The moderator song
So, Friday night of Hal-Con 2018, the Con had a panel with Ajay Fry and Tanner Zipchen, moderated by Floyd Peyton. Literally a panel of moderators. Wonderful panel, had an absolute blast! But then, Ajay’s wife Zaira posted an Instagram story from the panel. Over everybody’s head she wrote “Moderator,” or, as my brain read it, “Moderator, Moderator, Moderator, Monorail ... Monorail ... Monorail ...” and a parody was born!
And so, without further ado, I give you the first single from Ajay Fry’s upcoming album (that is utterly fake and I completely made up) ... the Moderator Song!
And so, without further ado, I give you the first single from Ajay Fry’s upcoming album (that is utterly fake and I completely made up) ... the Moderator Song!
“All right. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll show you my idea. I give you the Panel Moderator!
I've moderated panels in Halifax, Calgary, and Toronto, and, by gum, it put them on the map!”
”Well, sir, there's nothin' on Earth like a genuine bona-fide caffeinated moderator! What'd I say?”
“Moderator!”
“What’re they called?”
“Moderator!”
“Moderator ... Moderator ... Moderator ...”
“I hear those crowds get awfully wound!”
“He’ll calm them down without a sound!”
“Is there a chance she’ll miss the sign to end?”
“Not on your life my geeky friend!”
“What if no one has a question?
“I’ve got anecdotes, too many to mention!”
“I just wanna know the guest’s favorite!”
“Everyone does, it’s why they post it!”
“The audience, they want a song!”
“I had a guitar here all along!”
“I swear, it's the organizer’s only choice!
Throw up your hands, raise your voice!”
“Moderator...”
“What's it called? “
Moderator...
Once again!
MODERATOR!
But moderators interrupt my flow!
Too late, your agent gave the go!
Moderator ... Moderator ... Moderator!
MODERATOR!
Teddy Wilson: Moder—D'oh!
I've moderated panels in Halifax, Calgary, and Toronto, and, by gum, it put them on the map!”
”Well, sir, there's nothin' on Earth like a genuine bona-fide caffeinated moderator! What'd I say?”
“Moderator!”
“What’re they called?”
“Moderator!”
“Moderator ... Moderator ... Moderator ...”
“I hear those crowds get awfully wound!”
“He’ll calm them down without a sound!”
“Is there a chance she’ll miss the sign to end?”
“Not on your life my geeky friend!”
“What if no one has a question?
“I’ve got anecdotes, too many to mention!”
“I just wanna know the guest’s favorite!”
“Everyone does, it’s why they post it!”
“The audience, they want a song!”
“I had a guitar here all along!”
“I swear, it's the organizer’s only choice!
Throw up your hands, raise your voice!”
“Moderator...”
“What's it called? “
Moderator...
Once again!
MODERATOR!
But moderators interrupt my flow!
Too late, your agent gave the go!
Moderator ... Moderator ... Moderator!
MODERATOR!
Teddy Wilson: Moder—D'oh!