Word has it that a certain playwright connected to Connecticut College is hard at work on the manuscript of a new Broadway blockbuster called, “Yippee!! The New London Musical.” It will have a tryout and polishing season at the Goodspeed Opera House. It will have a trial run at the Shubert Theater in New Haven. The next stop is the bright lights of Broadway. It is sure to be the next “Annie.”
“Chim-chiminey, chim-chiminey, chim-chim-chareen/ When you’re in New London you’re full of baleen….” The Walt Disney Company has already contacted the playwright for options to put the whole production on ice.
“Chim-chimeny, chim-chiminey, chim-chim-charoom/ You go to New London to get covered with spume….” Twentieth Century Fox has already contacted the playwright for the film rights. The producers see this as a vehicle for the next generation of box office draws. They have a number of undiscovered hunks and sex symbols chomping at the bit to get the leads.
“Chim-chimeny, chim-chiminey, chim-chim-charerm/ New London’s a place overflowing with sperm…..” It is about time New London inspired a musical. It is a city set for operas, and it has an infectious tune. It is a city of convoluted plots, colorful characters and happy endings.
We not that the Portugese Fisherman in Hodges Square has a new sign. We note that the outdoor architecture on the bocci courts next to The Bulkely House is nearing its magnificent completion.
Balaenius Rex!
Showing posts with label Oklahoma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oklahoma. Show all posts
Monday, May 14, 2007
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Return of Whalehead King
Our intrepid reporter has been out of New London recently, hence the shortage of important news being posted for your edification. He has, however returned from the Sooner State and is back on the beat.
While Whalehead King was there on serious business, a funny thing happened in Oklahoma. It turns out that many people in Wewoka, the seat of Seminole County government, have never seen someone who looks or sounds like your correspondent outside of the movies or television. This caused some initial misapprehensions and misunderstandings, but everything was smoothed over and all business was finally conducted in with Yankee-quickness.
For everyone who has inundated Montauk Marketplace with inquiries as to Mr. King's whereabouts and health, not having seen him motorscootering about town for a week, he is back in New London, alive and kicking and on patrol. Keep your eyes peeled, he is sure to cut you off in traffic tomorrow.
A new sign is hanging over Carlos' restaurant picturing what the new "New York-style" condominium buildings will look like. Impressive indeed if the architect's vision comes to fruition. Remember, the Chelsea Groton Bank building is supposed to have an impressive dome that has yet to materialize. The Shaw's Landing buildings are supposed to add more visual interest than vinyl siding to Bank Street's sight lines. If the Carlos' developers' buildings turn out as imagined, bully for them. In a New London state of mind they will be Parthenons beside Columbus Square. To everyone else, they will be as attractive as anything that can be found in Oklahoma City except for the Skirvin Hotel, which is a jewel that belongs in Connecticut's Whaling City.
It is good to be home, where Whalehead King's heart is.
While Whalehead King was there on serious business, a funny thing happened in Oklahoma. It turns out that many people in Wewoka, the seat of Seminole County government, have never seen someone who looks or sounds like your correspondent outside of the movies or television. This caused some initial misapprehensions and misunderstandings, but everything was smoothed over and all business was finally conducted in with Yankee-quickness.
For everyone who has inundated Montauk Marketplace with inquiries as to Mr. King's whereabouts and health, not having seen him motorscootering about town for a week, he is back in New London, alive and kicking and on patrol. Keep your eyes peeled, he is sure to cut you off in traffic tomorrow.
A new sign is hanging over Carlos' restaurant picturing what the new "New York-style" condominium buildings will look like. Impressive indeed if the architect's vision comes to fruition. Remember, the Chelsea Groton Bank building is supposed to have an impressive dome that has yet to materialize. The Shaw's Landing buildings are supposed to add more visual interest than vinyl siding to Bank Street's sight lines. If the Carlos' developers' buildings turn out as imagined, bully for them. In a New London state of mind they will be Parthenons beside Columbus Square. To everyone else, they will be as attractive as anything that can be found in Oklahoma City except for the Skirvin Hotel, which is a jewel that belongs in Connecticut's Whaling City.
It is good to be home, where Whalehead King's heart is.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Low Key Adventure
It is good to be in New London, Conn. after spending time in Wewoka, Okla. Your intrepid reporter spent time in the great, oilfield cities of Holdenville and Seminole as well as Wewoka. He visited Okemah, Wetumka, McAleister, Shawnee, Lima, Bowlegs, and New Lima. None rivaled Wewoka for grandeur, but nowhere in Oklahoma rivaled Connecticut's very own Whaling City for energy, entertainment, entrepreneurship, vitality, and vim.
People unhappy with New London, should visit Oklahoma to appreciate what they have. New London is a place beyond compare. The shores of Lake Wewoka and Lake Holdenville and Eufala Lake pale beside the majesty of Connecticut's Thames River and the expanse of Long Island Sound. The land in Oklahoma stretches as far as the eye can see past the hazy horizon. This is one Nutmeg Yankee that prefers to see lumber ships, ferries, lobster trawlers and submarines rather than beef cattle populating the view. There is nothing wrong with Oklahoma, quite the reverse. It is just that Connecticut is more pleasing to the eye.
People unhappy with New London, should visit Oklahoma to appreciate what they have. New London is a place beyond compare. The shores of Lake Wewoka and Lake Holdenville and Eufala Lake pale beside the majesty of Connecticut's Thames River and the expanse of Long Island Sound. The land in Oklahoma stretches as far as the eye can see past the hazy horizon. This is one Nutmeg Yankee that prefers to see lumber ships, ferries, lobster trawlers and submarines rather than beef cattle populating the view. There is nothing wrong with Oklahoma, quite the reverse. It is just that Connecticut is more pleasing to the eye.
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