#141: Broadway Day
Oh what a beautiful moooooorrrrrniiiiiing!
The funny thing about movies is they take a REALLY long time to watch. Especially “Oklahoma”. My friends and I watched the three-hour version (with Hugh Jackman), and it is SO not suitable for children. Wow! I think it gave me nightmares. Drugs, murder, assault, racism, and at least two things I never ever even mention on this blog (both of which happened in song, too).
We also watched “Moulin Rouge” (which I love, and always have – I was devastated the first time I saw it, because I was so hoping Satine’s predicted death was a metaphor). We planned to watch “Sweeney Todd” (speaking of the unsuitable-for-children variety of musicals) and “Singing in the Rain” (which actually *IS* the hearty, happy musical that we innocently expect from “Oklahoma”), but we ran out of time.
Also, I think something happened to our brains. (And no, there wasn’t any alcohol. At all.)
I have hazy recollections of Fay beating up Ben with a baguette, of myself lurking around the kitchen with a hammer, and of Fay doing strange and wonderful things to my hair.
If CJ is killed with a hammer, I’m going to be in soo much trouble.
I find it suspicious that no photos were taken of Fay beating up Ben. If he’s killed by a baguette, I for one will be asking questions.
Since I’m eating healthily these days, we ate hommus and turkish bread, home-made soup, cheddar-sprinkled corn kernels, and more hommus with celery, capsicum and carrot. And lasagna for dinner.
(I have successfully lured my second brilliant author to the blog this year – Sandy Fussell herself commented on S#29: Write to your idols.)
No cthulhus were harmed (this one’s from Flickr – he is facing the White House, with – as you can see – a thoughtful expression):
Felicity Banks 
W said,
July 11, 2010 at 4:56 pm
You forgot the *fabulous* subtext of it all. 🙂 I still like it.
twittertales said,
July 11, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Oh yeah! The gay subtext. Although more like “text”, as we all discussed (between gasps and snorts of laughter).
Well, you know me – I’m just a girl who cain’t say no.
Ben (Crispin) said,
July 11, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Baguettes hurt more than you might expect…
twittertales said,
July 11, 2010 at 11:17 pm
If the baguette breaks before your bones do, you’ve got nothin to whine about. Fay often beats you up at my parties, I notice.
Louise
Fay said,
July 14, 2010 at 6:13 pm
In my defense, he always deserves.
twittertales said,
July 14, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Fay – so true. I never seem to have a baguette handy, though. (On the up side, sometimes I have an octopus.)
Barbara said,
July 14, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Step away from my boy with that hammer – a mother’s urge to protect her offspring is a primal force and not to be underestimated …..
twittertales said,
July 14, 2010 at 10:44 pm
I promise to never hit CJ with a hammer. Ever. (Or a baguette.)
Ben (Crispin) said,
July 15, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Hey, I NEVER deserve…
*is hit by a flying baguette*
twittertales said,
July 16, 2010 at 9:57 am
My bad!