#the barbeque monologues

[imasillygooose]

Here's your daily picture of Jon Matteson

MAH' BARBEQUE

[man-down-in-hatchet-town]

CRACK THEORY: The Hatchetfield “Show-Within-The-Show”s Are Each Hints About The Next Musical

Okay, there’s so many real-world reasons why this theory is bullshit. But it kinda’ works and it’s definitely fun, so bear with me (below the cut because it's a couple of paragraphs)

In TGWDLM, Workin’ Boys is about a group of people trapped in the capitalist (business) system, struggling with the gaping holes in their emotional/personal lives (mostly from missing each other) as time takes them away from their college selves.

While a lot of Starkid’s work critiques the capitalist system in one way or another, no show goes as hard in that direction as Black Friday. It’s all about people caught up in the capitalist grind. And Wiggly preys upon the holes created in people’s hearts by the realities of life, capitalism, grief, and the passage of time, some of the same things that plague the Workin’ Boys.

Also in Black Friday, we have Santa Claus Is Going to High School, in which Kris Kringle goes to high school and becomes a star athlete, helping Northville High go up against their nemesis South Heights. Nerdy Prudes Must Die also revolves around high school students, many of whom are caught up in a sports rivalry of their own. Also, Kris Kringle is an ancient, powerful being who assumes the form of a high schooler, just like the Lords in Black in their one Nerdy Prudes appearance.

So, pretending this theory is true, what are the ✨implications✨ of The Barbecue Monologues? They deal with the food industry, a character disconnected from their own past (I know that’s Trevor fudging his line, but whatever), and a woman who longs to perform and be the center of attention. What else in Hatchetfield ties all of that together? Who works(/has worked) in the food industry, has a shrouded past (albeit not to herself), and was likely once a performer who so cherished being known by others that the Lords in Black accepted that human connection as a sacrifice?

The next Hatchetfield musical will be about Miss Holloway.

[cryptiqish]

it’s so wild to me that max jagerman is literally on stage only for about 30 minutes in the entirety of npmd. and he’s only a ghost for like, seven of those. show stealing king

[abadarkade]

Here's the thing about a barbecue:

It brings folks together, from all walks of life. There's a story in every burger. Every kah-bob. I hope these stories tonight are a lot like these patties here—well done.

You hear that? That's the sound of love.

Family.

PPPassion.

betraYAL.

I just wanna make him happy.

I just want my neighbor to notice me!

I wanna remember who I aM

This is the story of MY barbeque.

My barbeque.

my barbeque.

my barbeqQUE!

These are OUR:

BARBEQUE MONOLOGUES!!!

[jonmattdaily]

“mah barBEQUE!”

[diaryofplainjane]

never getting over of how much of a masterpiece “just for once” is.

an 18 year old girl using a 40 year old character to portray how she feels because she feels her like her life is flying past her.

it’s the most emotionally devastating song i have ever listened to.

[saturns-ninth-moon]

How was it?

Fucking transcendent.

my other npmd work

[starkidsdaily]

This was fucking Trancenent

[moldy-guacamole]

finally got the barbeque monologues recorded

[watchoutpaul-hemightkickyourhead]

pls tell me what swedish barbecue is 😭

OK so swedish barbeque is a ship!! Its the ship between jon matteson's barbeque monolouges character Trevor and will branner's best of you character that he has named Rudolph and is apparently a swedish exchange student. The two were seen at homecoming together. Its not exactly cannon but when Jon was asked if he saw them as a unit he basically said "im not telling 🤭🤭🤭🤭" and winked a few times I think? Its adorable.

[frank-pricely-in-toyzone]

So 'Just For Once' is supposed to be a metaphor for Ruth's motivations and personality, right? Like, the lyrics generally being about wanting attention and love from other people when she normally gets ignored or passed over, and how her anxiety prevented her from doing things she wants to do (like theatre)? I haven't seen this interpretation talked about anywhere but I thought that made Just For Once really work tbh

[universalwideweb]

can we all agree that m'barbeque is the new m'lady

[man-down-in-hatchet-town]

No, I haven't seen your grill-brush, Maury.

[fictional-actors-bracket]

Fictional media bracket, Round 1A.7

Propaganda under the cut:

Barbeque Monologues: "Cooking competition with barbeque, every barbeque has a story attached to it."

The Duchess Approves: "Features Sturly Stembleburgiss as the Duchess and Grampton St. Rumpterfrabble as the irascible coxswain Saunterblugget Hampterfuppinshire. Features 80 minutes of opening credits."

[vaguely-functional-directions]

Look at my new playlist. Personally, I think it is transcendent

I have had spotify for less than a week and this is what I'm using it for instead of actually listening to music. Because that's a normal thing to do.