with the Sound of Music. Last night I took in a big-screen outdoor viewing of the musical classic with dear friend Jan Campbell. We are fortunate enough to have live music and movies in all our city parks every single night of the summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Last night was a perfect night at the Bandshell to watch this with a crowd of 100s. A rare cool outing, no mosquitoes, clear skies and great picture & sound. It was meant to be a sing-along with the complete lyrics in subcaptions. In typical MN fashion, the singing was reserved. Big "hits" were of course Do Re Mi & Lonely Goatherd. Poor Eleanor Parker was covered in such a gauze haze during all of her close-ups, I wondered if the projector had gone out of focus - Why did they used to do that? I had forgotten that there was also an intermission and how dashing Christopher Plummer was. Julie and the kids were a precocious treat. The cinematography was stunning even by today's standards. Enjoyed by all.
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