oh, don’t be a hater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVA3jgpgIY8this past week, BC, jools, and i spent our time visiting my parents, my mother in law, and various and assorted uncles, aunts, and cousins (plus my beloved old friend jen, who handed me a tea bag to throw into the potomac when i returned home.) we had a great time — eating, playing, shopping, painting pottery, eating, visiting a used book store, eating some more. i ran my annual speed seder, bringing the old girl in about an hour and a half (including the eating part.) hellboy even read the four questions — in english, but he read them just the same. a very big moment for me, as i have historically been the youngest at the table all my life. BC always refused to read the questions.
and now, the torch has been passed to a new generation.
anyway, speaking of passing torches, my dad taped a few musicals in case the kids wanted to watch something on TV. and while the boy seemed to be more excited about the offerings on discovery kids, BC was enthralled by the musicals. first, she watched gigi, a terrific lerner and loewe time piece featuring a gorgeous leslie caron. and, of course, this unforgettable guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSGM3ZTP2nw(okay, okay. so there is something a little creepy about the leering old fella, but i like the song nonetheless.)
and then, one of my favorites: hello, dolly!
now, you may be disgusted surprised to know that i grew up on musicals. yes, i learned to love punk, metal, and all sorts of other musical enterprises as well; but i also experienced a steady diet of rogers and hammerstein, lerner and loewe, andrew lloyd webber, and so many others in my formative years.
and love or hate her politics, barbra sings like buttah.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqPiJ0L7YmYhello, dolly! is so much fun. barbra and walter matthau are well-suited; a young tommy tune towers over his ladyfriend; and a young michael crawford nearly steals the show as cornelius hackl. i especially love put on your sunday clothes. i actually think about it some days when i feel like crap and adopt it as a sort of mini philosophy. (in fact, years ago, i shared my office with a young lady who told me that she could always tell when i was feeling extra awful — i would actually put on makeup.)
so to see BC falling in love with the movie and the music?
it’s like buttah.
I grew up on musicals, too — living with at least one of three grandmothers continuously for 18+ years will do that! — and I LOVE them all. (Okay, Grease annoys me beyond reason and I tire of the Sound of Music because it gets cliche… but pretty much anything else.)
The Music Man is my favorite of the classics. Actually, I think it’s probably my favorite movie of all time. I could watch it everyday and never get bored. Hello Dolly! is also up there… for the same reasons you posted!! I cried like a baby through Wall-E largely because of Put on Your Sunday Clothes!
Glad to see you giving props to musicals! I’m part of the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus, and we’re doing “Put On Your Sunday Clothes” for our concert in a few weeks. Fun song.