Comments on: The Sound of Musicals http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/ The Stormy Seas of the Schoolyard Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:26:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Michele http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-314 Michele Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:58:12 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-314 Michael, Thank you for your story. I also had a very happy childhood in a world of my own. It is just too bad that a unique, sweet person finding joy in singing is seen as an alien. (It's Michele the food runner from Kokkari) Michael,

Thank you for your story. I also had a very happy childhood in a world of my own. It is just too bad that a unique, sweet person finding joy in singing is seen as an alien.

(It’s Michele the food runner from Kokkari)

]]> By: Michael Procopio http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-104 Michael Procopio Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:07:00 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-104 Douglas-- Ice Castles? Are you serious? Shan and I were forced to play that in junior high band. A shudder just went up my spine.<br/><br/>Aruni-- Do you remember the all-dorm musical our freshman year at UCLA? I lived and breathed Grease for about two months; casting, directing, and finally having no choice but to play Eugene when the actor cast to play him backed out two days before the opening. Not enough time to build Eugene into the central character of the show anyhow. Grease! Another shiver up my spine!<br/><br/>But I'd be happy to sing with you anytime, too, Sandy.<br/><br/>Jackie-- Would that kid be allowed to eat cookies and sing at the same time?<br/>Thanks for the hug, I need it.<br/><br/>Kelleen-- I think I need to have a musical conversation with your father... Douglas– Ice Castles? Are you serious? Shan and I were forced to play that in junior high band. A shudder just went up my spine.

Aruni– Do you remember the all-dorm musical our freshman year at UCLA? I lived and breathed Grease for about two months; casting, directing, and finally having no choice but to play Eugene when the actor cast to play him backed out two days before the opening. Not enough time to build Eugene into the central character of the show anyhow. Grease! Another shiver up my spine!

But I’d be happy to sing with you anytime, too, Sandy.

Jackie– Would that kid be allowed to eat cookies and sing at the same time?
Thanks for the hug, I need it.

Kelleen– I think I need to have a musical conversation with your father…

]]> By: Kelleen http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-95 Kelleen Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:35:00 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-95 You were just born in the wrong era - based on my dad's singing, you would have fit right in, well, in terms of the songs, at least. He was born in 53.<br/><br/>We grew up to "Oklahoma", "Singing in the Rain", "If I were a Rich Man", "Hello Dolly"....I could go on and on; and so could he - no need for normal conversation when you can answer everything with a song from a musical, right?<br/><br/>Sadly, I have a strong aversion to the musicals, myself, but I can definitely relate to the home environment! You were just born in the wrong era – based on my dad’s singing, you would have fit right in, well, in terms of the songs, at least. He was born in 53.

We grew up to “Oklahoma”, “Singing in the Rain”, “If I were a Rich Man”, “Hello Dolly”….I could go on and on; and so could he – no need for normal conversation when you can answer everything with a song from a musical, right?

Sadly, I have a strong aversion to the musicals, myself, but I can definitely relate to the home environment!

]]> By: Anonymous http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-91 Anonymous Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:11:00 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-91 Awesome. I get such a picture of you as a kid! I just want to hug that kid and have him over to make cookies at my house and sing.<br/><br/>Jackie Awesome. I get such a picture of you as a kid! I just want to hug that kid and have him over to make cookies at my house and sing.

Jackie

]]> By: Anonymous http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-90 Anonymous Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:07:00 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-90 Michael,<br/><br/>I loved your story! If we had grown up in the same town during elementary school, I would have insisted that you attend our daily re-enactments of key scenes from Grease. I would have been honored to be your tone-deaf, South Asian Sandy. You can sing show tunes with me anytime.<br/><br/>Aruni Michael,

I loved your story! If we had grown up in the same town during elementary school, I would have insisted that you attend our daily re-enactments of key scenes from Grease. I would have been honored to be your tone-deaf, South Asian Sandy. You can sing show tunes with me anytime.

Aruni

]]> By: Douglas Keiller http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-83 Douglas Keiller Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:01:00 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-83 Supercalifragilistically hilarious. At six, I too loved Annie and the theme from Ice Castles, both of which I played saccharinely on my clarinet. Thank God I never did that in public. Supercalifragilistically hilarious. At six, I too loved Annie and the theme from Ice Castles, both of which I played saccharinely on my clarinet. Thank God I never did that in public.

]]> By: Michael Procopio http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-82 Michael Procopio Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:28:00 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-82 Thanks for the comments!<br/><br/>The Judy Garland Experience? How in God's name have I never heard of that before? Thanks for the comments!

The Judy Garland Experience? How in God’s name have I never heard of that before?

]]> By: Anonymous http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-81 Anonymous Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:57:00 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-81 Great story... Great story…

]]> By: Dan B (no, not Bennett, think harder) http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-80 Dan B (no, not Bennett, think harder) Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:15:00 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-80 Just wanted to hip you to this cool group on Yahoo called The Judy Garland Experience, you can sing as many show tunes as you like and people won't make fun of you there. Hell, they will probably join in!. The group has all sorts of great, and constantly changing, ultra rare and unreleased files of Judy and lots of other musicians (Joe Turner, Aretha, Sinatra, Peggy Lee, JImmy Scott, Anita O'Day, Ruth Brown, Chet Baker etc). I mean the files are really great, if you are a music lover you have to join, I'm serious.<br/>The group is pretty tite and has Judy's family members, other celebrities, fans, authors and lots more as members. <br/>There is always some kind of an interesting discussion going on.<br/>They also have mad pics, contests, polls,blah, blah, blah, you know what I mean, it's all good, check it out!<br/>http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/ Just wanted to hip you to this cool group on Yahoo called The Judy Garland Experience, you can sing as many show tunes as you like and people won’t make fun of you there. Hell, they will probably join in!. The group has all sorts of great, and constantly changing, ultra rare and unreleased files of Judy and lots of other musicians (Joe Turner, Aretha, Sinatra, Peggy Lee, JImmy Scott, Anita O’Day, Ruth Brown, Chet Baker etc). I mean the files are really great, if you are a music lover you have to join, I’m serious.
The group is pretty tite and has Judy’s family members, other celebrities, fans, authors and lots more as members.
There is always some kind of an interesting discussion going on.
They also have mad pics, contests, polls,blah, blah, blah, you know what I mean, it’s all good, check it out!
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

]]> By: Captain Blog http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-79 Captain Blog Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:46:00 +0000 http://canisitwithyou.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/the-sound-of-musicals/#comment-79 Oh, I so wish we rode the bus to school together. I would have sang with you (or may be not, because I am not that great of a singer).<br/><br/>One of my fondest memory as an adult is going with a bunch of friends to the movie theater and see the Anniversary edition of the Little Mermaid and sing out loud to the songs, until someone threatened to call security.<br/><br/>Great story. It made me smile.<br/>thanks Oh, I so wish we rode the bus to school together. I would have sang with you (or may be not, because I am not that great of a singer).

One of my fondest memory as an adult is going with a bunch of friends to the movie theater and see the Anniversary edition of the Little Mermaid and sing out loud to the songs, until someone threatened to call security.

Great story. It made me smile.
thanks

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