Comedy Corner

[Megan]

Play the violin Johnny !

Play the violin forever !


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUpgg...eature=related

[Quijote]

Whilst waiting for my evening out with the Marmara Trio, I thought it was time for a sketch.

An Administrator and sadistic Headmaster : Peter
A crook and utter charlatan : Michael
A crazed former 'cellist and violent madman : Philip
Ludwig van Beethoven : Himself

Scene : Beethoven's apartment, somewhere in Vienna, c. 1808

LvB : Welcome, Gentlemen, come in! Wine, anyone?
All : Yes!
LvB : So, you scoundrels, what are we going to talk about this evening?
Michael : Well, Louis, take a look at this article in the Vienna Musical Times! A new art work!
Peter : Utter crap!
Philip : Simply sublime!
Peter : No, it isn't.
Philip : Yes, it is.
Peter : No.
Philip : Yes.
[Goes on in a similar vein for several hours ...]
LvB : Zzzz
Michael : Hic ...

Fin.

[Megan]

Tavern Scene ...

Beethoven sitting in a corner of the Tavern reading .......

The Innkeeper Karl... droned monotonously on , praising the Emperor, and saying that the whole city was now so full of subversives. but the Emperor being a kind man, wouldn't take any action against them, and Karl throwing his arms in the air, railing against Napoleon, whe everyone could see was setting up a worse system of priveliges , worse than anythig know the Hapsburg's .

Beethoven's brow was getting blacker as he struggled to maintain his tight lipped demeanour. 'Idiots'! he thought, the revolutionary spirit must sweep everything away the rotton old system with it. But he knew the Emperor's spies were everywhere, so he literally bit his tongue, glared at the Innkeeper, spat on the floor and stormed out of the Tavern , knocking the chairs flying..



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[Megan]

[Michael]

Extract from an interview with a famous clairvoyant =

Clairvoyant: On my twelfth birthday.
Interviewer: When exactly did you discover that you could tell the future?

[Quijote]

Greetings, Michael. Long time, no spar.
Anyway, I just wanted to tell you something lamentable : me, in front of a bunch of music undergraduates here in Strasbourg, telling your superb Descartes joke (see above, somewhere) in French, and being met by blank faces. Well, one or two laughed, but maybe they were trying to impress me. Lost in translation, perhaps?

[Quijote]

Extract from an interview with a famous clairvoyant =

Clairvoyant: On my twelfth birthday.
Interviewer: When exactly did you discover that you could tell the future?

Clairvoyant : Because Michael is snubbing me.
Interviewer : Why are you pulling out your remaining hair in frustration?

[Quijote]

Clairvoyant : No.
Interviewer : Do you think Michael wants to engage in a debate with you, about anything at all?

[Quijote]

Clairvoyant : Possibly. It depends on the subject.
Interviewer : Do you think administrators Peter and Chris want to engage with you regarding the topics on this forum?

[Quijote]

Clairvoyant : He has to, he is as bonkers as I am.
Interviewer : Do you think Preston cares to discuss with you?

[Quijote]

Clairvoyant : Him too.
Interviewer : And Sorrano?

[Quijote]

Clairvoyant : Beethoven's 9th, played backwards.
Interviewer : What would be the "soundtrack" to your life?

[Quijote]

Clairvoyant : You're welcome.
Interviewer : Thank you.

[PDG]

Clairvoyant: Don't worry (sniff...), we all do.
Philip: And I so miss that handsome rake, PDG.

[Quijote]

Good Lord, he's back !
Thought you'd been shackled up by your latest "squeeze", PDG ! So glad you managed to escape. By the way, I have lamented your absence elsewhere on this forum.