The Making of Rockford's Rock Opera Audio Book: January 2009 Archives

Rockford's Christmas Free Audio Adventure in January

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Sound Adventures
on January 12, 2009 7:35 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
Well, here we are on January 12th and it's time to share with you a picture of our local school choir rehearing Rockford's Christmas Song. As you can see, the event was also filmed for a forthcoming documentary film.

You can hear the results of the recording session in the videos section of the website and we're already planning activities for next Christmas! Yes, this year we've learnt, to promote a Christmas single properly you need to start in January.

A lot more Rockford activity over the past few days too including plans for a new way to deliver the story on the web, and plans for a new book version of the audiobook. Also, going to the BETT SHow later this week so I'm sure they'll be some good new contacts to be met...

Anyway, for the time being, here's to Rockford's Rock Opera Christmas Number One 2009.
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The Real Blue Bag Tree in Battersea Park - from our children's audio book

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Sound Adventures
on January 7, 2009 3:56 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
Just in case anyone thought the story of Rockford's Rock Opera isn't all 100% true, here's a picture of the real tree near the lake in Battersea Park - "with a blue carrier bag caught in its bare winter branches" - where Rockford meets the mysterious Cocklebur Ick and where all his adventures being.

So, why not visit Battersea Park and you can see it - and lots more scenes from Rockford's Rock Opera - for real! You might even find yourself on your way to Infinity...

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Are Audio Story's Cocklebur Icks Real?

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Sound Adventures
on January 5, 2009 3:08 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
If I had a penny for every time I've been asked this question I'd nearly be able to buy a very large curry by now.

For those of you who don't know, the Cocklebur Ick is one of the extinct stars of Rockford's Rock Opera - our unique adventure in sound. As you'll know, they are cute small yellow creatures with rough green stripes down their backs and who had the misfortune to stick to things (including Rockford the dog, in our audio story). You may also know that Cocklebur seeds were the inspiration for the invention of Velcro - hence their name.

When, in the free audio stroy we meet the Cocklebur Ick she's on her way to the Island of Infinity and a home amongst the world's extinct creatures and so is, unfortunately, the last Cocklebur Ick... take a look at The Tale of the Cocklebur Ick video to know more.

So, were Cocklebur Icks real? 

Well, the truth is, I don't really know. Originally I thought we'd made them up but then someone wrote to us from Hitchin in Hertfordshire (UK) to say they remember Cocklebur Icks playing in the streets at night when they were a child. SInce the writer was in her 80s when she wrote this must have been a long time ago.

So, in search of the truth, we're shortly off on safari to Hitchin to ask the locals if anyone else remembers Cocklebur Icks. We'll let you know...




Evil Presence Removed from the Natural History Museum

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Sound Adventures
on January 4, 2009 9:30 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
Regular visitors to the Natural History Museum in London may be familiar with the dark bronze statue which looks out from the stairs overlooking the main entrance hall. As far as I'm aware the statue has been there for decades. It commemorates one, Richard Owen, founder of the museum and, in his day, a highly controversial character - having been accused of taking credit for other people's work and sabotaging the research of his rivals (for lots more, take a look at Wikipedia).

That Owen was a bit of an unpleasant character is made easier to believe when you see what he looked like! Never was there such an angular, twisted face! Still, he lived to a great age so someone must have loved him, and he did found the Natural History Museum!

Anyway, as a result of our research for Rockford's Rock Opera (Part 4), we decided to take another look at Richard Owen. (We may have a job for him in the audio story). 

So, along we went to the museum only to find out that his statue isn't there anymore. It's gone. Usurped, quite rightly and ironically, by Charles Darwin in this, the 200th anniversary year of his birth. (As contemporaries, Darwin and Owen knew each other well and it was reported that Owen was the only person the mind mannered Darwin ever hated.)

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Above. Charles Darwin's statue at the Natural History Museum (after a night of heavy drinking).

So, if you want to see what Richard Owen looked like, don't go to the museum, take a look on Wikipedia, and learn a bit more about one of natural history's more controversial characters who may yet turn up in Rockford's Rock Opera... 

Happy New Audiobook Year!

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Sound Adventures
on January 1, 2009 9:29 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
Welcome to 2009! And to what will be the first of many Blog entries detailing the life and times of Rockford's Rock Opera. Although we launched the website and audiobook last year, it looks as if 2009 will be the year in which we start seeing the results of all 2008's groundwork.

So, with a trip to the Natural History Museum tomorrow, the story will start... 
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