The Saga Continues

Sorry I haven't updated this in a while. I'm sure you've all been tossing and turning at night, wondering what happenes next in the wonderful world of Balingo Baggo. Well, maybe I've been busy, alright? I've been watching the mailbox very closely lately for college letters and I got accepted into Vanderbilt and Lehigh!!! YAY!!! So in celebration, I will continue the Balingo Baggo story. Remember when we last left our hero, he had just gotten kicked out of "Singin' School" and was quite depressed...

Part Deux: A Star is Born

Balingo's adult life was his happiest moments. After being kicked out of his last school, he kept on singing. He wasn't discovered until many years later when he was in a bar in Cheyenne, North Dakota visiting his uncle Stu. Balingo got drunk and started singing Donke Shoen madly. A talent scout that was in the bar heard him and thought he was wonderful. He hired him to play a part in the musical "Dogs." Balingo was ecstatic once he came to his senses and realized that he was in the middle of the highway with no pants. He practiced his lines constantly and with great passion. Unfortunately, the show never got off the ground. The talent scout abandoned Balingo for bigger and better things. Balingo tried to find acting work but was turned down after every audition. He became broke and went into a deep depression. He would sit with Sneezy and drink every night. Trying to be like real actors, he did drugs and almost killed himself. He stayed at home and felt sorry for himself. Finally, Sneezy convinced him to snap out of it.
Balingo was back to his old self again. He was still singing and dancing in the streets and acting at every chance. He still didn't shower and smelled like a dead elephant (or was it a giraffe? Personally, I've never smelt either). Balingo finally started getting small roles in musicals and plays such as "The Ghost of the Musical," "Les Bliss," and "The Queen and Me." Although Balingo was pleased with these small roles, he desired larger parts and dreamed of a lead. Then one day Balingo auditioned for the critically acclaimed musical "Ibbity Skibbity on Broadway." Balingo was given a number for the auditions but he couldn't read it. Seeing his confusion, a young woman informed Balingo that he was looking at the number upside down. That woman was the most charming, beautiful, woman he had ever met. Plus, she had all 32 teeth! A few days later Balingo got the call he had been waiting for. It was the director of "Ibbity Skibbity" calling to tell Balingo that he had gotten the lead role in the musical.
Balingo yipped and hollered and did a happy jig with Sneezy. Oddly enough, the young woman who had helped him the other day was going to be the leading lady. Balingo now considered this woman his "Lucky Thingy." (He had never heard the word "charm" before) The next time he saw this woman he asked for her name. It was Margyl Fatlip. After Margyl got over Balingo's stench, strangeness, and Sneezy, she fell in love with him and Balingo fell in love with Margyl. They started going out and it helped a lot for the onstage chemistry.
The first performance for "Ibbity Skibbity" was a grand one. The audience cheered loudly at the end and threw chocolate coins and water buffalo flavored suckers onto the stage. Everyone agreed that Balingo's performance was the best. This was definitely the peak of his career. Although the applause and recognition of his talents pleased him greatly, Balingo's most treasured part about being on stage was being with Margyl. They continued to go out throughout the entire tour of "Ibbity Skibbity" but they did hit some rough times.

*Tune in next time for Part III of this timeless epic!