12.120 Prisoners: Musicals and Opera

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What if you were put in charge of the World tomorrow? How would you run the planet?

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This globally popular educational and research website (stolen from www.12-12-12.org) lists every national and international problem in the world in a rather unusual and entertaining way, so remember to bookmark www.harryrings.org in your favourites folder! For the record: Harry Potbelly Lord of the Onion Rings has decided to take over the World because it is in a mess. He has decreed that by December 12^th 2012 there will be global peace and no more poverty. Stop doing what you were going to do today and read on.................

Harry Potbelly Lord of the Onion Rings as Director of the Human Race and Manager Planet Earth commands and Andronicos "The Cynic" responds as follows.........

The following directives apply to prisoners who are guests of the State or Federal penitentiary system. Although any prison may take part anywhere in the World, I am aiming initially at American tribal prisoners only.

Prisoners: obey God, obey your wardens and as of today, obey me. As a sign of obedience I direct an event is organised within your prison for those allowed the gift of special privileges. Create a prison choral society. By the autumn of 2003 perform a theatrical spectacle of "Prison Music for Peace" made up as follows but in any order.

Rap lyrics	(3 songs)
Interlude any style	(1 song)
Opera style music and lyrics	(3 songs)
Interlude any style	(1 song)
Musical style music and lyrics	(3 songs)
Finale any style	(1 song)

The songs you compose may not include any cursing or obscene language. Especially the "Rap" lyrics. The theme must be the elimination of absolute poverty and elimination of war by

December 12^th, 2012.

Black prisoners must sing the "musical style" songs only and include their interpretation of at least one song from Mary Poppins or The Prince of Egypt sung with existing lyrics and music. The other two songs must be to existing music but their own lyrics.

Mexican, Puerto Rican, Greek, etc. prisoners must sing the opera style songs only and include at least one World famous opera song (chorus only to be sung in Italian). The same rules as above apply. Two songs must be to existing music but with their own lyrics.

The white guys have to rap. One of their compositions must include at least 20% of the lyrics in Spanish.

Everyone can join in the chorus of the three songs sung during the interludes and at the end. Any style music. The performance may not exceed 12 songs (total length approximately 1 hour of actual singing).

No cross dressing while singing "knees up Mother Brown" and absolutely no escape attempts. This is not a World War 2 POW movie - it's reality. The word of your governor and prison wardens is final, including how to spend the royalties of any CD success to benefit the victims of crime.

I can think of a great movie song title: The Prisoner of Zenda the Greek.

Andronicos "The Cynic"

Where will the trillions of dollars needed to eradicate extreme poverty by December 12^th 2012, come from?
How will this stop ALL wars by December 12^th 2012? (Show me ALL wars and national disputes in the World)
How will some of the money be spent to make the above happen?
Are you one of the 200,000 Rulers of the World? If so please read an important letter addressed to you.
How can my family and I help the 12-12-12 initiative, without it costing us one penny? (one page PDF download)
Show me ALL environmental problems in the World
Are you wise enough to break the secret code found in section 11.60.30? Try doing so for 12 minutes now or find when the answer will be revealed here.

All the 600 issues (or topics) to bring about World Peace and the eradication of extreme poverty by December 12^th 2012 are divided up into 12 main headings as found on the home page. Alternatively, you may find useful navigation hints below:

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Ponder............
It will take an average person 12 hours to read and understand the contents of this website and listen to 'The Speech'. Is one hour a day for 12 days too long? Why don't you email the www.12-12-12.org link to 12 of your friends and discuss their opinions in 12 days time? Maybe the 7th person in your email chain can break the secret code and the 12th person, may hold the key to World Peace. Are you or someone in your family the 7th or 12th person?

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