Sing Movie Themes and Win a Canned HAM!

the yarn monkey

Sing Movie Themes like Edith Piaf and Win a Canned HAM!
Wednesday April 16 20 9:30-ish to 12:30 there and abouts

HUMANS AGAINST MUSIC
Well, as you can see from this revised schedule, the Piaf plan is postponed until another date. That French guy Guillaume L'cârnè is a bit cheesed-off about the whole mix up — Edith Piaf's birthday is on December 19, (b. 1915).

Instead, this month HAM Takes You To The Movies with such songs as:
- "Unchained Melody" from Ghost
- "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's
- "One Tin Soldier" form Billy Jack
- "It's Oh So Quiet: from Ice Princess
- "What's New Pusscat" movie of the same name
- "Into The Groove" from Desperately Seeking Susan
- "Hallelujah" from Shrek
- "Eye Of The Tiger" from Rocky III
- "I Will Always Love You" from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- "Ode To Bill Joe" TV movie of the same name
- "Edge Of Seventeen" Lifetime movie of the same name
- "Movie Of the Same Name" from movie of the same name

This evening might prove to be more popular than our tribute to Gordon Lightfoot! Sing low 'n' win big![/b] You don't have to be a movie star to win a HAM, but it couldn't hurt. So put some glam pants and join in the fun.

MEDIOCRE PRIZES!
First Prize: 48 oz Krakus brand canned ham packed in it's own juices
Second Prize: "Idiocracy" DVD, staring Luke Wilson
Third Prize: French's Spicy Brown Mustard and Grey Poupon Mild & Creamy Dijon

Join the Big Bohemian ending at 12:30. We have over 400 GET-OUT! voiceless tracks, but you'll have to show up and hear for yourself.

Humans Against Music
Wednesday April 16 20, 2008
From 9:30-ish to 12:30 there and abouts
Freddy's Bar & Restaurant
485 Dean Street (6 Ave + Dean)
www.freddysbackroom.com
www.karaokebigassham.com

the yarn monkey

Subject: Typo on HAM date

I made a typo on the date. HAM Piaf is on Wednesday April 16, (not the 20th). I blame it on spring cleaning and computer multitasking.

A viewer wrote in: "Dear HAM, April 20 is a Sunday, not a Wednesday...TMI, I know, but I get eager when Edith Piaf and ham are involved.""

Emma, Humans Against Music thanks you for you careful observation. You've stopped us from giving the French another reason to hate us.

the yarn monkey

Subject: HAM Takes You To The Movies

Merde! We had a little mix up this month. So in April 2008 HAM Takes You To The Movies again!

bill c

yes i was looking forward to april in paris HAM (a jambon jamboree) at frederique's but i think sneaky is actually in the city of lites so let's postpone French nite, antonio "pepe" le moko.

movie themes it is.

josseleen

i might have to make an appearance -- fair warning for your ear drums, folks.

the yarn monkey

Subject: Hmmmm

Will you sing "Always", the theme form the Lifetime movie Young Jon Bon Jovi, or "Wonderwall" from the movie Meet Oasis? Or maybe you'll try one of these fabulous tunes from famous movies!

0515 "Yellow Submarine" (of the same name)
0701 "The Way We Were" (of the same name)
0815 "Last DanceDonna Summers" Thanks God It's Friday
0915 “Everybody's Talkin’” Midnight Cowboy
1910 "The Crying Game" (of the same name)
2305 "To Sir With Love" (of the same name)
4307 "Endless Love" (of the same name)
4612 "What A Feeling" Flashdance
4613 "Harper Valley PTA" (of the same name)
4814 "Call Me" American Gigolo
50010 "Summer Nights" Grease
50011 "Staying Alive" Saturday Night Fever
50016 "Don't You Forget About Me" The Breakfast Club
50030 "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
50043 "Hallelujah" Shrek
50050 "One Way Or Another" Mean Girls
50062 "Coal Miner's Daughter" (of the same name)
50065 "Goldfinger" (of the same name)
50081 "Thunderball" (of the same name)
50089 "Do You Know" Mahogony
50096 "Through The Eyes Of Love" Ice Castles
50100 "9 To 5" (of the same name)
50101 "I Will Always Love You" The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas
50134 "Into The Groove" Desperately Seeking Susan
50145 "Comin' To America" (of the same name)
50166 "Fame" (of the same name)
50172 "What's New Pusscat" (of the same name)
50181 "Viva Las Vegas" (of the same name)
50192 "It's Oh So Quiet" Ice Princess
50204 "Eye Of The Tiger" Rocky III
50220 "The Rose" (of the same name)
50221 "This Woman's Work" Love And Basketball
50224 "Morning After" The Poseidon Adveture
50234 "Moonraker" (of the same name)
50261 "One Tin Soldier" Billy Jack
50294 "Moon River" Breakfast At Tiffany's
50298 "For Your Eyes Only" (of the same name)
50300 "Nobody Does It Better" The Spy Who Loved me
50301 "View To A Kill" (of the same name)
50302 "May It Be" LOTR I
50313 "Rock N' Roll High School" (of the same name)
50317 "Into The West" LOTR III
50328 "Ode To Bill Joe" (of the same name)
50340 "Unchained Melody" Ghost

bill c

having a theme for each HAM continues to work in a reverse psychology sort of way. Our St Paddy's HAM guaranteed that no one would sing any irish songs. similarly, movie nite ensured zero movie themes would be sung. i am thinking we can just call the next nite French song nite and not have to bother getting any french songs since no one will be singing them.

a shout out to the 556 Crew. Their "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" seemed no longer than 8 minutes. (hereinafter: jets)

meanwhile Snack Attack (hereinafter: sharks) provided extremely strong competition in the Quest for the Ham.

the yarn monkey

Subject: I Can See Paradise...

I can only describe this month's HAM as a most exquisite train wreck — I shouldn't ogle but I couldn't help staring. I've noticed this reverse psychology situation about our theme nights. May be we can get that reverse psychology working for us by having a pro-arena theme?

Anyhow, the competition between tables seemed mighty fierce. Before this taxing month is over HAM would like to thank our regulars, Bananarama, Muffin Top, That Guy, our new regular Josh from team Snack Attack, and Team Snack Attack (all 12 of you), all the looky-loos who were chicken to approach the mic. But mostly our hats go off to Team 556 our ham winners. They not only won the ham and the Idiocracy DVD, they won a whole new level of respect that only three guys can get by singing "Paradise At The Dashboard Light". I admit the singing the entire "Billy Joel Suite" might have been to much.

To Team Snack Attack, we apologize for ending the evening so abruptly. But we're really old. HAM signs off with these memorable lyrics by monster rock mavin, Marvin Aday, AKA Meatloaf:

Guy1:
Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life?

Guy2:
Let me sleep on it I’ll give you an answer in the morning!! morning!!!!
I’ll tell you in the morning!!!!!

Guy3:
Will you take me away, will you make me your wife?

Guy1:
I gotta know right now
Before we go any further
Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?

Guy2:
Let me sleep on it

Guy3:
Will you love me forever?

Guy1:
Let me sleep on it

Guy2:
Will you love me forever?
praying for the end of time

All three guys:
I couldn’t take it any longer
Lord I was crazed
And when the feeling came upon me
Like a tidal wave
I started swearing to my God and on my mother’s Grave
That I would love you to the end of time
I swore that I would love you to the end of time!
So now I’m praying for the end of time
To hurry up and arrive
Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you
I don’t think that I can really survive
I’ll never break my promise or forget my vow
But God only knows what I can do right now
I’m praying for the end of time
It’s all that I can do
Praying for the end of time, so I can end my time
With you!!!

Now everybody:
It was long ago and it was far away
And it was so much better than it is today

Just the people with lighters:
It never felt so good
It never felt so right
And we were glowing like
A metal on the edge of a knife