World O' Author's Notes for Yes I Am
In no particular order:
1. The title:
I came to Melissa Etheridge relatively late (I think after both I'm the Only One and Come to My Window had been released as singles), so I didn't ever know of a time when she was anywhere near the closet, much less in it. But after finding out that she went public with her orientation about the time of Yes I Am's release, I realized that the title is sort of double-entendre-y, since the lyrics aren't really about orientation, as such, but about emotions, as most of her songs are. The song on the album that really says "coming out song" to me is Silent Legacy.
So I'm playing on the double-entendre I see in the title Yes I Am, especially since I think that the chorus is especially appropriate:
Am I your passion your promise your end
I say I am
Yes I am
2. Casting:
The usual suspects in the recurring roles, of course, Clark, Lex, Jonathan, Martha . . .
However, Victoria is alternatively played by Elizabeth Hurley and Lisa Guerrero Coles, and towards the end, a little Roberta Bizeau/Weiss/Born sneaked in there, too, in her role as Flame Beaufort on Santa Barbara.
Gina/Lena is played by Azura Skye. ;-)
3. Las Vegas:
Never having been to Las Vegas, I had to just sort of guess on the hotel. I know the "Regent" is now the "JW Marriot," but it just sounded awkward to have Lex continually saying "JW Marriot," and there are just too darned many Marriots in Las Vegas to just say "Marriot," so I stuck with just "Regent."
Why the JW Marriot/Regent? When I saw this picture of what purports to be the sitting area in one of the rooms in the Spa Tower, I couldn't resist:
http://www.180096hotel.com/hotels/LAS_REGE-rooms-1.jpg
I couldn't see how the building is labeled, but nearly all hotels I'm familiar with have their name over the door, or written on the side of a carport in front of the door, so I'm just guessing.
Also, I saw a couple of references to gardens, but couldn't figure out where they are, or what they look like, so I just said "gardens" and left it at that. I guess I could have had them play a round of golf together, but . . . naah.
4. The wedding ceremony comes from Dallas Fort Worth Wedding Exchange:
http://www.dfwx.com/master.html#elopement
5. I owe the ear of corn to EscapetoCity and, subsequently, to Harmilda, the fiberglass cow at the corner of Route 14 and Route 173 in Harvard, Illinois (you can see a picture of her here: http://www.mcvirtual.com/towns/harvard/chamber/harmild2.jpg), which EtC's ear of corn reminded me of. The fountain is actually my own, with the help of Waukesha, Wisconsin.
6. Men kissing in public:
I figured that if Nevada had sodomy laws that apply to adults (like Kansas does), then the public snogging would be out. All I can find is "NRS 201.195 Solicitation of minor to engage in acts constituting crime against nature," which since Clark's a minor in this, means that they couldn't have anal or oral sex in Nevada legally, but kissing would be all right. So I left it in.
7. Hardwick Enterprises:
It might work differently in the UK. In fact, it probably does, but my frame of reference is US corporations, so that's what I used. In the US, the shareholders elect the board, and the board elects the officers.
8. The songs:
This story started with Cat on the LexSlash list, who requested:
I was listening to Melissa Etheridge's "Like the Way I Do" and thought it would be the perfect inspiration for a fic from Clark's POV. C talking about how peeved he is that Victoria came along and 'stole' Lex from him.
Well, that's what this started out to be, but gradually, other Melissa Etheridge songs sort of sneaked in, and now there are six scenes/plot developments based on Melissa Etheridge songs. They are:
Clark consumed with jealousy over Lex/Victoria Bring Me Some Water
Clark dates Gina (who will eventually turn out to be Lex's sister Lena) Similar Features
Clark and Lex have confrontation over their respective girlfriends Like the Way I Do
Lex gives up on Clark No Souvenirs
Lex decides to "commit" to Victoria Skin Deep
Lex and Clark reunite Come to My Window
In no particular order:
1. The title:
I came to Melissa Etheridge relatively late (I think after both I'm the Only One and Come to My Window had been released as singles), so I didn't ever know of a time when she was anywhere near the closet, much less in it. But after finding out that she went public with her orientation about the time of Yes I Am's release, I realized that the title is sort of double-entendre-y, since the lyrics aren't really about orientation, as such, but about emotions, as most of her songs are. The song on the album that really says "coming out song" to me is Silent Legacy.
So I'm playing on the double-entendre I see in the title Yes I Am, especially since I think that the chorus is especially appropriate:
Am I your passion your promise your end
I say I am
Yes I am
2. Casting:
The usual suspects in the recurring roles, of course, Clark, Lex, Jonathan, Martha . . .
However, Victoria is alternatively played by Elizabeth Hurley and Lisa Guerrero Coles, and towards the end, a little Roberta Bizeau/Weiss/Born sneaked in there, too, in her role as Flame Beaufort on Santa Barbara.
Gina/Lena is played by Azura Skye. ;-)
3. Las Vegas:
Never having been to Las Vegas, I had to just sort of guess on the hotel. I know the "Regent" is now the "JW Marriot," but it just sounded awkward to have Lex continually saying "JW Marriot," and there are just too darned many Marriots in Las Vegas to just say "Marriot," so I stuck with just "Regent."
Why the JW Marriot/Regent? When I saw this picture of what purports to be the sitting area in one of the rooms in the Spa Tower, I couldn't resist:
http://www.180096hotel.com/hotels/LAS_REGE-rooms-1.jpg
I couldn't see how the building is labeled, but nearly all hotels I'm familiar with have their name over the door, or written on the side of a carport in front of the door, so I'm just guessing.
Also, I saw a couple of references to gardens, but couldn't figure out where they are, or what they look like, so I just said "gardens" and left it at that. I guess I could have had them play a round of golf together, but . . . naah.
4. The wedding ceremony comes from Dallas Fort Worth Wedding Exchange:
http://www.dfwx.com/master.html#elopement
5. I owe the ear of corn to EscapetoCity and, subsequently, to Harmilda, the fiberglass cow at the corner of Route 14 and Route 173 in Harvard, Illinois (you can see a picture of her here: http://www.mcvirtual.com/towns/harvard/chamber/harmild2.jpg), which EtC's ear of corn reminded me of. The fountain is actually my own, with the help of Waukesha, Wisconsin.
6. Men kissing in public:
I figured that if Nevada had sodomy laws that apply to adults (like Kansas does), then the public snogging would be out. All I can find is "NRS 201.195 Solicitation of minor to engage in acts constituting crime against nature," which since Clark's a minor in this, means that they couldn't have anal or oral sex in Nevada legally, but kissing would be all right. So I left it in.
7. Hardwick Enterprises:
It might work differently in the UK. In fact, it probably does, but my frame of reference is US corporations, so that's what I used. In the US, the shareholders elect the board, and the board elects the officers.
8. The songs:
This story started with Cat on the LexSlash list, who requested:
I was listening to Melissa Etheridge's "Like the Way I Do" and thought it would be the perfect inspiration for a fic from Clark's POV. C talking about how peeved he is that Victoria came along and 'stole' Lex from him.
Well, that's what this started out to be, but gradually, other Melissa Etheridge songs sort of sneaked in, and now there are six scenes/plot developments based on Melissa Etheridge songs. They are:
Clark consumed with jealousy over Lex/Victoria Bring Me Some Water
Clark dates Gina (who will eventually turn out to be Lex's sister Lena) Similar Features
Clark and Lex have confrontation over their respective girlfriends Like the Way I Do
Lex gives up on Clark No Souvenirs
Lex decides to "commit" to Victoria Skin Deep
Lex and Clark reunite Come to My Window