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Im writing a playwright about the struggle in the jeffersonian era of the juciciary branch. the problem is, the first scene is two teenagers tslking about music. system of a down, to be exact. how do i move from music to history without changing scenes?
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How do the two teenagers relate to Jeffersonian judiciary (I assume you meant this) branch's struggles? I assume that the story needs these kids, right?
You know, of course, about the 1985 Senate hearings (Al Gore and company) that pitted Tipper Gore (and the PMRC) against the Filthy Fifteen--which were represented by Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Frank Zappa, and John Denver. Though it was about censorship, maybe that--or something of that sort--would make a better place to begin.
Too bad it wasn't about the Jacksonian era. That could easily be related to him disregarding the Supreme Court and forcing the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears.
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I have had many conversations where I made radical leaps between apparently unconnected topics. Often I would preface the change by explaining the twisted logic that lead me astray.
There is a great series called Connections by James Burke, as well as two sequel series, Connections 2 and 3, that explore these kinds of disparate connections.
For example, I'm talking to my buddy about why I like oreo's and then launch into a conversation about the collaps of western civ into the dark ages.
When my friend gives me the quizzical look of where the hell did that come from? I'd look at him understandingly and explain that oreo's reminds me of racist slang for couples of mixed races, which made me think of intolerance, which lead to etc. etc.
Depending on the tone of the piece this can be a comedic exchange. Kevin Smith does dijointed seques well and has nice banter, might want to look to it for some inspiration.
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Dude you should see Re-Connections, it was made two or three years ago. I can't wait until his Knowledge web (http://www.k-web.org/) comes to fruition, but I don't think they can ever find a stopping point. Sorry for that tangent, I'm just a fan of Burke's work.
As to your problem Dreadlord, perhaps you can lead the conversation that way by creating a lawsuit involving that band and then say "I wonder what John Marshall would think of that?"
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