tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post1533661755830719850..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: An Ode To MusicalsLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8405621861899752932008-08-18T22:00:00.000-04:002008-08-18T22:00:00.000-04:00Posh said: Hey, guess what one of the songs is, Ba...Posh said:<BR/><BR/><I> Hey, guess what one of the songs is, Banditas? Posh! (with exclamation point *g*)</I><BR/><BR/>OOOOOOHHHHHH, the POsh, Posh, traveling life, the traveling life for me!....<BR/><BR/>I know that song. Own that movie.<BR/><BR/>And I think Caracatacacacacacactacuuss--whatever--is cuter. <BR/><BR/>Luuuuurrrrrv me some Dick Van Dyke.<BR/><BR/>Sorry I'm late to the party. I'm not much use on weekends any more. Carrying mail on Saturday takes a full day of recovery on Sunday just to come back to life. I know it's weak, but there it is. :0/Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215682018033681470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-57006861406498327182008-08-17T09:15:00.000-04:002008-08-17T09:15:00.000-04:00Trish, I thought they did an amazing job with WALL...Trish, I thought they did an amazing job with WALL-E. So much was conveyed with NO DIALOGUE. Amazing!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88744668428487574672008-08-17T09:14:00.000-04:002008-08-17T09:14:00.000-04:00PJ, where do I sign up to have your youth rather t...PJ, where do I sign up to have your youth rather than my own misspent one where I never got to go anywhere cool? *g*Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91901281702856687082008-08-17T09:13:00.000-04:002008-08-17T09:13:00.000-04:00Keira, I would definitely pay money to hear you sp...Keira, I would definitely pay money to hear you speak in a Cockney accent. *g* Do let us know if you resume your stage career!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12213323590127546562008-08-17T09:12:00.000-04:002008-08-17T09:12:00.000-04:00Louisa, a quick search proved you can get the Hugh...Louisa, a quick search proved you can get the Hugh-laden 'Oklahoma' on DVD lots of different places, but if you purchase from <A HREF="http://www.shoppbs.org/sm-pbs-oklahoma-with-hugh-jackman-and-maureen-lipman-dvd--pi-1442894.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> each sale helps support PBS. A great movie and a great cause!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-56113140912037849212008-08-17T09:08:00.000-04:002008-08-17T09:08:00.000-04:00Limecello, I think it's the warm fuzzies that brin...Limecello, I think it's the warm fuzzies that bring me back again and again. Or the sweet ache of sad ones like Les Mis or Cabaret. Sometimes you want the bliss of falling in love or the agony of heartbreak set to music and musicals take us there every time. Man, we need to have a big party with musical numbers looping on the big screen. *g*Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-22745689832209857232008-08-17T09:06:00.000-04:002008-08-17T09:06:00.000-04:00Jeanne, I had done some searching for pictures for...Jeanne, I had done some searching for pictures for CCBB and realized (though I think I've realized it before) that it was an Ian Fleming screenplay. No wonder we had those Nazi-like villains and "Truly Scrumptious". Not to mention a hero named Caractacus. *g* <BR/><BR/>Watching Mary Poppins last night, I really envied her ability to snap and clean things up. A lot. It might even had made me have a bad thought about how much time she had to spend being Practically Perfect In Every Way. Hmph.Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-36582911618165480792008-08-17T00:13:00.000-04:002008-08-17T00:13:00.000-04:00Been gone almost all day but wanted to get in a la...Been gone almost all day but wanted to get in a late comment. I love musicals, and I adored Wall*E. So cute! It's amazing how they can wring such emotions out of me with a little robot.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38935036818842913792008-08-16T23:33:00.000-04:002008-08-16T23:33:00.000-04:00Keira, my introduction to opera (when I was 16) wa...Keira, my introduction to opera (when I was 16) was a production of Aida at night in an open-air forum in Rome. Magical.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-635305818514486902008-08-16T22:48:00.000-04:002008-08-16T22:48:00.000-04:00There isn't a musical I have come across that I ha...There isn't a musical I have come across that I haven't liked. Our school was fond of teaching us the words. I've acted in a few productions, too. Love 'em all. (Though I'll say that I like <I>Aida</I> the opera far more than the musical.)<BR/><BR/>Miss Louisa, all I want is a li-al bit o choclat to eat.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53067107024275515912008-08-16T22:36:00.000-04:002008-08-16T22:36:00.000-04:00Yes,Caren, the DVD of Oklahoma with a half-dressed...Yes,Caren, the DVD of Oklahoma with a half-dressed Hugh Jackman as Curly WILL cure my aversion to Oklahoma! Someone PLEASE stage an intervention and tell me where to get this DVD!!!<BR/><BR/>I did Sweeney Todd in grad school and had a ball. <BR/><BR/>Did My Fair Lady too. I got the role because I could do both a refined English lady's accent and a fabulous cockney flower girl. I based the flower girl the postmistress in the village where I lived. "Can I 'elp you loov?"<BR/><BR/>And Les Miserables ALWAYS makes me cry. Always.Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62652820995604674762008-08-16T22:31:00.000-04:002008-08-16T22:31:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh - yes, I love movie musicals! Mary Popp...Oh my gosh - yes, I love movie musicals! Mary Poppins, The King and I, SOUND OF MUSIC. Love them all. It made me *so sad* to find out that Christopher Plummer once called it the "Sound of Mucus" :(. <BR/>I really love all those actors. So great. Classics. Awe, just thinking about them makes my happy :Dlimecellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331447498798826649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-22461549589871655792008-08-16T21:33:00.000-04:002008-08-16T21:33:00.000-04:00heh-heh-heh. I'm so ignoring the laundry toda...heh-heh-heh. I'm so ignoring the laundry today. I've been chasing kids, but still... If I had Mary or SITC, I'd be ignoring the laundry too. :> BTW, I'm totaly a DVD as Bert fan, vs. as Caractacus. Totally agree that CCBB has no plot to speak of and that, in true Ian Fleming style, Truly Scrumptious as a name is quite offensive when you really think about it. :>Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24760315424356989292008-08-16T21:22:00.000-04:002008-08-16T21:22:00.000-04:00Okay, "Mary Poppins" finally ended. Can I just say...Okay, "Mary Poppins" finally ended. Can I just say that it seems about an hour longer than the last time I watched it? Not in a bad way, but I'm really tired tonight and I though, "Gosh, how long <I>is</I> that 'Stepping Time' song anyway?" <BR/><BR/>As always, it was a jolly holiday with Mary. But you know, looking at my Netflix movies that I've had for WEEKS, I realized I have two DVDs of Sex And the City I haven't watched. I really need to have a marathon of that tomorrow. Which will require me, of course, to ignore the laundry and the dirty floor another day. *sigh* The sacrifices!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-71447200710499153892008-08-16T20:51:00.000-04:002008-08-16T20:51:00.000-04:00Catslady, did you see Yul on the 1985 tour of 'The...Catslady, did you see Yul on the 1985 tour of 'The King And I'? He looked a bit gray and under the weather when I saw him in 1982. I can only imagine how he was in 1985, when the lung cancer was killing him, the poor thing. He was still magnificent, but a shadow of himself in his glory. Poor Yul. <BR/><BR/>To me, he will always be as majestic as he was in the film version. I'm so glad we both got to see him. Hey, maybe I'll see Hugh when he's past his prime, too. There is hope!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-64195404175711600942008-08-16T20:48:00.000-04:002008-08-16T20:48:00.000-04:00Okay, Sonja. So the DVD of 'Oklahoma' I'm looking ...Okay, Sonja. So the DVD of 'Oklahoma' I'm looking for is the London Stage Revival one. Check. I MUST SEE HUGH AS CURLY. Since I clearly WON'T see him as Gaston, as dear Carol did, I'll satisfy myself with shirtless Curly. *g*Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19619762933779863612008-08-16T20:46:00.000-04:002008-08-16T20:46:00.000-04:00Claudia, I can appreciate Fear Of Schmaltz. One br...Claudia, I can appreciate Fear Of Schmaltz. One bride's sentimental love song is another's oh-so-horrid schmaltzer. Hard to tell in advance. *g* <BR/><BR/>It's so nice you and the dh have a song. My husband and I really don't have one, though we have each tormented the other with song from time to time. A perfect moment: us in the IHOP on our way back from Charleston, eating my favorite Harvest Grain pancakes (with sugar-free syrup), listening to Howard Jones' "No One Is To Blame". Perfect!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-61638064745875630282008-08-16T20:41:00.000-04:002008-08-16T20:41:00.000-04:00Anna and Carol, I don't think I've ever seen "Dadd...Anna and Carol, I don't think I've ever seen "Daddy Long Legs". I read the book and it was one of my favorites as a young girl, but I can't imagine a film version. More for the Netflix queue!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-90106494914471005662008-08-16T20:14:00.000-04:002008-08-16T20:14:00.000-04:00I love musicals and my all time favorite was being...I love musicals and my all time favorite was being able to see live, Yul Brynner in the King and I! It was one of his last performances. Jesus Christ Superstar and Phatomof the Opera were my other two favorites for live shows.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49464129078118068302008-08-16T19:47:00.000-04:002008-08-16T19:47:00.000-04:00I love musicals, and yes, Dick Van Dyke is adorabl...I love musicals, and yes, Dick Van Dyke is adorable.<BR/><BR/>Sound of Music is up there in my all-time favorites, but the Husband leaves the room when I pull out the DVD and I do not hear from him until he hears the Reverend Mother shrieking, "Til you find YOUR DREAMS!" and then it's only so he can shout at me to turn it down.<BR/><BR/>Another favorite of mine is the London Stage Revival of Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Hugh Jackman plays Curly. Shirtless for a great majority of the second Act. Be still my heart.Sonja Fousthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874425238467467926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53397258815011007442008-08-16T19:29:00.000-04:002008-08-16T19:29:00.000-04:00Caren, I can't remember why One Hand, One Heart go...Caren, I can't remember why One Hand, One Heart got nixed. We probably couldn't find a good version of it on tape for the wedding. I was also half afraid that it was a bit smaltzy, and you know how I loathe smaltzy. *G*<BR/><BR/>DH and I have a song, as in "our song" and it's from a musical! Music Man, to be precise.Claudia Dainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018678621098546704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82915649112419076832008-08-16T19:07:00.001-04:002008-08-16T19:07:00.001-04:00Carol, I adore Daddy Long Legs!Carol, I adore Daddy Long Legs!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49082275594492468262008-08-16T19:07:00.000-04:002008-08-16T19:07:00.000-04:00Carol, it's been years since I saw "Brigadoon", bu...Carol, it's been years since I saw "Brigadoon", but I loved the story. As Natalie said, that only appears every hundred years thing is just irresistible! <BR/><BR/>And WHY has everyone on the planet seen Hugh in a musical except me? Hugh as Gaston? I would have LOVED that! "No one shoots like Gaston, makes those beauts like Gaston, then goes tromping around wearing boots like Gaston! Oh what a guy...Gas-ton!" <BR/><BR/>I love that movie!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-76164463636165186392008-08-16T19:03:00.000-04:002008-08-16T19:03:00.000-04:00Joan, there were some great songs in "Tarzan", wer...Joan, there were some great songs in "Tarzan", weren't there? Who'd have thought Phil Collins had it in him? <BR/><BR/>And you were TOTALLY ROBBED in your school's production of "Bali Hai". Robbed, I say! How about this: you can perform your part at our next Bandita get-together. I promise no one will be hiding behind a potted plant with a video recorder. *ahem*Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33664395505332093912008-08-16T19:00:00.000-04:002008-08-16T19:00:00.000-04:00Terry, I did the same thing when my oldest sister ...Terry, I did the same thing when my oldest sister dragged home the LP of 'Evita' (the stage production). I knew all the words of all the songs back in the day. "Don't cry for me, Argentina. The truth is, I never left you. All through my wild days, my mad existence, I kept my promise, don't keep your distance." <BR/><BR/>Love it! Never saw the 'Evita' movie, though. I think someone in the Lair recommended it, but I still haven't watched it. I think, though, we almost wore the vinyl out on the 'Evita' score!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.com