BSCSC 015: Baby-sitters' European Vacation

The episode for "BSCSC 015: Baby-sitters' European Vacation" was originally released on March 18, 2019 and is #15. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 1:02:13 long.This week's ghostwriter: Peter Lerangis.

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## Official Episode Description

This is a time for sobriety and reflection as the boys gaze bravely into oblivion. Shattered by the loss of a dear, innocent friend who was betrayed by those who should have protected him, they must step forward, alone, into a future devoid of Super Specials. But before they do, a loving look back at this really great final book! Jessi has committed a series of cold-blooded murders, Alan Gray’s joined the Stoneybrook Liberation Front, and Kristy’s doing kissing and arm stuff with a Canadian! This is Pete Lerangis’s swan song and his magnum opus and it is so much better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

## Music Credits

* “Don’t Leave Me,” by Lionel Schmitt
* “Sad to Hopeful,” by TheStoryShop
* “Polish Funk,” by Artur Orbelyan
* “Ambient Dream,” by bdProductions
* “Romantic Background,” by Aleksandr Shamaluev
* “Haunted,” by LucaFrancini
* “Angelic Choir Divine Elevation,” by AllenGrey
* “Ethereal Voices,” by LucaFrancini
* “Cathedral,” by CleanMindSounds
* “Battle Area,” by Fifty Vinc
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Ann's Epithets

Tanner Sings "Our Angel" to the tune of "Earth Angel".

Royal Toes, Matron of the Stonybrook Liberation Front.

## Book Description

Tanner Sings a version of End of the Road by Boyz II Men

## Ad Read

Tanner and Jack both read this week, for Better Help. Tanner describes breakfasts: flapjacks, Dutch babies, pancakes; and posits a "Butter Help" service that provides butter on demand. He references a Pearl Jam parody, Can't Find a Butter Man.

## Segments

###  Alan Gray Will See You Now

Alan pretends to be a member of the Stonybrook Liberation front.

###  Da Bonky

Checklist for Meeting the Queen:

* Avoid scaring her: brush her hair
* Check between teeth for unsightly bits of lunch
* De-gooperize nose in advance
* Shake hands gently to avoid breaking elderly fingers
* Do not kiss her on the lips
* Ask about Elvis only if the opportunity presents itself

 ###  Fearful Moment

Jack: John Pike, zombie Shakespeare, scary and a little bit sexy

Beast might be sister Godzilla; there is also a disembodied voice.

###  Immersed in Thirst

Tanner: Electra-like dream of Mallory's, where her dad has become William Shakespeare

Jack: Michel wears a loose-fitting shirt like pirates used to wear.

###  IP Freely

Tanner posits that the "on the beat" moment from this book is IP Freely - that Mean Man Teach Young Boy Drum Lessons stole from the BSC.

###  Lerangis Moment

Tanner Sings "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye", lyrics by Baby Bee Tanner Greenring.

Tanner: Michel sounds like a girl's name.

Jack: Mr. Dougherty introducing himself to a guest

###  Motion to Diss-Miss

Tanner: a Canadian Alan Gray, but cuter. "In America we speak our minds." / "If that were true, you'd be silent."

Jack: "bumbershoots, sounds like a weird vegetable!" / "Do you have relatives here?"

###  Slaybeous Porpoise

Tanner gives a funeral for the slayed porpoise. Jack delivers his own eulogy praising the porpoise, in the character of a young girl. Jack reads from Funeral Blues by Wystan Hugh Auden. Tanner adds lyrics from My Chemical Romance's Helena.

###  Tanner Googles

Tanner Googles to find out if Christian Gray is a lawyer.

Later, Tanner Googles "sky burial".

###  Tearful Moment

I'd like to approach the bench...

Jack: DA "I See a Darkness" by Bonnie Prince Billy
Tanner: Right and Honorable Judge "Modern Leper" by Frightened Rabbit

Jack brings up a WW2 man. "Dennis and I always said we'd make it back to the beach someday. I guess we're finally doing it. I never thought it would be like this though."

Tanner: DA "If You Walk Away, I'll Walk Away" by Bright Eyes
Jack: Judge "I Can't Be With You" by The Cranberries

Tanner was busy cleaning his tie in pickle brine and missed the judge's name.

Tanner's moment is happy tears - the curtain call and applause for Jessi after a successful ballet performance.

## Theories

###  Bee Theory

Susan Felder in room 200 - a hug to her feels like being swallowed up by bees

## Jack's References

* "I just remembered that there's a Mean Man Teaches Drum Lessons to a Boy moment in the novel."
* Jack describes the use of the NoseFrida in depth.

## Tanner's References

* "Mr. Anderson..."
* Tanner promises Jack that he will spread Jack's ashes at Scholastic headquarters in SoHo.
* Tanner relates stories of eating an egg sandwich in the office when he was in France, and Jack mocks his French pronunciation.

## Notes

* A dream horse takes you in and out of Stonyfield (Stonybrook).
* Arm Stuff: walking along the river to the Eiffel Tower, up the elevator. Michel put his arm around her shoulder. "Get it, Kristy."

## References & Links

1. ↑ Boyz II Men's End of the Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKO6XYXioc
2. ↑ Jack: like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman
3. ↑ Funeral Blues by Wystan Hugh Auden: http://www.wussu.com/poems/whafb.htm
4. ↑ MCR's Helena: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcwweoJDkV0
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky\_burial
6. ↑  "I See a Darkness" by Bonnie Prince Billy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iV4NwSbscg
7. ↑ "Modern Leper" by Frightened Rabbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu2TPvtOTEw
8. ↑ "Landlocked Blues" by Bright Eyes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqlsVypKIu8
9. ↑  "I Can't Be With You" by The Cranberries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIlg0yM0XKg
10. ↑ Agent Smith from the Matrix. Tanner and Jack both do the impression; Jack's is very convincing.

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