Perhaps due to the general atmosphere of excitement and anticipation surrounding Chocolate Day tomorrow, Wilson has quit working on The Anteater King, blaming 'artistic differences' between himself and Musical Director Antony.
Instead, he is now working on ANT SPRAY:
In 1960s Baltimore, dance-loving teen Tracy Turnblad (played by Wilson) auditions for a spot on "The Corny Collins Show" — and wins.
He becomes an overnight celebrity, a trendsetter in dance, fun and fashion. Perhaps his new status as a teen sensation is enough to topple Corny's reigning dance king and bring inter-species integration between ants and anteaters to the show.
Actually, he's a bit stuck for the finer details of the story, so while waiting for inspiration he's designed the poster for the show, saying he'll get round to the plot, music and lyrics later...
Makes perfect sense. 😕
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PS Apparently, if all Wilson's friends start using the word Blunk©® in emails and letters — and specially in any books and magazine articles they may happen to author — the Oxford English Dictionary might include it in their next edition of New Words.
I know he's hoping it might be selected as the OED's Word Of The Year for 2017, but as it's already April it has a lot of catching up to do...
Wilson has given up on FlashDances With Ants and started work on THE ANTEATER KING...
This follows the adventures of a young anteater, Simba (played by Wilson), the heir of his father, Mufasa (Wilson's New Dad — me).
Simba's wicked uncle, Scar (yet to be cast — would have been Uncle Zoltan if he weren't missing), plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of ants. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. (I don't like the sound of that!)
Simba returns as an adult (Wilson again but now wearing whiskers) to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Antony) and Pumbaa (Tiny Toy).
Dave the Pig is desperately hoping for a part in The Anteater King as he says Musical Theatre has always been his secret ambition... although he refuses point-blank to wear a skirt, regardless of its length.
PS: When you send in your filled Swear Jars, W would like to remind you to change all your OLD £1 coins for NEW ones before they cease being legal tender in October.
Work on Flashdances With Ants is at a temporary standstill, as Wilson is suffering from something he calls 'Librettist's Block.'
He has popped down to Waitrose in the village to stock up on 'brain food' (chocolate) so he can get some 'top musical inspiration' and resume libretting before the weekend.
Also, Wilson thinks that, rather than waste a brilliant word like Blunk©® he has decided to use it as a new swear-word.
Since it is his invention and he owns the copyright of it etc, each time you swear by saying 'Oh, Blunk©®!' (or any variation thereof — eg: 'Oh, Blunking©® Flip!') you will have to send Wilson 10p.
He has asked me to tell you that he will accept Postal Orders, but suggests you keep a Swear Jar handy so you can just send it to him when it's full. This will apparently be 'more convenient for all involved.' Especially Wilson.
Also, he can't decide whether the exclamation mark should go before or after the Copyright and Registered symbols.
I think we can safely leave that to your discretion...
Wilson has given up on his mission to create new colour and, having decided that his future lies instead in Musical Theatre, is writing a libretto for a Musical Show which he intends to send to Ms Julia.
It's apparently called FLASHDANCES WITH ANTS which is quite a clever title, I suppose, combining as it does Flashdance and Dances With Wolves — although I am assured no wolves are involved.
Alex Owens (played by Wilson) is a handsome young anteater who works a day job in a steel mill and dances in a bar at night.
When Alex discovers that his beautiful lady boss, Nikki Hurley (to be auditioned and chosen by Wilson), is both interested in him and supportive of his performing career, he renews his efforts to get accepted into Ms Julia's prestigious Dance School.
Wilson is prepared to play the title role, although he says he'll need a 'body double' for all the dancing. And the singing. However, he says he is quite willing to do all the kissing scenes with his 'beautiful and well pretty' Leading Lady.
Also he says there should be a lot of lady dancers wearing very short skirts on-stage most of the time.
Antony (Musical Director) is working on the score with a Stylophone from Wilson's Museum (we'll gloss over the Rolf Harris connection at this point) while Tiny Toy (Publicist/Promoter) dozes until there is something for him to publicise. Or promote.
I'm afraid the (colour-)wheels* have come off Wilson's new scheme.
He is having serious problems inventing his new colour, since so far all he's got is the name: Vermilingua International Blunk©®.
He confided to me that, the more pigments he adds to his colour, the more it resembles dark greyish brown, while what he'd had in mind was a much more cheerful and jolly shade — a piquant hue in which people would want to paint their bedrooms and kitchens. And their cars.
It would be a shame if he had to give up on this scheme, since (unlike many of his previous plans) it's keeping him out of trouble and not costing me a small fortune (as long as I can get those paint-stains off the solid wood worktops)... but I fear that might be the sensible thing to do.
Also it's a bit of a pity to waste a name like Blunk©® — but I expect he could use that for some other invention in the future.
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* Colour-wheels — did you see what I did there? Hahaha! Oh... 😕
