Orthodixie

Believe me, when I solicited views from the Ancient Faith Radio audience concerning Ortho-Man, I had no idea what I was getting myself into!
Just for fun, I have incorporated all of those emails within this week’s podcast. Thanks to all who sent suggestions.

So, there I was with my guide, Genie, when the theater lights darkened and, on the screen, just like in the real movies, they showed a trailer of an upcoming feature —

A strange movie where the superhero wore a garland around his head, a toga, and sported golden skin. This superhero fed on a steady diet of lamb, grapes and olive oil — all the while battling the evil forces that bedeviled him.

Those of you who’ve been to the movies since Memorial Day have, no doubt, guessed it.

It was Hellas Boy II

Hellas – as in Greek for Greece.

Hellas Boy II

Anyway …

It was time for the opening scene of Ortho-Man …

First, the theme song — which was kind of a rip-off, but the music went something like this …

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“Let us even now establish this rule, that no hearer be permitted to applaud in the midst of any person’s discourse, but if he needs to admire the homily let him admire in silence…it is far better that one’s hearer, having listened in silence, should by his memory throughout all time applaud.”

— St John Chrysostom, Homily 30 on Acts

Stolen from the new blog of Fr Josiah Trehham.

Father bless!

Hello from Dr. Earworm himself. I’m in Liverpool at the moment, where Paul McCartney gave a concert the other night of earworm after earworm after earworm. Wow. Then my friends and koumbaroi started directing me to your podcast – a gem of wisdom in the guise of insanity, just in time to save my sanity! Thanks for your work, for your good humor, and for the honorable mention in your podcast. Leanne is absolutely correct – I borrowed the term “earworm” from German. Christus ist auferstanden! (That’s a joyful greeting, but – forgive me – when I hear it in German I feel like running for cover!)

— James Kellaris

UPDATE (5/13/09) … Here’s the revised podcast!

Honestly, I post this not to solicit comments (PLEASE!) but for a laugh (note date in bold).

In this April 13, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., shakes hands with Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., during a forum in Grantham, Pa. According to campaign officials, Clinton is expected to concede that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, Tuesday night, June 3, 3008, effectively ending her bid to be the nation’s first female president.
(Emphasis mine.)

The source is linked, below — no doubt, they may fix it before long. Then again, knowing Hillary, it may be a direct quote!

UPDATE: The link has, indeed, changed.

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Some of you may be surprised to learn that Houston, Texas, is a burgeoning market for Hollywood-style big budget productions.

Movies, that is.

With all the summer offerings of fantastic heroes like Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Speed Racer, and, in the past, Superman, the Hulk, Spiderman … Napoleon Dynamite and the like … it was only a matter of time before someone came up with the idea of an Orthodox Superhero.

And, wouldn’t you know, they’d choose to film it in Houston!

We’ve got a gal in our parish who works with such projects and she asked if I’d like to be a consultant; to view some of the scenes already in production, help out with proposed scenes, etc.

“Sure,” I said.

I mean, who wouldn’t!

All night, the night before, I kept imagining what I might expect to find on the set of ORTHO-MAN.

I thought back to my own childhood, back before God created color … back in the days of Black & White.

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane!
It’s SUPERMAN!

Maybe, in the spirit of Orthodox unity and all, I could expect …

Look! There in the altar! It’s a Greek! It’s an Arab! It’s a Slav!
(He ain’t heavy – he’s a Convert — he’s my brother …)
It’s ORTHO-MAN!

Ungh. Sorry …

That was kind of silly, but not nearly as silly as what I found the next day when I was ushered onto the set of …

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