Airline "nude" scanners are back in the news - brought this (G-rated) one past 25,000 views

"Fly Me In The Nude" - going though the full-body scanners at Newark Airport.  

I'd tried for a visual equivalent to make (very affectionate) fun of what Twyla Tharp did with movement in her Broadway - and now Vegas - Sinatra show, and the video part came out a little too simple for some of the commenters - the visual may not have totally worked, but the parody song has gotten nice reaction!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn3AcCmPL00

OTHER YOUTUBE-VIEWS MILESTONES:

"Another Christmas" my post-Christmas blues song (not a parody)
written several years back passed 40,000 views pretty recently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfenKQ7sj1E

This one's 2009 news, but people are still finding and watching the  
"Appalachian Trail" video
Gov. Mark Sanford CAROLINA parody - it recently passed 133,000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAFeLTchV8c

A regional parody-tribute: to the Arena Stage's contemporary take on OKLAHOMA

We're fans in our household of what the Arena Stage strives for and what it accomplishes, so here's a Regional Parody-Tribute - 
Parody-tribute of "Kansas City" from OKLAHOMA

EVERYTHING'S UP TO DATE AT THE ARENA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kIMKGkAaRM

Thanks if you have time to watch (it's about 2 minutes)

Finally found out the simple trick to doing video groupings on YouTube

A varied selection (about 8 songs) of my original non-parody theater songs on YouTube

http://tinyurl.com/27n954m

I finally figured out the simple way to make these groupings on YouTube.  (You just put a unique set of words into the video descriptive info.)  Thanks for whatever you have time to listen to!

Why not give Doris Day the Oscar that Godard doesn't seem to care about?

Whether or not she wants to appear in person, maybe give Doris Day the Oscar that Jean-Luc Godard doesn't seem to want.  (Clearly, they're ready to give it to Godard without his appearing to get it.)

PARODY OF "QUE SERA SERA"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrSMfxOUnc

(Jonathan Schwartz radio show referenced, even rhymed, in 3rd verse at 1:18)

For Halloween - Great Theater's Ghosts!

The ghost of Henry Miller about theatre being re-named

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phlrsBx23O0

And on a much-lower-tech note, the ghost of Alan Jay Lerner hanging out at Vassar watching the ON A CLEAR DAY revisal in its pre-NYC incarnation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt9VtE_1TY8

Shameless self-promo: I'm a Finalist for 2010 Ebb Award!

I got a phone call from the trustee of the Fred Ebb Foundation, saying that I'm one of the eight "finalists for the Fred Ebb Foundation award."  The odds aren't in my favor for me to win (to paraphrase the great Mr. Ebb's lyric to "Maybe This Time") but whatever happens, being a "finalist" is a thrill in and of itself.

And to Julie Miller, if you're reading this, thanks.  Julie basically picked out which songs I should include on the CD out of the many I gave her to listen to.  (And I only know Julie because of All that Chat, so thanks to All that Chat, too.)

I was wondering whether i should take off some of my Kander-and-Ebb parodies on the net lest someone happen across them while deliberating, but they're so much more tribute-like towards Mr. Ebb and Mr. Kander in their commenting than anything else, so i haven't done anything like that - yet.

Musto's lovely blog item; also gently (?) kidding American Idiot

La Daily Musto in the Village Voice did a blog item all about my Sesame Street parodies on Katy Perry and Elmo.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2010/09/katy_perry_brou.php

Please pass this around to anyone who might like the parodies!

Also, I did an AMERICAN IDIOT parody a few days ago,based on the great Billie Joe Armstrong/Green Day song WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS, making very gentle fun (I thought gentle) of Billie Joe joining that cast as the end-of-September doldrums hit.  

American Idiot parody link - does this go too far, do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9YbyW5chjc