Do you ever suspect, as I sometimes do, that life would be better if it were a musical? Musicals always end happily. If life were like Meet Me in St. Louis, we would all be dancing the Hoochee Koochee, going to World's Fairs, and falling in love with the boy or girl next door. On the other hand, we might have to sport crazy-ass bangs and giant bow ties. Now that I think about it...I'm not sure the trade-off is worth it. (P.S. Doesn't Hilary Swank look just like Judy Garland?)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis
Do you ever suspect, as I sometimes do, that life would be better if it were a musical? Musicals always end happily. If life were like Meet Me in St. Louis, we would all be dancing the Hoochee Koochee, going to World's Fairs, and falling in love with the boy or girl next door. On the other hand, we might have to sport crazy-ass bangs and giant bow ties. Now that I think about it...I'm not sure the trade-off is worth it. (P.S. Doesn't Hilary Swank look just like Judy Garland?)
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Probably my favorite musical ever. It's so hokey and sentimental and I love Margaret O'Brien in it. I had never heard of it until I met Mary. She was always talking about "Meet Me in St. Louis" and how she loved it, and one day we were browsing Phonolux and I happened upon it & showed it to her. She screamed!! Everybody looked. Of course we bought it. :)
ReplyDeleteClang, Clang, Clang! I'll be signing that for the rest of the day, no doubt.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I'm concerned, the giant bow tie is the exact reason we should return to a simpler time. Perhaps I can reinvigorate the look, anyway.
And...I don't see the Swank/Garland thing, but that's probably because my relationship to Hilary Swank's appearance is complicated.
Have you seen Meet Me in St. Louis? Because I don't know how you could watch that movie and not be thinking, "Is that Judy Garland or Hilary Swank?" the whole time. Also, I think everyone's relationship to Hilary Swank's appearance is complicated? Did you see the episode of The Office where they basically spend an entire day voting on whether or not she is hot?
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