Gotta dance!

[mangoprophetess]

Classic Hollywood movies are a dangerous addiction. They plant unrealisitic fantasies into impressionable minds that men are charming, romantic, and dapper; women are glamourous and witty; new love is always true; and randomly breaking into song in the middle of a street (or, better yet - suspending all reality for a really crazy musical sequence

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[prettypinkkitty]

Um, I may have sort of danced in the rain about a year ago when I felt absolutely glorious. And I always hum Singin' In The Rain when I'm in a good mood and it rains.

Also, Moses Supposes is CRAZY.

[mangoprophetess]

Um, that's because you're awesome.

You know, that whole movie is so fabulous, but it *exhausts* me watching it. I am just amazed by the dancing that goes on for many long minutes at a fever pace. Gene Kelly was a genius. And to think - he wanted to play shortstop for the Pirates instead!

[prettypinkkitty]

Did you know two things - Donald O'Connor was in the hospital for a week for exhaustion after filming "Make 'Em Laugh," and Gene Kelly had a show in 1958 called "Dancing Is A Man's Game" where sports players of the day like Mickey Mantle showed their moves, and Gene reinterpreted the moves in dance to show how athletic dance could be. I keep looking for this to appear on Youtube, but it doesn't!

[thealmightybob]

Appy, does "...when I felt absolutely glorious" translate into "wasted beyond imagination"?

[prettypinkkitty]

Actually, no! I was leaving from work. It was warm out! The wasted came later :)