An amusing Avenue Q story

[dry2olives]

An amusing Avenue Q story#0

Posted: 11/1/04 at 1:22am

My buddy Tom is a minister up in Maine and his 14-year-old daughter, Patsy, stirred up a bit of controversy at school. Her teacher wanted a class discussion about tolerance and cultural differences and she figured a good way to begin was to ask all the kids to bring in an example of the type of music they like to listen to and play a CD track for everyone. Most of the kids brought in pop or hip-hop, but Patsy introduced her classmates to "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist." The teacher was shocked and said such a song was inappropriate for the classroom.

"Your father's a minister!", she reprimanded. "How would he feel about you listening to this music?"

"It's his CD!", answered Patsy.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#1

Posted: 11/1/04 at 1:25am

Oh wow! I LOVE that story! Man, I wish the ministers I knew listened to Avenue Q. The world would be a much happier place.

"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL

[bially082]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#2

Posted: 11/1/04 at 2:14am

Thats great!

You are young, life has been kind to you. You will learn.

[paradox_error]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#3

Posted: 11/1/04 at 6:11am

I lent my copy of Avenue Q to a friend (a ministers daughter) and she loved it...and made her family listen...ive walked in and found her father (the priest) singing along to "You can be as loud as the hell you want (when you're making love)" if only his congregation could witness that...

[broadwaystar2b]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#4

Posted: 11/1/04 at 6:47am

That's hysterical!!!!
One of my best friends is a preacher's duaghter and she loves the CD too

[Corine2]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#5

Posted: 11/1/04 at 7:13am

How special.
Well now if they would just go and see the show.
PS (No, don't I will never win that f... lottery!)
LOL!

[Janki]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#6

Posted: 11/1/04 at 7:40am

Just glad she didn't play "The Internet is really great" hehehe

Popular...You're gonna be Popuular....;)

[Corine2]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#7

Posted: 11/1/04 at 7:52am

For PORN!

[Blair]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#8

Posted: 11/1/04 at 7:53am

Haha, that's funny! The director for the show I'm in is a minister and he LOVES Avenue Q.

[mominator]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#9

Posted: 11/1/04 at 8:41am

Thanks for sharing dry2! We have alsoloaned our copy to a friend who is a priest and he just loved it as well!

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

[Herbert_Von_Krolock]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#10

Posted: 11/1/04 at 8:55am

lmao All I can say is WOW........

Totale finsternis, ein meer von gefuehl und kein land

[megannn33]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#11

Posted: 11/1/04 at 11:16am

hahaha, very funny. that song is true though.. everyone is a little bit racist. i think the teacher got mad because she doesn't want anyone to know that she is racist.. lol.

[timote316]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#12

Posted: 11/1/04 at 11:45am

Thats humorous lol

[LittleFish8386]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#13

Posted: 11/1/04 at 1:36pm

Hasnt anyone seen Footloose? Preachers daughters are not all they're cracked up to be.

My mother loves the soundtrack, and listens to it when she is working out, cooking and cleaning the house.

[BroadwayDiva]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#14

Posted: 11/1/04 at 1:45pm

That's a great story!!

I have my books and my poetry to protect me...

[jacobtsf]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#15

Posted: 11/1/04 at 4:06pm

The thing about Avenue Q is that it is so brutally truel, that everyone can connect to it.

And I LOVE Footloose

*Starts singing "Mama Says"*

David walked into the valley With a stone clutched in his hand He was only a boy But he knew someone must take a stand There will always be a valley Always mountains one must scale There will always be perilous waters Which someone must sail -Into the Fire Scarlet Pimpernel

[millie_dillmount]

re: An amusing Avenue Q story#16

Posted: 11/1/04 at 5:47pm

How could the teacher say that? I'm sure some of those hip hop songs were worded inappropriately at times.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611