Thanks for the introduction, Larry!
Hello, everyone! My name is Jackson. I'm a 19-year-old Boston University sophomore, originally hailing from Orlando. I love tune-filled musicals and well-written sitcoms. My current major is Film/TV with an emphasis on the latter. (That was indeed a DAMN YANKEES reference.)
My favorite sitcoms include I LOVE LUCY, THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW, THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, CHEERS, and FRASIER. (With many more in between!) I started collecting when I was about 10 and continue to enjoy finding new shows to sink my teeth into. LUCY is my favorite; as an early birthday present, my parents took me to Jamestown for her 100th birthday celebration in 2011. Nothing is as exciting as a well-constucted situation comedy.*
I was an active participant in Orlando's theatrical community for about 12 years, but really fell in love with the works of Cole Porter after playing in a production of ANYTHING GOES. From there my love of Porter merged with a love of Ethel Merman, and I began my musical theatre collecting. My favorite composers are Porter, the Gershwins, Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, and Arlen. (With many more in between!) It's a thrill for me to find a new score or a new song -- I just discovered Berlin's "When You Walked Out (Someone Else Walked Right In)" from the 1923 MUSIC BOX REVUE and have been playing it all day!
I'm always interested in meeting new people who love discussing the things that I do, which aside from sitcoms and musicals, also include Pre-Code cinema, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, and Tallulah Bankhead.
Larry told me this was the place to be, and I look forward to joining your discussions!
Jackson
*Except, perhaps, a nice loud musical comedy overture.