Cold Spaghetti :: Because no one else was around to Unicycle

{ 2008 01 13 }

Because no one else was around to Unicycle

We walked around the levee on the West Bank. Here’s the steamboat Natchez churning up the Mississippi, while Kate, Paul and Will (sleepy) look on.

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Andrew Kottenstette | 13-Jan-08 at 11:25 pm | Permalink

How old does a kid have to be before seeing the movie “Showboat”?
I think I must’ve been five myself. Mom and dad were all settled down to watching a movie on TV at night, I was playing with toys in a nearby room. Then this booming deep voice came on, “Old man river, dat old man river/ He must know sometin, but he don’t say nuthin’…” Why, I just had to go see who that was singing. It was something else. I even tried to sing that low in imitation, causing my dad to choke on his beer. Ahhh…the Sixties.
Cold Spaghetti | 14-Jan-08 at 8:13 am | Permalink

The kids have had decent exposure to the songs, most definitely to Ol’ Man River — Robeson version (of course), Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man, and Make Believe. If nothing else, my kids will have solid working knowledge of classic American musicals. Will has seen parts of The Music Man, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady (“Loverly” is one of his favorite songs), and — his favorite — Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Showboat would be a good one, too!
Vee | 14-Jan-08 at 8:23 am | Permalink

Wasn’t the weather absolutely perfect this weekend?
Cold Spaghetti | 14-Jan-08 at 8:26 am | Permalink

Fabulous — the stuff of dreams! I feel like I can count on one hand the number of days each year that aren’t extraordinary. In my opinion, we have great weather here, even in August!

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