Monday, June 9, 2008

The Musical

OK.  Here it is.  The pitch for "Lymph Notes, The Musical!"

A bold little bird named Billy is just a few days old when a violent rain storm throws him from his comfortable nest.  He manages to ride the storm safely to a lily pad below, but the wind and rain continue to rage.  Billy floats helplessly into unchartered seas.

The storm eventually breaks, however after days of desperate attempts to find his way home, he drifts further into a land that looks like nowhere he could imagine.  The music fades up and Billy sings an emotional ballad titled, "My New Pad Just Aint Home."

Suddenly the lily pad crashes ashore and as he picks himself up and stumbles to the ground, Billy sees a beautiful winding path made of yellow bricks.

Along his journey on the path, he meets so many skilled and generous other birds who want to help Billy find his way home.  He first meets a very intelligent, but scared, crow who is convinced that Bio Feedback is the answer to getting back to the nest.  The crow sings a duet with Billy; "Somewhere Over, and Down By, The Bio."

Further down the path they run into a loving Silver Warbler who believes Billy's answer can be achieved with Raiki.  Squeaking down the trail, he sings, "Achy Breaky Raiki."

And finally they meet a courageous little Tufted Titmouse who generously offers Billy her breast milk to give him the strength to go on.  All four of them toast, and drink, and joyfully sing "Teets the Little Things In Life That Matter."

But eventually Billy's true salvation comes from a wise old Oncologist Owl (Alright, let's just say it . . . . "The Wizard of Owls").  After singing "Whooo's That Knocking At My Spoor?," he takes Billy under his wing and flies him safely to his nest where he grows into a healthy energetic bird.  

There's no place like home.


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