Comments | thehappyreturn: impossible!fic.

thehappyreturn

impossible!fic.

Jun 18, 2009 20:42

Up came the 1812 Overture on my iTunes. I was avoiding work, so I wikipedia'd it to remind myself of the battle it was talking about. And I got far too excited over this part, regarding the cannon shots integral to the final bars:

Logistics of safety and precision in placement of the shots require either well-drilled military crews using modern ( Read more... )

fic ideas, fic

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brewsternorth June 18 2009, 19:17:25 UTC

It's a pity that it's the Boston fireworks display on July 4th (and not the one in NYC) that plays "1812" iirc, because I'm sure there would be plenty of room to shoehorn such an event otherwise into my firefighter AU.

thehappyreturn June 18 2009, 19:45:40 UTC

Oh my god! Impossible!fic could become not so impossible fic!

Come on... you can bend the rules... if just for a side fic/drabble... Bush would love it. And next to a ceremonial cannon on 4th July is exactly where a firefighter called William Bush ought to be.

black_hound June 18 2009, 22:23:20 UTC

And right under a firefighter called William Bush is exactly where Hornblower ought to be. XD

thehappyreturn June 18 2009, 22:50:28 UTC

... fiddling with his cannon.

SORRY

black_hound June 18 2009, 19:39:59 UTC

I CAN IMAGINE. VIVIDLY.

Seriously, being an artillerist on period cannon? I CAN IMAGINE. XD

thehappyreturn June 18 2009, 19:43:04 UTC

Directly after I thought of Bush, I thought of you. Of course. XD

black_hound June 18 2009, 22:22:16 UTC

The fact that you thought of me right after you thought of Bush makes me all warm and squishy.

*draws sparkly heart around you*

sarlania June 18 2009, 21:58:40 UTC

Nothing is impossible in fanfic.... XD

lady_branwyn June 19 2009, 00:34:32 UTC

Here you go--this one was written by Beethoven in 1813.
Wellington's Victory
Considered Beethoven's worst major work, it is extremely hokey but incorporates gratifying amounts of firepower. You simply need to devise a way for our heroes to be drafted to "play" the cannon part.

[Edit--When the London Symphony Orchestra recorded it in 1960, they used "a pair of 6-pound cannon and a 12- pound howitzer, along with French and British muskets." So there would be a part for Sharpe's Rifles, too...*grin*]

Impossible!fic is possible! thehappyreturn June 19 2009, 09:01:14 UTC

I mean, it'd have to be the last thing Bush ever did before setting off to Caudebec, but technically... :D ( ... )

Re: Impossible!fic is possible! thehappyreturn June 19 2009, 09:16:45 UTC

Well there's a coincidence that teaches me to read the wikipedia properly before I comment. The metronome was invented at that time (so it can be fancy new fangled equipment and Bush can be one of the first people to use one ( ... )

Re: Impossible!fic is possible! thehappyreturn June 19 2009, 09:23:28 UTC

AND THAT'S WHAT GETS BUSH HIS POSTHUMOUS K

not that he ever gets knighted. But still. He deserved it.

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