That's the way to sing it - a room full of half-sane cultists getting blotto at a party

Here's a nice little e-mail to wake up to:

Subject: Do you hear the pipes Cthulhu - Performed live at Continuum!
Date: 28 August 2006 12:49:00 AM GMT+08:00

Hi Terrance,

Thought you might geta  kick out of this. People love your filk so much, 
they did a rendition at the recent Call of Cthulhu 25th Anniversary 
party at Continuum last month!

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/av-continuum-06-cthulhu-sing-a-long.mp3

With best wishes, and thanks so much for inspiring people!

Paul
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It starts about halfway down the file, after they do a "Happy Birthday" to Cthulhu and a rendition of "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Fish-Men" (from the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society's "A Very Scary Solstice", on which more professional versions — i.e. not me — of my "Cthulhu Christmas Chorale" can be found). The sing-a-long of "Do You Hear the Pipes Cthulhu" gets off on a shaky start but they really get into it in the end, and is followed by an abortive version of "That's Cthulhu!" (I don't think they knew the tune for the bridge) and ends with "The Song That Cannot Be Named".

Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling of course, hearing other people do my songs — especially since it's for a 25th anniversary celebration of Call of Cthulhu, the game that got me into Lovecraft in the first place and therefore was ultimately responsible for my filk — full circle, indeed. To quote Charles Fort, whose work also inspired Lovecraft: "One measures a circle, beginning anywhere."

Are you my mummy? ... No, but Who's your daddy.

And of course, just by the by, there was a little thing called the Hugo Awards ceremony over the weekend. Four episodes (three stories) from the 2005 series of Doctor Who were nominated: Dalek, Father's Day and The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances.

And the winner was... The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. Topping the second and third place categories, Dalek and Father's Day respectively. Never before has Doctor Who won a Hugo Award, and a hat trick for all three spots first time out is even sweeter. Being up against Battlestar Galactica's "Pegasus", naturally no one thought we had a chance (and frankly, it would have been such a tough battle to choose between BSG and Who), but once again the membership of Worldcon showed far greater wisdom than we gave them credit for. It was Galaxy Quest beating The Matrix all over again.

Congratulations go out to Steven Moffat, Rob Shearman and Paul Cornell, and the whole production team. The world of Who fandom is feeling incredibly proud, and incredibly smug right now.

Your earworm for today

When you find yourself in danger
When you're threatened by a stranger
When it looks like you will take a lickin'
(puk puk puk puk)

There is someone waiting
Who will hurry up and rescue you
Just call... for Super Chicken!
(puk ack!)

Fred, if you're afraid you'll have to overlook it
Besides, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it
(puk ack!)

He will drink his Super Sauce
And throw the bad guys for a loss
And he will bring them in alive and kickin'
(puk puk puk puk)

There is one thing you should learn
When there is no one else to turn to
Call... for Super Chicken!
(puk puk puk puk)

Call... for Super Chicken!
(puk ack!)