I have learned more kids songs in a week than at any time in my life. And I can sign them now too. Well, VBS was a hit, but it wore me out. I'm glad I did it, but I'll be more so when I get over this cold that one of the kiddies gave me. My little troop that I led around for five days grew from five to eventually eight. Fortunately, I was blessed with a group of well-behaved 3rd graders who were eager to please--other crew leaders were not quite so fortunate.
Other than that we did a lot of swimming and I finished up my summer class. I completed all my assignments in good time so I expect an A in the class. Ellice read Harry Potter 7 in a day, but I have only managed to read the first 220 pages. I will finish in due time, but my wife is dying to talk to me about it. We lost our DVD player this week; I think it was strained by overuse. So we sucked it up, financially, and got a new one. We didn't go HD or anything, so it wasn't monumentally expensive.
We also tried out for Hello Dolly! at the Rose Barn theatre. Ellice sang beautifully and I acted well. My singing on the other hand was not quite where it needs to be, and they asked me back to sing again Sunday. Oh and by Sunday I was congested and could barely talk much less sing. We also gamed Saturday, followed by a trip to the new Movie Tavern in Lexington. It's where you eat your meal while watching the movie. Good times, good times.
Hairspray
As far as musicals go, one of the best I've ever seen. Unlike most modern musicals, I actually felt for the characters and their plight and was rooting for the good guys. The jokes about the way people in the 60s lived (like pregnant women drinking and smoking) were good and the ending was very satisfying. The music was catchy (I had never seen Hairspray before, so the whole thing was new to me.) Travolta was very funny as Mrs. Turnblat. I did a little research and found out that that role has always been played by a man on stage and screen (including Bob Hoskins.) ***
No Reservations
Nicely acted, nicely done. This film is romantic, cute, and somewhat tragic. It tugs at your heartstrings almost on cue however, and suffers from a distinct predictability. Throughout the movie I couldn't help but think what this movie needed was a French rat that can cook to liven it up a bit. **
3 comments:
I'm glad you tried Movie Tavern even though I haven't been as of yet. Ellice needs to blog about the whole experience (hint, hint!!).
You need to go in to doing the movie rating thing professionally...tooo cute.
I saw Hairspray last night...and LOVED it! I'd have to give it 4 stars, and like you, I knew little about the plot going into it - what a wonderful gem of a surprise!
p.s. I'll be buying it and showing it to my kids for civil rights.
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