post a link to the sofurry site it is on. I hope that will not stop
anyone from seeing it, it may require signing up, but not paying.
This girl is a good writer, or at least caters to my taste.
[link]... more »
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"That's a Moray" or "Eel Tidings"
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The following was inspired by visits to a small aquarium in Costa
Rica and the national museum of the Cayman Islands:
(N.B. some artistic liberties have been taken with the natural
history.)
To: "That's Amore" (1952) (Harry Warren, music, Jack Brooks, lyrics)
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FB and fragments
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Over at Facebook there seems to be, among some of my new friends, a
bit of death. Someone is losing his grandpa to cancer.
So I wrote this. If I made the effort I could maybe turn it to poetry,
instead of merely poetry form:
Hug them while they are still warm,
Hug for yourself, for your loss,... more »
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fragments: failed religious filks
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You're always welcome in God's house
Any time of the day....
The Christ came back the very third day;
The Christ came back cause he couldn't stay away.
-- Dan Goodman
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