| With a Captial T... |
There is a line in one of the songs from the musical "The music man" that goes like this, "We got trouble with a Capital "T" and that Rhymes with "P" and that stands for Pool!"
The musical is about a huckster who goes from town to town selling band instruments. In order to sell them he convinces the townsfolk that they have a terrible problem (in this case a rapid decline in morality as indicated by the new pool hall) - that can only be slaked by the influx of something positive - "band instruments."
We did the musical in high school. I played a bit part, and my best friend played the lead. He always played the lead. When we did the crucible he could make himself cry right there on stage, "But it's my name..." - and that had the audience weeping in their seats. Pretty good for high school.
Anyway, that is an aside.
I like the way the huckster plays upon the sympathies and fears of the towns people - it is classic psychology inflated for the sake of humor - but classic none the less. The association of Billiards with calamity however ridiculous (in this case, the rhyme between the letters T and P) is also classic.
I know, I know - you think I am going to swing this around and talk about preachers and teachers who mishandle the word of the Lord.
But I am not. I don't really have to. Isn't that sad?
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My family always loved that movie. It points to so many things that are, as you say, sad.
Even So...
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And here I thought you were gonna weave the ULI around the T&P. How silly of me.
I was also a band member in school. Trumpet was my game.
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No doubt it kept you out of the pool hall. ;-)
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Yep, the pool hall was evil.
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Wait - is that directed at Jim and I? Lol. I hope I am the nutter.
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It must be you Daniel, it's your blog after all. Besides Susan couldn't possibly think I had anything nutty to say?
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I took my wife (then girlfriend) to celebrate our one-year of "goin' steady" to the Music Man...dinner theatre. It was awesome. I really enjoyed the movie as well. Thus my downward spiral into musicals began...and I'm not afraid to admit it!
And yes...I like "The Sound of Music". How many thirty year old males will admit that...and argue with you if you tell me I'm a wuss?
(Boy, I must be married and have two little girls...and two female cats.)
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My family always loved that movie. It points to so many things that are, as you say, sad.
Even So...