Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Sporks

[rj_anderson]

I just watched this again to see if it was as eyebuggingly, earwormingly horrific as I remembered, and yes, yes it was. I think the cracked-out dancing girls may actually be the worst bit, because dude, the choreography. Anyway, the only way I could make the pain go away was to share it, once more, with the rest of you:

The Ballad of Bilbo

Comments

[lizbee]

I know better than to download anything described in terms of "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" and Leonard Nimoy.

...but yes, the fic so far is indeed lovely, although I feel there's more room for cheap goat humour. (There's always room for goats! /Aberforth)

One of the things that always amuses me about "Spinner's End" is the way it really does reinforce as much Snape fanon as it destroys. Of course, it helps that I was never attached to the notion of his having a country house* and an aristocratic title.

* "No Such Place" notwithstanding. I liked Snape's crumbling, haunted mansion of gothic angst.

[zakhad]

I had heard the Ballad of BB before, but never seen the video. Dang! What is with the clothes-throwing, dayglo-sweatshirted glee club? Wearing pointed ears? Are they supposed to be elves or Vulcans? Love the very last frame where he has a very Spockian expression of perplexity, after a whole video full of grinning and singing flatter than a sheet of paper.

Ouch.

[ravensnape]

RJ, you rock my world. But I still vote for the turtlenecks! So we get to read it when? And remind me...didn't you start one where Snape is in the cellar of the Hogs Head just after D's death?

Ah, back stabbers. Caesar didn't see it coming, are you certain Dumbledore did?

[rj_anderson]

You get to read it as soon as I get the chance to finish writing it -- which means your guess is as good as mine as to when that will be, because, y'know, the baby. I don't get much time to type with both hands on the keyboard these days... but thanks for the vote of confidence!

And BTW, this story is a continuation of the Hog's Head one, so yes, you remember correctly.

Caesar didn't see it coming, are you certain Dumbledore did?

Well, if Caesar had drunk poison and spent a while staggering around before collapsing on the steps, then looked Brutus straight in the eye as he approached and said "Please..." I would probably be questioning whether he'd planned his death beforehand too. :)

[ravensnape]

akjfjaklghjklf;hgha;gahk!

[sunsethill]

All I can say is Yippee! More RJ!Snape.

[rose_in_shadow]

Yay! I wondered and wished you might write a post-HBP Snape/Maud fic, but with a new baby and the health problems you've had, I wasn't sure if you'd have time.

Needless to say, I'll be looking foward to it.

BTW, whatever happened to the Alias/HP fic you posted a snippet of ages ago?

Bwaahaahaaa!

[serenasnape]

Your icon is legendary!

Re: Bwaahaahaaa!

[rose_in_shadow]

Hehe. With good reason. Normally I don't like taking icons that are seen everywhere, but this one I had to have.

[rj_anderson]

whatever happened to the Alias/HP fic you posted a snippet of ages ago?

It is in eternal limbo, thanks to my waning interest in Alias and my realization that the idea of Sark being related to the Malfoys was a rather thin premise on which to hang a whole story.

I can at least tell you that Rambaldi was a wizard, the artifact in question was magical, and that Sark was assisted in his thievery by Pansy Parkinson, who thought that if she couldn't have Draco she might as well have the next best thing, Muggle or not. There was going to be a nifty action scene where Snape and Sydney broke into the (heavily guarded and security-wired) estate where Sark was holed up, with Sydney using the best technology the CIA had to offer, and Snape surreptitiously casting spells that made Sydney wonder just what kind of super-duper tech he was using