Topic: THE MUSIC MAN AND I (Read 4450 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 14, 2020, 06:31:45 AM »

I took all of what I could to the basement. The cats had an old ball toy, very much like the new one, that they managed to trash over the past two years. I couldn't cart that to the basement with everything else, so when I came up from the basement, I put the old ball toy into my recyclable bag to carry down later. I just looked up to see Stella dragging the bag and toy across the kitchen floor. Like Jenny, she doesn't know the meaning of the word "no."

elmore3003 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 14, 2020, 06:32:48 AM »

Page 2 Dance!

Ginny · « **Reply #32 on:** July 14, 2020, 07:35:57 AM »

Tuesday morning greetings! We have curbside pick-ups to do at the public library and Kroger today and then I have a Zoom event to hear a favorite author talk about her new book.

Ginny · « **Reply #33 on:** July 14, 2020, 07:39:00 AM »

TOD - As I've mentioned before, The Music Man was the first professional musical I saw on stage, so there's a very soft spot for it in my heart. This line gets me every time:

"I always think there's a band, kid."

elmore3003 · « **Reply #34 on:** July 14, 2020, 07:42:08 AM »

My phone call, which was about getting a young man or woman volunteer to come by and help me on occasion with household problems, went quite nicely.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #35 on:** July 14, 2020, 07:43:34 AM »

My fifth floor neighbor Ann, who was stuck in Boston since late March, is home. She's stopping by at some point to pick up the mail I collected. I'm looking forward to seeing her.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #36 on:** July 14, 2020, 07:54:33 AM »

I think Jayne Mansfield was most famous for her TUTELAGE.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #37 on:** July 14, 2020, 07:54:48 AM »

DR JOHN G when it gets to 110 - SELL!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #38 on:** July 14, 2020, 07:59:27 AM »

DR CHAS SMITH took my favorite Music Man lines. I played Mayor Shinn in 2011 - and I loved every minute of it.

I will just add one more:

"Thanks for the buggy ride, I read that book from one end the other and didn't find a damn thing!"

AND:

"I better hear some by-God tooting out of them horns or I'll see you at the courthouse at the county theat....uh....seat.....yes!"

"The SWORD of retribution has cut down Perfessor Harold Hill!"

Jrand74 · « **Reply #39 on:** July 14, 2020, 07:59:47 AM »

Or....more than one.....

Jrand74 · « **Reply #40 on:** July 14, 2020, 08:01:21 AM »

"Ethel Toffelmeier....our fine player piano....player....piano.....player...."

Jrand74 · « **Reply #41 on:** July 14, 2020, 08:02:40 AM »

"Will you members of the school board quit bickerin' in public."

"The ladies of the local wigwam of the Hee-awatha will present a spectacle my wife.....er.....in which my wife Eulalie McKechnie Shinn will take a leading role....."

Jrand74 · « **Reply #42 on:** July 14, 2020, 08:03:00 AM »

I could do it again right now!!!!

Jane · « **Reply #43 on:** July 14, 2020, 08:11:07 AM »

Quote from: George on July 14, 2020, 12:46:37 AM

Quote from: Jane on July 14, 2020, 12:16:40 AM
DR George it was nice of Larry to mail the packages and support USPS. I try to do the same.

Thanks, Jane. I haven't had any need to mail any packages before this, but if I do, I'll use USPS, also.

I don't seem to mail package very often anymore. I admit, if I need the package wrapped for me I go to the mail store and they use UPS. That also doesn't happen very often.

Jane · « **Reply #44 on:** July 14, 2020, 08:12:11 AM »

Quote from: Laura on July 14, 2020, 05:03:58 AM

I have tickets for Hamilton in October. I really really hope it is canceled, because there's no way I am going into a huge theater any time soon. I hate to lose that money.

If you can sell the tickets can you return them for a tax right off?

John G. · « **Reply #45 on:** July 14, 2020, 08:47:43 AM »

When you ask Alexa to play music, it’s always songs. I asked to hear some Samuel Barber this morning and it’s, “Now playing songs by Samuel Barber ...”

John G. · « **Reply #46 on:** July 14, 2020, 08:49:14 AM »

Wasn’t The Music Man the show that Jack Lemmon gets stood up for in The Apartment?

John G. · « **Reply #47 on:** July 14, 2020, 09:34:48 AM »

Any Kaye Ballard fans who may not have seen this elsewhere:

https://www.kayeballardmovie.com/watch/?fbclid=IwAR185DwiRy5Gyu3tu5Ax4zIacIYAxYcjl0SLS7DxG0j3QkYRHYGKpz8JuAM:

John G. · « **Reply #48 on:** July 14, 2020, 09:35:06 AM »

Happy Bastille Day!

Laura · « **Reply #49 on:** July 14, 2020, 10:20:31 AM »

They canceled Hadestown and rescheduled Mean Girls. Everything else is still on. It's going to be a show by show basis, depending on whether the tour itself is canceled.

KevinH · « **Reply #50 on:** July 14, 2020, 10:45:21 AM »

Good afternoon!

KevinH · « **Reply #51 on:** July 14, 2020, 10:47:48 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on July 14, 2020, 05:51:45 AM

Quote from: ChasSmith on July 14, 2020, 05:41:07 AM
There might be more of that type of Shinn line I'm forgetting. And I believe that not all of these are in the stage play. Speaking of which, I've long thought that every single thing they added for the movie was an improvement. Nothing that they left out or altered comes to mind as anything but.

Including "Being in Love". I admit I first grew up on the movie soundtrack, so there's my handicap. But if nearly six decades haven't warmed me better to the "My White Night" verse, that just might be a lost cause for this Philistine.

In spite of the multitude of times I've seen the film, I'll have to watch with a score to review what they did with the dance music. "76" probably doesn't matter to me much. "Marian the Librarian" does, and I believe it's surprisingly intact, but not all the way (?). Also have to review the "It's You Ballet" because I don't even remember if they used anything of the original. Oh, and "Shipoopi" -- probably cut down some?

I love "My White Knight," but I really love the original version, which went through several revisions before it was cut down to popular song form. I've heard both Barbara Cook and Rebecca Luker sing the "original version" and they are different! There's a rumor that Frank Loesser wrote the song, but I believe Loesser, as the publisher of the score, is the person who whittled the number down to what now exists, and I'm not sure Meredith Willson was happy about that.

Here's Barbara Cook:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52HBYXmDIBM

Thanks, DR elmore. I enjoyed that. I heard Rebecca Luker sing the long version at 54 Below a few years ago and thought she was wonderful!

John G. · « **Reply #52 on:** July 14, 2020, 11:32:31 AM »

Quote from: Laura on July 14, 2020, 10:20:31 AM

They canceled Hadestown and rescheduled Mean Girls. Everything else is still on. It's going to be a show by show basis, depending on whether the tour itself is canceled.

Wow.

John G. · « **Reply #53 on:** July 14, 2020, 11:38:02 AM »

Quote from: KevinH on July 14, 2020, 10:47:48 AM

Quote from: elmore3003 on July 14, 2020, 05:51:45 AM
Quote from: ChasSmith on July 14, 2020, 05:41:07 AM
There might be more of that type of Shinn line I'm forgetting. And I believe that not all of these are in the stage play. Speaking of which, I've long thought that every single thing they added for the movie was an improvement. Nothing that they left out or altered comes to mind as anything but.

Including "Being in Love". I admit I first grew up on the movie soundtrack, so there's my handicap. But if nearly six decades haven't warmed me better to the "My White Night" verse, that just might be a lost cause for this Philistine.

In spite of the multitude of times I've seen the film, I'll have to watch with a score to review what they did with the dance music. "76" probably doesn't matter to me much. "Marian the Librarian" does, and I believe it's surprisingly intact, but not all the way (?). Also have to review the "It's You Ballet" because I don't even remember if they used anything of the original. Oh, and "Shipoopi" -- probably cut down some?

I love "My White Knight," but I really love the original version, which went through several revisions before it was cut down to popular song form. I've heard both Barbara Cook and Rebecca Luker sing the "original version" and they are different! There's a rumor that Frank Loesser wrote the song, but I believe Loesser, as the publisher of the score, is the person who whittled the number down to what now exists, and I'm not sure Meredith Willson was happy about that.

Here's Barbara Cook:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52HBYXmDIBM

Thanks, DR elmore. I enjoyed that. I heard Rebecca Luker sing the long version at 54 Below a few years ago and thought she was wonderful!

Ya had me at those three glorious words: Here’s Barbara Cook.

George · « **Reply #54 on:** July 14, 2020, 11:42:47 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on July 14, 2020, 04:24:23 AM

Annabelle's herpes flare-up is not yielding to the Lysine and it's really upsetting. I'll spend some time today on the cat health sites.

~~~Get Well Vibes for Annabelle!!~~~

George · « **Reply #55 on:** July 14, 2020, 11:43:05 AM »

Quote from: Laura on July 14, 2020, 05:03:58 AM

I have tickets for Hamilton in October. I really really hope it is canceled, because there's no way I am going into a huge theater any time soon. I hate to lose that money.

My friend Margo and I just got tickets for the Hamilton tour, but it's not coming to Seattle until May 2021, so hopefully, it'll all be good by then. $:-\$

George · « **Reply #56 on:** July 14, 2020, 11:43:32 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on July 14, 2020, 05:41:07 AM

There might be more of that type of Shinn line I'm forgetting. And I believe that not all of these are in the stage play. Speaking of which, I've long thought that every single thing they added for the movie was an improvement. Nothing that they left out or altered comes to mind as anything but.

Including "Being in Love". I admit I first grew up on the movie soundtrack, so there's my handicap. But if nearly six decades haven't warmed me better to the "My White Night" verse, that just might be a lost cause for this Philistine.

In spite of the multitude of times I've seen the film, I'll have to watch with a score to review what they did with the dance music. "76" probably doesn't matter to me much. "Marian the Librarian" does, and I believe it's surprisingly intact, but not all the way (?). Also have to review the "It's You Ballet" because I don't even remember if they used anything of the original. Oh, and "Shipoopi" -- probably cut down some?

I have this vague memory of reading that one reason that "My White Knight" wasn't in the movie was because Meredith Willson didn't actually write it? Or was it that "Being In Love" in the movie wasn't written by him. I don't remember now.

bk · « **Reply #57 on:** July 14, 2020, 11:45:58 AM »

I'm up, I'm up - seven hours of sleep or thereabouts.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #58 on:** July 14, 2020, 11:56:48 AM »

Quote from: George on July 14, 2020, 11:43:32 AM

Quote from: ChasSmith on July 14, 2020, 05:41:07 AM
There might be more of that type of Shinn line I'm forgetting. And I believe that not all of these are in the stage play. Speaking of which, I've long thought that every single thing they added for the movie was an improvement. Nothing that they left out or altered comes to mind as anything but.

Including "Being in Love". I admit I first grew up on the movie soundtrack, so there's my handicap. But if nearly six decades haven't warmed me better to the "My White Night" verse, that just might be a lost cause for this Philistine.

In spite of the multitude of times I've seen the film, I'll have to watch with a score to review what they did with the dance music. "76" probably doesn't matter to me much. "Marian the Librarian" does, and I believe it's surprisingly intact, but not all the way (?). Also have to review the "It's You Ballet" because I don't even remember if they used anything of the original. Oh, and "Shipoopi" -- probably cut down some?

I have this vague memory of reading that one reason that "My White Knight" wasn't in the movie was because Meredith Willson didn't actually write it? Or was it that "Being In Love" in the movie wasn't written by him. I don't remember now.

The rumor that Frank Loesser wrote "My White Knight" has been around for years. When you hear the original version, it's very clear that Meredith Willson wrote it. In his book about writing The Music Man, But He Doesn't Know the Territory, Willson says he didn't realize until Barbara Cook sang "My White Knight" at the first preview that Marian Paroo was based on his mother. He also quotes the original version in the book, but he never says a thing about its getting truncated.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #59 on:** July 14, 2020, 11:59:15 AM »

Well, let's get to Page 3, shall we?

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