I had planned on going to the dinner, I even circled "yes" when I registered, but I passed out drunk around 6:30 Saturday night, so what did I miss?
You missed out on your entree and dessert: beef, rice, broccoli, and cheesecake (goooood meal). The program of the night consisted of the voice actors and a few other people giving a "radio show" performance complete with commercials (as an A-Team fan, their A-Team commercial was great). There were Cybertronized Shakespeare readings (what did they say, ... they were reading Shakespearecon?) among other things. They concluded with the Dobson brothers singing a couple songs like "Knockin' on Primus' Door" (a rendition of the original "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." I don't remember who wrote the song originally, but I know Guns 'N Roses remade it). They also sang that song that goes "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight..." (Yes, I'm that bad with song names). Of course, the modified it to be on Jungle Planet. Overall, a nice program. They had centerpiece prizes at each table: Alternators. Some tables had a Windcharger; some had a Battle Ravage or a Shockblast. Then there were the tables that had a Wheeljack or a Decepticharge. Not quite "balanced" in value in my opinion, but nice nontheless.
Bob Dylan. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", originally by... uhm... that's difficult, since even the "original" version of the song under that title is already a cover version of a cover version, so to say.
I should do what I tell my students, and go with my gut. I thought it was Bob Dylan. I even knew the name of the other song, but I just didn't trust my instincts... I think I prefer the Dobsons' versions of both songs.
"On the planet the Jungle planet the beasties sleep tonight" The dinner and show was really good. I was at the table on the far right (one of the many swinging the candles back and forth during the Three Dobson Night performance) and it was a lot of fun.
That would be 'The Tokens,' who hit the chats with it for the first time in the early 60s. I'm pretty sure it was based on an African folk song, and other groups covered it before they made it a hit. -Tony! "I'll take 'Rock History' for $600, Alex"
Shocked maybe, but we were in Texas. hehe Didn't bother me one bit, it was quite normal, but I can see where it might have suprised some people.
Yeah my pic of the candle waving didn't turn out so well. Camera was in the wrong mode and everything was blurry.
