Winterfest Online 2007 – Talent Show
On January 14, 2007, a group of Beauty and the Beast fans gathered in a Yahoo! chat conference to participate in the talent show portion of Winterfest Online 2007.
Eight people, armed with microphones, offered their voices to read prose, recite poetry, and sing acapella music for all who were listening.
What follows are the audio files recorded during this event, spanning several hours.
Playlists:
| Wayne: | “A little Shakespeare to begin with…” Prose: “Sonnet 18” (Prose) |
| Ginger: | “This is me playing recorder, accompanied by me on recorder, me on recorder, and me on recorder.” Song: “The First Time I Loved Forever“ |
| Vicky: | “This one’s a bit unplanned, so let’s see if I remember the lyrics…” Song: “Wind Beneath My Wings” (Lyrics) |
| Ginger: | “You’ll recognize the tune.. I changed the words, hehe.” Song: “Somewhere Under the City” (Lyrics) |
| Wayne: | “A selection from ‘Captured Moments’, the poetry-zine Anna and I put out ages ago…” Prose: “Bittersweet“ |
| Ginger and Vicky: | Ginger: “I tackled Vicky a few days ago and made her do this with me. rofl” Song: “Dream a Dream (Elysium)” (Lyrics) |
| Sally: | “I thought this was one way to get Sara involved even now!” Prose: “A Story“ |
| LB: | “…If nobody minds Amazing Grace…” Song: “Amazing Grace” (Lyrics) |
| Debbie: | Ginger: “Debbie has a filk entitled, ‘Leaving This Nightmare Behind’.” Song: “Leaving This Nightmare Behind” (Lyrics) |
| Wayne: | “It’s a speech from ‘Merchant of Venice’, that addresses the concept of mercy…” Prose: “Portia’s Speech” (Words) |
| Ginger: | “I am a fan of cheesy ballads, as you’ll no doubt see with the following..” Song: “All the Time” (Lyrics) |
| Ginger: | “The original is melancholy, I perked this one up a bit. ;)” Song: “The Dance” (Lyrics) |
| Vicky: | “Now, last night I got a special request…” Song: “Evergreen” (Lyrics) |
| Eva: | “It was written by Loreena McKennitt … The Dark Night of the Soul.” Song: “The Dark Night of the Soul” (Lyrics) |
| Wayne: | “It’s a very romantic tune..about finding your true love…” Song: “Goodnight My Someone” (Lyrics) |
| Ginger: | “Something by Charlotte Church for the A Beautiful Mind soundtrack, ‘All Love Can Be’…” Song: “All Love Can Be” (Lyrics) |
| Eva: | “It is one of my favorite poems in German.” Prose: “Nachtgefühl (Nightfeeling)” (Words) |
| Vicky: | “I’m finding the lyrics…” Song: “Read My Mind” (Lyrics) |
| Ginger: | “This one you probably won’t recognize, obscure artist, beautiful love song.” Song: “Every Road” (Lyrics) |
| Eva and Vicky: | Eva sings the theme song, Vicky provides the ee cummings text. Song: “The First Time (Somewhere I Have Never Travelled“ |
| Lara (purplechocfan) (read by Ginger): | Jecris: “Purplechocfan couldn’t be here – she’s at work.” Prose: “Thunderstorm” (Words) |
| Ginger: | Song: “Before the Dawn” (Lyrics) |
| Vicky: | “I found this song that really speaks of the tunnels for me.” Song: (unknown title) |