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Blind Lemming Chiffon

Blind Lemming Chiffon Blind Lemming Chiffon (it is a real name, just not on his driver's license, which is OK because he doesn't drive) is a Denver-area musician, singer song-re-writer and blues comedian. A multi-instrumentalist who dabbles occasionally in filk, he was an Interfilk guest at FilkOntario in 2004. He was half of the Denvention 3 music programming committee. His first con was Penulticon 1, 1976; his first Worldcon was Seacon, 1979.

He is still working on his first CD, and is the founder of his own religion of one, Secular Dolphinism, which he maintains has something to do with Flipper.

Programming for Blind Lemming Chiffon
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Wed 20:00 (A09) 1 hr
Writing Parodies

Almost anyone can change the words of a song and make it singable. But a really good parody is a work of art, a comment on the original song and a craft unto itself. What are some good ways to make it all hang together?

Thu 16:00 (A18) 1 hr
Making Scansion Work

Scansion isn't just shoving the correct number of syllables into place and hanging a rhyme on the end. Good scansion takes into account how people sing, and sometimes it don't even matter if you put a couple of extra syllables into a line.

Fri 17:30 (D01) 30 min
Concert: Blind Lemming Chiffon
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