Rock Star Cosmic Pioneers By MeganLee
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The Dolls of New Albion
Several hundred years before
A gambler and a monk embarked
On a long trek through the endless prairies of the North
They had a fierce debate
About God and chance and fate
and to resolve it agreed a game of cards indeed be played
The game went on all day
And through the next and next they played
And around them a shelter was built to shield the rain
A street around the shelter formed
Then a church, a house, a bar
And that is how the city of New Albion was born
And thus begins Paul Shapera’s The Dolls of New Albion: A Steampunk Opera. This fascinating musical tale follows four generations of the McAlistair family, starting with the reclusive Annabelle who creates a mechanical doll possessed by the spirit of her dead former lover.
What a premise, right?
Shapera (who goes by the name Mocha Lab) has created a fantastical steampunk world that is riddled with fascinating characters intertwined in a mulch-generational struggle for love, sacrifice, and Elysium. This world is also brought to life by the amazing singers Lauren Osborn, Jason Broderick, and Kayleigh McKnight.
The new album can be bought for $12 here: http://mochalab.bandcamp.com/album/the-dolls-of-new-albion-a-steampunk-opera
I also suggest checking out the rest of the artist’s work, they’re all just as catchy as his new album. Shapera shows mastery for blending absurd quirkiness with moving and powerful sincerity. You can follow Shapera’s blog here: http://steampunkopera.wordpress.com/
The Dolls of New Albion: A Steampunk Opera is now available and will eventually will be seen on stage. I hope to be there for that!
For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can’t readily accept the God formula, the big answers don’t remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.
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ANIMAL INSIDE OUT AT THE NHM WITH BODY WORLDS.
A beautifully macabre exhibition! I want to see it so badly!
I must book tickets for this, it looks amazing!
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/animal-inside-out/index.html
