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| Title | Resident Villain, or, Reform of Rank Bajin, The |
| Contributors |
John Maxwell Geddes (composer) |
| Composition date | 2003 |
| Duration (mins) | 0 |
| Category | instrumental solo |
| Instrumentation | Tpt |
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| First performed | 26 01 2004 Mark O'Keefe Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, Glasgow |
| Notes | Homage to Bud Neill |
| Programme Note | (based on the Lobey Dosser statue, opposite the Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, Glasgow). The statue comprises a group of three figures: Lobey Dosser, Sheriff of Calton Creek; his horse, El Fideldo; and the nefarious black-clad Rank Bajin - creations of Glasgow cartoonist Bud Neill. Performer, dressed in black a la Rank Bajin, plays the 'statue coming to life' motif from Don Giovanni outside the Halt Bar. Performer enters and shocks unsuspecting audience with quotations from and variants of 'Ghost Riders in the Sky,' together with evil laughter and menacing gestures. Departs, repentant for his evil deeds.... (or is he repentant?) |
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