Discover my experiences with such lovely characters I hired - or at least ones who get enthusiastic when their predecessors would raise their eyebrows at me.
This page lists some amusing little stories I came up with, one for each album I have done, about myself, the Black Pearl Crew, and, in the earlier ones, the Comic Five. They provide in-universe angles on there always being something still creeping, and how to make the best of it.
Fun has been had with the LEGO characters. At least, until they have run their course. But it will be an adventure, getting them out of the job, and, later, the heads of the readers.
It is becoming apparent that the Comic Five have no sense of adventure. They were worried about parodying songs that were new to their readers. But their non-Lego counterparts, the Black Pearl Crew, have shown them the way, and alternatives to changing words for the sake of it are becoming apparent, too.
Jack Spasm and his non-Lego counterpart, Jack Sparrow, are coworkers now. With a new album being parodied, each captain and his followers work on half the songs.
Jack Spasm is worried for his employer this time! She dislikes pipe organ music, which she has just found in a Styx song. Jack Sparrow pays the fact little attention, however.
Jack Spasm has fallen out of status as parodying frontman. He always insisted that the subject of a parody should be decided at the last minute. Everyone not made of Lego has realized otherwise.
A sad description of a father. A pirate age-appropriate guitar. Sailing eternally, even. Buccaneer Blue has found a song with it all. But, unfortunately for her, the Comic Five erroneously think the Lego game is the new canon, and deny that things with the original name of Pirates of the Caribbean written all over it have much worth, especially when a pipe organ is in there. This warrants giving them the sack and vanquishing thoughts like that to replace father
with bother.
But, as it turns out, it will not be very easy.
The non-Lego Captain Jack’s recent commission as parodying frontman leaves no more participation from the Comic Five, and plenty of new things that can be done to explore. The only problem is that those sacked are still lingering in the minds of the readers and producing bad ideas from there.
Jack Sparrow is ready for a job tougher than any Buccaneer Blue has put him on so far.
Jack’s on to more recent music than the Five would have touched, having debunked their fears.
In keeping to doing songs Buccaneer Blue knows well, the best of Gin Blossoms gets used.
For a year now, the non-Lego pirates have been the only ones on the parodying job. Too bad some readers are slow on the uptake.
The Crew are still having individual expressions of themselves, though to a lesser extent now.
Since taking over, the Crew have been experimenting and taken on challenges. Now they are ready to show the height of their ability.
In a truly Jack Sparrow move, the Crew do not go the obvious way out and follow American Idiot with 21st Century Breakdown. How will the readers react?
Now 21st Century Breakdown is the last concept album and the last Green Day album at hand. But the Crew choose an album almost, but not quite, entirely unlike it!
The needlessness of parodying 21st Century Breakdown is reflected when the Crew take a very ordinary popular album and give it a story.
Jack, being legendary for escaping, is naturally drawn to an album titled Escape.
They just keep going with Journey.
The Crew have developed an interest in the only Information Society album their employer has.
The Crew have used much of the best fodder their employer has to offer them. But they certainly still have some good choices.
Five years after the parodies broke free of Lego, the way Buccaneer Blue presents her parodies in person has finally followed that lead. Of course, the parodies themselves are the same as ever.
The employer happens to own more songs to please the crew. But not every song on the album is a good choice.
The Crew take to the remaining Loverboy album they can access, but only the songs that suit them best.
The Crew have seen some value in an album they passed over before - given that they pick the right songs off of it.
Short on fodder, the Crew jump on the latest release from Green Day immediately.
Fodder continued to be found, but the future of parody albums has grown increasingly mysterious.
Less consistently rocky artists start to be chosen, as being picky about what the music is like could jeopardize the supply of fodder.
Yet another parody album happens, but no plans for a next one are yet made.