Tomorrow, for perhaps the first time in history, I will be recording the Oprah Winfrey show. (yeah, yeah… I’m just not a big Oprah fan. Shocking, right??)
But tomorrow?
Well, tomorrow… Maria, the Captain and all seven von Trapp children will gather on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" show to celebrate the 45th anniversary of "The Sound of Music." Be still my beating heart.
Friends, here is a little known fact about me: ‘The Sound of Music’ is my ALL TIME FAVORITE movie!!!!!! (Well, it might not exactly be a ‘little-known’ fact.)
(Oh, and for the record, my husband thinks watching ‘The Sound of Music’ with me is a special brand of torture. Because I like to sing. And I can’t sing. I’m really, truly awful.)
Anywaaay… I know every song in the movie, word for word. I own the CD boxed set. I own the movie. I have attended a Sound of Music Sing-Along (where I bonded with my now BFF, who incidentally, did not seem to mind that I ‘sang-along’. At least she didn’t mention it, which is certainly one reason I love her.). I have the entire soundtrack on my iPod, and I ponder how ‘to solve a problem like Maria’ while I mop the kitchen floor.
I grew up wanting to be Liesl, who is forever ‘Sixteen Going on Seventeen’. I wanted to dance in a gazebo, and leap from bench to bench. *sigh.
I never tire of hearing ‘The Lonely Goatherd’, and when the Captain and Maria realize they love one another, and that Maria will never be a nun… well, I get chills.
I thought about listing my top ten favorite moments from the movie, but I think that would be next to impossible. I love it all.
When the children first meet Maria, and put a pinecone on her chair? Love it.
When Maria fashions their playclothes from the curtains in her room? Love it.
The thunderstorm and the resulting sing-a-long of ‘My Favorite Things’? One of my favorite things.
When the children sing ‘So Long, Farewell’ at the party? LOVE it. Especially little Gretl. Awwwww.
When the Captain chokes up at the Music Festival, while singing ‘Edelweiss’?? *Sob!
When the nuns disable the Nazis’ cars? Love it.
When Rolf exposes their hiding place in the convent? Okay, I admit. I hate that part. I always wished that he had made the decision to run away with the Von Trapps.
Because I know that given half a chance, *I* would have run away with the Von Trapps.
What can I say? I’m a flibbertigibbet. ;)
3 comments:
I too will be recording OPRAH. Just like you my friend, Sound of Music is my favorite movie :) I didn't mind your singing at the sing along because I was singing just as well :)
Miss you my friend :)
Jen
Aw, I thought every girl loved the Sound of Music. Don't they?? Just the other day, I was listening to one of our professors perform for a small group on our brand new grand piano here on campus, and he played Edelweiss. I was the only one singing along and getting choked up!
I'm glad ronnie wasn't home for rocky horror glee. I can't keep from singing during RHPS.
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