The Rat Pack Live at the Sands
I was clearly meant to have lived in the 1950's and 1960's... I should have been Doris Day, because seriously I love that music, and the style and the humor. I know in my head the reality the time period really isn't like in the movies, but I don't believe it in my heart- in my heart if I had lived then I would have always worn pretty dresses and had great hair and sung and danced everywhere I went. That's all I really want. Sigh.
Anyway, last night we did see The Rat Pack Live at the Sands, and man, could those three guys plan Frank, Dean, and Sammy. It was so spot on, you forgot it wasn't really those three. The drinking, the smoking, the racial jokes (oh my GOSH could those three tell the best racial jokes ever and totally get away with it because they were in their own way a civil rights movement!), the sex jokes, and oh yeah, that damn fine music. I am pretty sure the median age of the crowd was about 70 (the men in front of us who were talking to us before the show were 70 and 71 respectively), so even my mom at 52 was pretty young for this crowd, and I was pretty much a baby, but I'm not sure anyone enjoyed that more than me :) I could have sat there for ever and ever enjoying the entertainment, some of the best entertainment I've seen. It might be an old movie type weekend for me...
Two weeks from last night we will be going to see Grease, which is also exciting. I've haven't watched the movie in so long, but I've seen it hundreds of times. When we were kids and the video rental store was up town Gaston I swear we went at least once a month and rented Grease. I listened to the soundtrack this morning as I was busy doing things around lab and just had a blast playing the movie in my head, seeing the people in their costumes and the great dancing. I haven't ever seen a live production of Grease (strange, but true), so I'll be interested to see how they play certain parts... see, my life really should just be a musical.
Anyway, last night we did see The Rat Pack Live at the Sands, and man, could those three guys plan Frank, Dean, and Sammy. It was so spot on, you forgot it wasn't really those three. The drinking, the smoking, the racial jokes (oh my GOSH could those three tell the best racial jokes ever and totally get away with it because they were in their own way a civil rights movement!), the sex jokes, and oh yeah, that damn fine music. I am pretty sure the median age of the crowd was about 70 (the men in front of us who were talking to us before the show were 70 and 71 respectively), so even my mom at 52 was pretty young for this crowd, and I was pretty much a baby, but I'm not sure anyone enjoyed that more than me :) I could have sat there for ever and ever enjoying the entertainment, some of the best entertainment I've seen. It might be an old movie type weekend for me...
Two weeks from last night we will be going to see Grease, which is also exciting. I've haven't watched the movie in so long, but I've seen it hundreds of times. When we were kids and the video rental store was up town Gaston I swear we went at least once a month and rented Grease. I listened to the soundtrack this morning as I was busy doing things around lab and just had a blast playing the movie in my head, seeing the people in their costumes and the great dancing. I haven't ever seen a live production of Grease (strange, but true), so I'll be interested to see how they play certain parts... see, my life really should just be a musical.