tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post263608253834306639..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Do-Re-Mijo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-69166571541197137892008-08-16T20:39:00.000-04:002008-08-16T20:39:00.000-04:00Oh yeah, and I *totally* forgot to say that I've a...Oh yeah, and I *totally* forgot to say that I've also read the biography. In fact, I should buy so I could torture my sons in the future by telling them "what really happened" every time they get to watch the movie.<BR/><BR/>I also forgot to say that we're such die-hard fans that we ABSURDLY, I should now point-out in hindsight, on our one and only day in Salzburg, (1) wasted precious minutes going to the post office to mail a packet home [this is a pretty random, if true, thing, totally unrelated to the point ;-)] and (2) spent over 3 hours, most of the afternoon, doing the cheesy "Sound of Music" tour (the house mentioned by another comment, the "16 going on 17" gazebo, the church where the wedding takes place (two different churches, BTW -- back form one, front another), and I guess that was about it. In conclusion -- we DID NOT get to go up to the medieval castle on top of the mountain overlooking the city. We only walked around that garden where part of the Do-Re-Mi song is sang, later in the day and took some pictures.<BR/><BR/>OK, to be fair, the visit wasn't really totally ruined by the tour. In the morning we visited both Mozart's house (where he spent his childhood) and Mozart's birthplace, and we had lunch at an open air market... delicious strawberries and a sweet baked good...<BR/><BR/>OK, I'm sure there would be other things to share, but I'll stop here :-D. It's certainly been a fun conversation...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531267586028469281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-87241335987366278152008-08-16T09:22:00.000-04:002008-08-16T09:22:00.000-04:00It's been fun to listen to all the associations an...It's been fun to listen to all the associations and memories people have with the songs from that movie.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-58130598835346868992008-08-16T00:45:00.000-04:002008-08-16T00:45:00.000-04:00AWESOME! (everything, from running commentary duri...AWESOME! (everything, from running commentary during the movie -- I like that too, of course -- to breaking into song, particularly some of my favorite songs of all time).<BR/><BR/>I ADORE The Sound of Music, to the point that, when put in charge of music and a closing program/play many years ago (I think back in 1994) at a two week summer "Immersion English Course," I wrote a parody (more like a cover version, or adaptation really) of the musical. I gave/wrote a part to ALL The students in the various levels of the course and had them dub several of the songs. The funniest part is that all the children were adults, or at least older teenagers. And my friend and I were "puppets" for the Lonely Goatherd -- <I>that</I> was hilarious, I tell ya.<BR/><BR/>Anyway... I more than know every single song and every line of the movie by heart. This play was performed again in the following year, with a few more children added to the mix (more participants than parts), I "made up" a pair of twins, boy and girl... and then again in the summer of 2001, when I was already living here in the U.S. and returned to Brazil to teach a summer class.<BR/><BR/>Wow, this totally is a blog post. I should go post it to my blog. It's so random, though... who would be interested in this stuff? ;-) Well, hopefully you will...Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809018728037248794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-77260442365227134502008-08-12T11:43:00.000-04:002008-08-12T11:43:00.000-04:00I love the pictures you give us from your camera a...I love the pictures you give us from your camera and I love the pictures you give us from your words.Gawdesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646113157120724047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-74696918925617566272008-08-12T10:27:00.000-04:002008-08-12T10:27:00.000-04:00Bardiac: Oh, you should just start singing and se...Bardiac: Oh, you should just start singing and see who joins in. The cool people will.<BR/><BR/>Baby Lisa: You were cheated out of that role. You would have been a much better Gretl than your cousin.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-50958460035005470642008-08-12T10:22:00.000-04:002008-08-12T10:22:00.000-04:00I've got an earwig now. :/If I start singing the ...I've got an earwig now. :/<BR/><BR/>If I start singing the Do-Re-Mi song randomly at the office, people will wonder, won't they? Can I borrow some of your family to help?Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-564727503673159342008-08-12T09:46:00.000-04:002008-08-12T09:46:00.000-04:00I remember that time we went to that theater so lo...I remember that time we went to that theater so long ago with you and your sister. Afterwards we would rewrite the movie with some embellishments and strange character names. I still have those stories.<BR/><BR/>My earliest memory was when the movie actually premiered. After, my cousins and I would act it out. I was five, but my older cousin got the role of Gretl. The resentment will never end.....Baby Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584132468254766032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-37552646168985034802008-08-12T08:20:00.000-04:002008-08-12T08:20:00.000-04:00Love the movie. Love the singing. Love your fami...Love the movie. Love the singing. Love your family.a/k/a Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499119739368587916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-64895720660720167062008-08-12T00:56:00.000-04:002008-08-12T00:56:00.000-04:00this is too funny. I have fond memories of being t...this is too funny. I have fond memories of being taken to a . . . DRIVE-IN theater in Long Island with my favorite aunt and uncle and my cousins to see it. probably late 60s. around when it came out I guess.Sarah Sometimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09415284135104217978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-71899782869100156502008-08-11T22:32:00.000-04:002008-08-11T22:32:00.000-04:00Posts like this convince me that my family is some...Posts like this convince me that my family is somehow related to your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-40889911610623885622008-08-11T21:24:00.000-04:002008-08-11T21:24:00.000-04:00I don't know how many times my youngest daughter a...I don't know how many times my youngest daughter and I watched that when she was a toddler, but I can tell you it probably reached obsession with her. We never tired of it though. And... it sure beats the alternative to other things she could have been watching.<BR/><BR/>I think it is my favorite movie of all time.<BR/><BR/>I should probably read the autobiography.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279097751133383753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-26157024613157286342008-08-11T21:20:00.000-04:002008-08-11T21:20:00.000-04:00I've always loved the Sound of Music although I ca...I've always loved the Sound of Music although I can not recall my first exposure. It was always there, though. <BR/><BR/>In a neat twist of fate, I attended a conference in the place that the movie Von Trapp house was based on.<BR/>The conference was forgettable but siting on the terrace that inspired the boat scene in the movie was inspired by for six nights will always be a magic memory for me.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213051651383936247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-64307860389551938362008-08-11T20:38:00.000-04:002008-08-11T20:38:00.000-04:00As for me, I am enthralled that watching the movie...As for me, I am enthralled that watching the movie caused the random breakouts into song--even in public! I did that, and my late sis. But nobody else I know. I was smiling just thinking about all of you.Dorcas (aka SingingOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15626748280614018533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-34285427246810479882008-08-11T20:11:00.000-04:002008-08-11T20:11:00.000-04:00that is SO cool! the sound of music is my all time...that is SO cool! the sound of music is my all time favorite movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-19155311471361239842008-08-11T17:43:00.000-04:002008-08-11T17:43:00.000-04:00oh, that's hilarious! and it's a multigenerationa...oh, that's hilarious! and it's a multigenerational infection!<BR/><BR/>my sisters and i will sometimes spontaneously fall into song -- usually weird songs from our childhoods. my kids mostly get embarassed when that happens. i definitely support having a crowd of relatives singing inappropriately in public.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com