I am my own special creation.
So come take a look,
Give me the hook or the ovation.
It's my world that I want to take a little pride in,
My world, and it's not a place I have to hide in.
Life's not worth a damn,
'Til you can say, "Hey world, I am what I am."
-“I Am What I Am” ~ La Cage aux Folles
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Lights Up.
Two Passengers (Passenger #1 and Passenger #2) are sitting in the rear seats of a New Orleans streetcar.
Streetcar Passenger #1: Did you listen to what he was saying?
Streetcar Passenger #2: You mean about how you should play?
Streetcar Passenger #1: Yes. It was all bullshit. He spent the entire performance telling us how you should play and he wasn’t even playing that way.
Streetcar Passenger #2: Well, it’s jazz. There is no “way” to play it.
Streetcar Passenger #1: He kept saying, “this is how I would play it if…” “If?” “If,” what?! You are playing it. Play it how you say and how you are telling us it should be played or don’t tell us.
Streetcar Passenger #2: Well that’s his style.
Streetcar Passenger #1: But he said “if it was him.” It is him. Just play it that way then. What’s stopping you? Just be and play the way you want. Don’t try to please us.
The streetcar pulls to a stop and a Young Woman enters the car. The Young Woman walks towards to two streetcar passengers. The Young Woman is wearing a t-shirt and jeans, hair pulled back into a ponytail with a baseball cap resting backwards on her head. The Young Woman smiles at both passengers and takes the seat in front of them. Both passengers can then read the back of her hat which in bold rainbow lettering reads “Hey Mom, I’m Gay.” Passenger #1 and Passenger #2 shift uncomfortably in their seats.
Blackout.
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• Main Entry: 1: dec•a•dent
• Pronunciation: \ˈde-kə-dənt also di-ˈkā-\
• Function: adjective
• Etymology: back-formation from decadence
• Date: 1837
1 : marked by decay or decline
2 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the decadents
3 : characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence
— dec•a•dent•ly adverb
• Main Entry: 1pride
• Pronunciation: \ˈprīd\
• Function: noun
• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prȳde, from prūd proud — more at
PROUD
• Date: before 12th century
1 : the quality or state of being proud: as a : inordinate self-esteem : CONCEIT b : a reasonable or justifiable self-respect c : delight or elation arising from some act, possession, or relationship
2 : proud or disdainful behavior or treatment : DISDAIN
3 a : ostentatious display b : highest pitch : PRIME
4 : a source of pride : the best in a group or class
5 : a company of lions
6 : a showy or impressive group < a pride of dancers >
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Blog Entry? ::: Resort back to lyrics above.
Happy Decadence and Dykeadence, Louisiana. See you in the Quarter.
*hums… “I am what I am….”
