An amusing Avenue Q story

[dry2olives]

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]

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.

[bially082]

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

Thats great!

[paradox_error]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

[Corine2]

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

For PORN!

[Blair]

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]

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!

[Herbert_Von_Krolock]

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

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

[megannn33]

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]

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

Thats humorous lol

[LittleFish8386]

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]

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

That's a great story!!

[jacobtsf]

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"*

[millie_dillmount]

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.