anyways, i often find that as much as a song appeals to me, i can’t proceed with it until i strike the right chord for making it story-driven.

my suggestion for this would be to do a back and forth sort of act, where you appeared to have the bruises and perhaps a scar on the chin like in the song… and then you faught with yourself about taking some painkillers. get a really big bottle and go to open it- then when he sings “i don’t mind the pain” push it away. flirt with the bottle as well as the audience.

anyways, it’s just a suggestion.

hope everything works out! where are taking classes? feel free to email me.

1. Jessica Rabbit kinda torch singer, and a private eye.

or

2. Saloon Girl and Gambling man

Mmmkay. But where am I going to get this private eye and/or gambling man?

I shall answer it as I would whenever a woman asks me that question. Anytime you want.

P.S. – I’ve never been asked that question before, but that would be my answer from now on.

P.P.S. – FILM IT!

I listened to the song and typed at the same time. Here’s what I typed (after fixing all of the typos). I hope it makes sense:

Heavy dark make-up under your eyes. Pale your skin as much as possible. Tease your hair in all directions.

Wear tattered clothes. Maybe clothes that had once been a ball gown or something formal.

Give a blank zombie bug-eyed stare the whole time.

Use stiff movements at first until the first “soooooooooooo” in the song.

Then fluid movements that, now and then, get stiff like the creature is trying to come out, come top life.

End the dance on the floor, motionless.

Silly?

I’d get you tickets. But not plane tickets. You’d have to handle that yourownself. As for the idea… not silly. It’s so you. Slightly artsy, with an edge. But at what point do I get my clothes off?

You know, the podling had tossed out that general idea upon hearing the song, too. Also a possibility. Maybe I should look in my costume closet and see what sorts of things I could pull together to make this work.

P.S. where do you take classes for this- I am interested (not in performing, but in the classes!)

Hmmm. This has possibilities. I’ll have to think on it a bit more. As for classes, there are none in this area, at least none like the one I’m taking. If this pans out, though, who knows what workshops might be brought in… and introductory classes could be taught? Hmm, hmm, hmm?

I don’t even know who that is. I don’t watch American Idol. I’m happily oblivious to the machine.