Theatre Talk

I just got home from work at the St. George Theatre.  The philharmonic did "On the Town."  The music is so great.  I love old musicals, I really think I was born in the wrong decade sometimes. I'm definitely the only twenty-one year old who is genuinely  excited that Mickey Rooney is going to be coming in November and I really can't wait for the "100 Years of Broadway!"  It's going to be so amazing hearing the best songs from the best musicals over the past century.  

I know this blog is starting to sound like I'm trying to promote the Theatre (which I am), but there really is going to be some wonderful shows there.  So, come! Check it out! There's popcorn =).

Music

Did you ever notice how much music effects your life? From the songs we listen to in the shower, to the tunes we jam to in the car, the music we hum along with as we shop. Music is everywhere, in almost every aspect of our lives. Listening to just one song can take us right back to an almost vivid memory of the first time we heard that song. We fall right back to the time and place and remember every lyric and melody, even if it’s been a decade since we’ve heard it.

Songs also have the ability to connect people as well. An entire friendship can start with two people sharing a love of the same song. The fact that songs have that kind of power fascinates me! So “please don’t stop the music” because “music makes the people come together.”

Commercials

That new commercial with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld, does anyone have any idea what it's for.  I've seen two different variations of it and I still am not 100% sure that it's not just a reason for them to take up space on the screen for 30 seconds.  Or perhaps it's the 2008 version of "Where's the beef?"  Don't get me wrong, the commercial is still entertaining, however, isn't there usually a product being promoted?  

With that being said, my procrastination abilities got the best of me, so I put all homework aside to go searching the web for the classic commercials of the 90s.  Don't you miss "Where's the cream filling" by Hostess.  Or the Pespi girl with all her voices (the one that was in Paulie and Bicentennial Man).  I think my favorites were the Mentos commercials.  I love the the one where the guy sits on the white bench that was just painted in his black suit, then he pops a Mentos and immediately knows how to fix it by laying on the bench and putting stripes on the rest of his suit.  It was classic, Mentos makes you much more clever than Tic Tacs. 

Which one is your favorite?

You want random?... You got random!

Shoes. Bologna. Scooter. Book. Dalmatian. What do these words have in common? Absolutely nothing! That's the point, they are totally random. I realize the point of a blog is to focus on a particular subject matter and discuss, in depth, only that subject matter. But why does it only have to be one focus. In the real world my thoughts are all over the place, so why shouldn't they be completely random in my blog?

I am very intrigued by theatre, so I'm sure a lot of my posts will have to do with that. However, I didn't want to name it "Theatre talk" because what happens on the day when I want to blog about which cheese residue sticks to your fingers more, Cheetos or Doritos?