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The Way of the YanksThe Boomer Way
Chapter 31
And now the studio is torn by strife.
2And the dreams aren’t coming so fast anymore,
3Because of a snafu called real life,
4And a runaway passion for evening the score:
5The stars are locked in their dressing rooms,
6And haven’t been rehearsing;
7The director’s refusing to talk to the cast,
8For fear they might ask for his vision;
9And lighting’s threatening to go out on strike,
10Unless someone replaces the camera crew;
11The propman is drunk and out of nails,
12So the sets are fastened with glue;
13A cast of thousands is counting its lines,
14And demanding more scenery to chew;
15The writer’s obsessed with reworking key scenes,
16Including tomorrow’s, and finished ones too;
17The backers aren’t coughing up any more cash,
18And they’ve told their lawyers to sue;
19The stuntmen are saying the catwalk’s too high,
20And won’t respond to their cue;
21The ratings office is screaming for blood,
22Because the script is so shockingly blue;
23The mayor’s attempting to ban camera cranes,
24Which are spoiling the tourists’ view;
25Thanks to budget woes and myopic eyes,
26The producer hasn’t a clue,
27And like the others he’s forgotten,
28That there’s work to do,
29Or else the dreams won’t make it,
30Old or new.
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