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Music at NationalsM U S I C A T N A T I O N A L SNSC Activities Director Alice Ching-Chew organized the “SCRABBLE® Musicale,” a wonderful nightof music during Nationals. Here are links to some of the night’s performances, including CarlJohnson’s “Crossword Game Authority,” a Gilbert & Sullivan spoof.Here are the lyrics of the “Crossword Game Authority,” the geeky little song I wrote for the Scrabblemusicale this weekend, to the tune of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Modern Major General" -- Carl JohnsonI am the very model of a crossword game authorityAnd if you disagree with me, you’d be in the minorityTo illustrate my point, I shall relate to you this tabularAccount of my illustrious accomplishments vocabularFirstly, I know all the words acceptable at tournamentsAnd secondly, I play them with unusual discernmentIf ATE is on the board then I will often hook an S thereonPerchance to draw a challenge when I lay down DIATESSARONAnd thus I beat most everyone, while others just concede to meAnd in defeat I’m graceful, though I hardly ever need to beI radiate a certain self-assured superiorityBecause I am the model of a crossword game authority.~~I’ve mastered every language from Venetian to VietnameseWhen I play Words with Friends with friends, I turn them into enemiesAsk sometime, and I’ll recite, with memory eideticalFrom MARATHON to WATERLOO in order alphabeticalI know that MISCREATION has three Collins-only anagramsI know when I have drawn a blank (they’re lighter by three nanograms!)My countless crushing victories determine lotsa roto picksAnd I’m prone to flooding cyberspace with Lerman-Matsumoto pics*Though memorizing words all day has rendered me unsociableSo long as I remain the best, the rest is non-negotiableThough bathing is important, playing SCRABBLE takes priorityBecause I am the model of a crossword game authority~~I’m well-equipped to pulverize each novice and enthusiastWhose lexicons are lacking and whose choices aren’t the choosiestPity if they think that they can beat me realisticallyThe simulator shows that I’m infallible statisticallyAnd would-be world champions embarrass me when they commenceTo curl up like babies when they learn it’s me they play against32
M U S I C A T N A T I O N A L SI’ve taken all their rating points, especially Geoff Thevenot'sBecause I triple-tripled him while he was stuck with seven OsDespite my proud achievements, I am single and I’m celibateThe ladies won’t return my calls, which makes me want to yell a bitA bona fide endorsement from the worldwide sororityConfirming I’m the model of a crossword game authority*This refers to the WGPO game where Jerry had 8 bingos to Kenji's 4. Itwas more relevant in 2011 when I penned that lyric.SCRABBLE Musicale links:Alice Ching-Chew sings “Tiny Fish forJapan”; Rafi Stern and Noah Walton “Stuckwith the Q” rap; Noah Walton with Mike EarlyMaria plays J.S.BachJoel Sherman plays Billy JoelRobert Felman plays the clarinetChris Cree plays “Leaving on a Jet Plane”and “Vincent”Mike Early plays two epic piano songs;Supriya Devnani performs a Bollywood songaccompanied by Josh SokolJosh Sokol plays “Yellow” and “Hey Jude” 33
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