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FORKNI-L Digest - 18 Apr 2004 to 19 Apr 2004 (#2004-107)

Mon, 19 Apr 2004

There are 6 messages totalling 377 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. Admin: Forkni-l Rules
  2. FK related Engrish
  3. Ger in King Lear (2)
  4. Vampires Anonymous = FA (2)

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Date:    Sun, 18 Apr 2004 16:19:45 -0500
From:    Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Admin: Forkni-l Rules

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Date:    Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:51:58 EDT
From:    "Dory Blank." <DORY12485@a.......>
Subject: FK related Engrish

Engrish: (n.) Any product or advertising thereof that contains imperfect
English tranlated from any other language.
Dear all,
About a year ago on the FK SciFi Bboard someone had posted this Engrishy
Japanese product:
http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=geraid.jpg&category=Toiletries&date=2003-07-02
Well, after joining the blog there a number of months ago, I found more:
For the RatPack:
http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=xrat-check.jpg&category=Engrish%20
from%20Other%20Countries&date=2003-10-30
For any GWD fan:
http://www.fahruz.org/Engrish/slides/Cheese%20Engrish%20and%20Gerard.html
And, for any Faithful:
http://www.fahruz.org/Flancais/slides/Fleurage%20un.html
Vampires in general:
http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=littlecount.jpg&category=Stationery&date=2003-04-28
This isn't to say I endorse everything on either site, but I found these to
be funny and I promised myself I'd post these so other FK fans could enjoy
them. If I find any more, I'll be sure to post it as well.  Enjoy!
AgapePhileos,
Dory aka CrusaderDieHard

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Date:    Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:58:50 -0400
From:    Brooksie <a11ebrook@a.......>
Subject: Ger in King Lear

Hi all -

I saw "King Lear" last night (Sunday) the final night of the play.  It was
wonderful.  I had read the play beforehand with, of course, an eye for the
part of Edmund, but until I saw the play didn't realize what a juicy part
Ger had.  Alas, he was a villian again, but he played the part with a light
hand, more like a rogue.  When he could, he found the humor and the
playfulness in the lines, and even got a laugh or two.  This surprised me.
For the deep dark tragedy that is "King Lear" the Stratford Company balanced
it with the humor and wordplay that was in the play.  I think this
emphasized the tragedy more so.

The house lights dimmed for the opening act, and enter stage left was -
OMG - Ger!  He sauntered on and wandered to the middle back of the set, and
nonchalantly leaned against a piller there, as the first two speaking roles
entered and started their speeches.  A word about the set.  The theater is
small, and the stage juts out into the orchestra seating.  Picture how the
seats of a baseball stadium wrap partway around a ball field and that is the
set-up (smaller of course) of the Vivian Beaumont Theater.  There were three
steps all around the forward semi-circle of the stage.  The stage itself had
two levels, the back part was one step higher than the front.  The
construction of the set was to resemble a large stone house/castle.  So on
stage left and stage right were archways as entrances that were themselves
another four steps up from the level of the stage.  In the middle back was a
third and the main archway entrance.  It had four pillers that supported a
large portico/balcony that was itself reached by stairs that snaked up from
stage left.  There were also two entrances/exits downstage that took the
actors under the audience.  All these entrances and exits were used very
effectively to keep the scenes active and sometimes were used as locations
to start/end the dialogue of the scene off-stage.  For furniture, the first
scene had a table and chair which were, at the end of the scene, removed. (A
note:  Ger was the last to exit this scene after his first soliloquy, and as
he left he rapped three times on the table which signaled two extras to
emerge and remove the furniture.  I thought that was an interesting piece of
stage direction - or was it improvisation?)  A later scene had a set of
stocks and another scene a different chair.  But the stage was small, so
furniture would have been an impediment to the movement of the actors.  The
lighting was good... the thunderstorm's lightening and illusion of rain was
effective, even if the sound effects almost drowned out the actors!

But back to Ger... Since Edmund is a villian, Ger's costume was all black,
he had his hair short and curly and wore an old English style goatee/beard.
He had at least three instances where he was on stage alone with a
soliloquy, and when not part of the action, was often perched to the side
observing the action.  He used a speaking voice/accent that we heard in FK
in some of the 400+ year flashbacks, trilling his "r's".  But I didn't hear
him say "klew". <G> Ger was, IMHO, the most handsome men of the cast, (okay,
Knightie tendencies showing here!) so it is not surprising that as Edmund,
as part of his courting two of Lear's daughters, Ger got to kiss not one but
two women onstage.  And he had not one but two sword fights.  What a rogue!
Ger seems quite handy with a sword, more so than the actor who faced him as
Edgar.  What a pity that Edmund was the one to die!  When Edmund fell
mortally wounded, Ger hit his back on the edge of the stairs on stage right
and the audience winced.  But he crawled back onto the edge of the stage to
deliver his last few lines before succumbing completely.

A word about Christopher Plummer.  He hinted at his abilities in the ST:TOS
movie "The Undiscovered Country" where he got to do Shakespeare ("Hamlet", I
believe) as a Klingon - but in "King Lear" he was a force.  In the last
scene, his off-stage cry of anguish at finding his beloved third daughter
dead sent chills up the spine and threatened to bring tears, also.

The audience was knowledgeable about the play and the rest of the cast was
very good, so it was a most enjoyable evening, (and finally a warm night in
NYC).

I would go see Ger again and again on stage; when he's out there, he owns
it.



Julia B. (aka Brooksie) and Allie's Brook
Forever Knightie Crusader and War 11 Leader-in-Training
Les Chevaliers de la Nuit
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"And a screamin' fine ride [he] is, too!"
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Date:    Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:02:24 -0700
From:    "Cheryl P." <fknight12281992@y......>
Subject: Re: Ger in King Lear

Thanks for sharing your night at the play in New York.  I do agree he was
wonderful as always.  Stay safe.
Cheryl / Fknight12281992@y......

Brooksie <a11ebrook@a.......> wrote:
Hi all -

I saw "King Lear" last night (Sunday) the final night of the play. It was
wonderful. I had read the play beforehand with, of course, an eye for the
part of Edmund, but until I saw the play didn't realize what a juicy part
Ger had. Alas, he was a villian again, but he played the part with a light
hand, more like a rogue. When he could, he found the humor and the
playfulness in the lines, and even got a laugh or two. This surprised me.
For the deep dark tragedy that is "King Lear" the Stratford Company balanced
it with the humor and wordplay that was in the play. I think this
emphasized the tragedy more so.

The house lights dimmed for the opening act, and enter stage left was -
OMG - Ger! He sauntered on and wandered to the middle back of the set, and
nonchalantly leaned against a piller there, as the first two speaking roles
entered and started their speeches. A word about the set. The theater is
small, and the stage juts out into the orchestra seating. Picture how the
seats of a baseball stadium wrap partway around a ball field and that is the
set-up (smaller of course) of the Vivian Beaumont Theater. There were three
steps all around the forward semi-circle of the stage. The stage itself had
two levels, the back part was one step higher than the front. The
construction of the set was to resemble a large stone house/castle. So on
stage left and stage right were archways as entrances that were themselves
another four steps up from the level of the stage. In the middle back was a
third and the main archway entrance. It had four pillers that supported a
large portico/balcony that was itself reached by stairs that snaked up from
stage left. There were also two entrances/exits downstage that took the
actors under the audience. All these entrances and exits were used very
effectively to keep the scenes active and sometimes were used as locations
to start/end the dialogue of the scene off-stage. For furniture, the first
scene had a table and chair which were, at the end of the scene, removed. (A
note: Ger was the last to exit this scene after his first soliloquy, and as
he left he rapped three times on the table which signaled two extras to
emerge and remove the furniture. I thought that was an interesting piece of
stage direction - or was it improvisation?) A later scene had a set of
stocks and another scene a different chair. But the stage was small, so
furniture would have been an impediment to the movement of the actors. The
lighting was good... the thunderstorm's lightening and illusion of rain was
effective, even if the sound effects almost drowned out the actors!

But back to Ger... Since Edmund is a villian, Ger's costume was all black,
he had his hair short and curly and wore an old English style goatee/beard.
He had at least three instances where he was on stage alone with a
soliloquy, and when not part of the action, was often perched to the side
observing the action. He used a speaking voice/accent that we heard in FK
in some of the 400+ year flashbacks, trilling his "r's". But I didn't hear
him say "klew". Ger was, IMHO, the most handsome men of the cast, (okay,
Knightie tendencies showing here!) so it is not surprising that as Edmund,
as part of his courting two of Lear's daughters, Ger got to kiss not one but
two women onstage. And he had not one but two sword fights. What a rogue!
Ger seems quite handy with a sword, more so than the actor who faced him as
Edgar. What a pity that Edmund was the one to die! When Edmund fell
mortally wounded, Ger hit his back on the edge of the stairs on stage right
and the audience winced. But he crawled back onto the edge of the stage to
deliver his last few lines before succumbing completely.

A word about Christopher Plummer. He hinted at his abilities in the ST:TOS
movie "The Undiscovered Country" where he got to do Shakespeare ("Hamlet", I
believe) as a Klingon - but in "King Lear" he was a force. In the last
scene, his off-stage cry of anguish at finding his beloved third daughter
dead sent chills up the spine and threatened to bring tears, also.

The audience was knowledgeable about the play and the rest of the cast was
very good, so it was a most enjoyable evening, (and finally a warm night in
NYC).

I would go see Ger again and again on stage; when he's out there, he owns
it.



Julia B. (aka Brooksie) and Allie's Brook
Forever Knightie Crusader and War 11 Leader-in-Training
Les Chevaliers de la Nuit
---------------------------------------------------
"And a screamin' fine ride [he] is, too!"
---------------------------------------------------

He was brought across in 1228
I was brought across in1992
I will always be his Forever Knight
ForeverKnight.5u.com
VampiresCrypt@y.......


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Date:    Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:45:36 -0500
From:    DLPH <DLPH@c.......>
Subject: Vampires Anonymous = FA

> > Did anyone see the movie "Vampires Anonymous?"

I found a website that said the main charector
was named  "Vic Knight"

Does he have a brother named nick?


Also if anyone's really intersted
I found a bunch of them at Amazon.com for
for  $6.50-7.50 if anyones really wants to see it

I haven't seen it yet   (Its still being shipped)
but it sounds like it'd make a cool FK episode
maybe an end to the series, right after "Last knight"

I'd bet Nat would be holding his hand through all 12 steps

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Date:    Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:32:59 -0700
From:    "Cheryl P." <fknight12281992@y......>
Subject: Re: Vampires Anonymous = FA

I saw it three times and dumb movie but worth the laughs you get.  Stay safe.
Cheryl / FKnight12281992@y......

DLPH <DLPH@c.......> wrote:
> > Did anyone see the movie "Vampires Anonymous?"

I found a website that said the main charector
was named "Vic Knight"

Does he have a brother named nick?


Also if anyone's really intersted
I found a bunch of them at Amazon.com for
for $6.50-7.50 if anyones really wants to see it

I haven't seen it yet (Its still being shipped)
but it sounds like it'd make a cool FK episode
maybe an end to the series, right after "Last knight"

I'd bet Nat would be holding his hand through all 12 steps

He was brought across in 1228
I was brought across in1992
I will always be his Forever Knight
ForeverKnight.5u.com
VampiresCrypt@y.......

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