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Asked at Central Junior High School on October 23, 2007

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“‘Annie.’ I love those songs. I’ve got them all memorized.”

— Alex Scott, freshman, CJHS

“‘Rent.’ I like the songs; they’re awesome. And I like it because it deals with a lot of real-life issues.”

— Nishta Long-Dasta, freshman, CJHS

“I’d say ‘Grease.’ The songs are pretty cool, and they make me want to dance. It’s too bad I can’t dance.”

— Kevin Weiss, freshman, CJHS

“‘The Nightmare Before Christmas.’ It’s the best movie that Disney ever made.”

— Nick Conrad, freshman, CJHS

“‘Grease’ is my favorite, but ‘Hairspray’ is a very close second. ‘Grease’ is really funny, and I like movies that are set in that time period.”

— Haley Hanson, eighth grade, CJHS

“‘The Producers.’ I like Mel Brooks’ movies a lot. It’s a good comedy.”

— Elliot Yochim, freshman, CJHS

“Monty Python’s ‘The Meaning of Life.’ I like it because it pokes fun at things that usually aren’t poked fun at, but need to be.”

— Chesney Buck, eighth grade, CJHS

“‘The Producers.’ It’s just a great idea for a film.”

— Ian Patterson, eighth grade, CJHS

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sunflower_sue (anonymous) says…

great answer Chesney!
October 23, 2007 at 8:20 a.m.
Ceallach (anonymous) says…

Great answers! Cute kids!
October 23, 2007 at 8:56 a.m.
oldvet (anonymous) says…

Well, if you're an ABBA fan, it has to be Mamma Mia! But my personal favorites are Phantom and Les Miserables. Become familiar with the lyrics, understand the story flow, and you can watch the performance over and over in your mind just listening to the score.
October 23, 2007 at 8:58 a.m.
Coach_Eric (anonymous) says…

Blues Brothers. Nothing else even comes close.
October 23, 2007 at 9:33 a.m.
hipper_than_hip (anonymous) says…

Oklahoma!
October 23, 2007 at 9:39 a.m.
Dazie (Aileen Dingus) says…

West Side Story
October 23, 2007 at 9:51 a.m.
JerkStore (anonymous) says…

Blazing Saddles.
October 23, 2007 at 9:59 a.m.
countrygirl (anonymous) says…

Cats. Saw it on Broadway long time ago--great show.
October 23, 2007 at 9:59 a.m.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…

Dammit Janet, Rocky Horror is the best!
October 23, 2007 at 10 a.m.
acg (anonymous) says…

Man of Lamancha
October 23, 2007 at 10:46 a.m.
coolmarv (anonymous) says…

"Sound of Music" and "The Music Man"
October 23, 2007 at 11:14 a.m.
Ceallach (anonymous) says…

Cats, Phantom of the Opera, so many great musicals, hard to choose.
October 23, 2007 at 11:40 a.m.
coolmarv (anonymous) says…

"A Hard Day's Night" is pretty good.
October 23, 2007 at 11:53 a.m.
jonas (anonymous) says…

Anyone here seen "Cannibal The Musical," with the guys who make South Park and their buddies? Great stuff!
October 23, 2007 at 12:55 p.m.
ranger73 (anonymous) says…

South Pacific, The Music Man, Paint Your Wagon- But the movie version is better-Lee Marvin croaking out songs and Clint Eastwood singing...Haaaaaa!
October 23, 2007 at 1:14 p.m.
mom_of_three (anonymous) says…

I have always liked the "Sound of Music," but "Oklahoma" is great.
The music from the "Chorus Line" is classic.
October 23, 2007 at 1:28 p.m.
Gootsie (anonymous) says…

Cats. No contest. I've seen it five times. Love the Monty Python comment!
October 23, 2007 at 3:48 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

Chairs.
October 23, 2007 at 4:39 p.m.
Easy_Does_It (anonymous) says…

Guys and Dolls,

Love to watch Colonel Walt Kurtz sing and dance.
October 23, 2007 at 4:59 p.m.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

blue73harley (Anonymous) says:

"Dammit Janet, Rocky Horror is the best!"

agreed!!! Grease is good too.

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tangential_reasoners_anonymous (Anonymous) says:

"Chairs."

hahaha! i caught that one on Broadway. Hey Tang, is it just me or are we no longer able to continue to comment on our famous discussion?? There wasn't a place for me to put in a comment anymore! *pout*
October 23, 2007 at 5 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

"Hey Tang, is it just me or are we no longer able to continue to comment on our famous discussion?? There wasn't a place for me to put in a comment anymore! *pout*"

Name change sought for holiday, but mayor says it's up to legislators
October 5, 2007
824 comments

[gasp] you're right. It's like the music stopped, and there wasn't any chair left in which to sit.

Hey, Gretch, remember that weird numerology thing going on between you and Columbus?

Get this... Columbus is dead ... 8 2 4.

I'm going to play the blog backward, at a slow speed, and see what else turns up.
October 23, 2007 at 5:14 p.m.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

Say, that IS spooky.

So I guess 824 is the limit on posts. An era is dead. Although I'm sure there are many who are glad it has ended.
October 23, 2007 at 5:24 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

Now, we're going to have to test several other forums, just to verify that 824 is indeed the limit....
October 23, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

My thoughts exactly!! So let's use THIS one!! 23 comments so far and a MERE 802 to go!!
October 23, 2007 at 5:36 p.m.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

Dots and Stone, come forward!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I summon you.
October 23, 2007 at 5:36 p.m.
Agnostick (anonymous) says…

Right now, none. I have a two-year-old daughter. Plenty of singing... plenty of drama...

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October 23, 2007 at 5:37 p.m.
jonas (anonymous) says…

824 posts. I didn't really keep tabs on that one, can anyone tell me what the heck they were talking about for that many posts?
October 23, 2007 at 5:51 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

Stuff.
October 23, 2007 at 5:54 p.m.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

Things.
October 23, 2007 at 5:59 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

Not to mention... popcorn
October 23, 2007 at 6:16 p.m.
Informed (anonymous) says…

West Side Story! Got to see it on Broadway during the 1980 revival.

Also saw Cats and A Chorus Line on B'way. Loved A Chorus Line. Cats was so-so.
October 23, 2007 at 6:20 p.m.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

And monkeys. Oh hold on, wait, that was another discussion. They're all a blur to me.
October 23, 2007 at 6:39 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

Flying monkeys... which reminds me... musicals... Wizard of Oz!
October 23, 2007 at 6:43 p.m.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

Oh well DUH! What's wrong with us, how could WE forget that?? When I lived in Atlanta everyone thought they were soooo very original calling me Dorothy... I even have a little crappy dog that looks like Toto.
October 23, 2007 at 6:47 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

Gretch... you used "crappy" and "Toto" in the same sentence and, unless I'm mistaken, the reference was clear.

Perhaps you were away in Atlanta, too long?
October 23, 2007 at 6:54 p.m.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

I think you're right.
October 23, 2007 at 7:09 p.m.
Pywacket (anonymous) says…

Many actual musicals leave me waiting for the interminable song-and-dance numbers to end so the story can resume. So... some of my selections aren't necessarily musicals per se, but nonetheless feature killer music.

Blues Brothers... Priscilla, Queen of the Desert... Muriel's Wedding (OldVet, I was never an ABBA fan until Muriel made them appealing)... Beauty and the Beast... Hairspray...
October 23, 2007 at 7:18 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

"...
The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding
In all of the directions it can whizz
As fast as it can go, at the speed of light, you know,
Twelve million miles a minute, and that's the fastest speed there is.
So remember, when you're feeling very [fat] and insecure,
How amazingly unlikely is your birth,
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space,
'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
"
October 23, 2007 at 7:43 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

... how silly of me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYmeSB...
October 23, 2007 at 7:47 p.m.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

You could have had a V-8.
October 23, 2007 at 8:14 p.m.
Hopbe (anonymous) says…

Brigadoon and Singin' in the Rain
October 23, 2007 at 8:23 p.m.
Crossfire (anonymous) says…

Dead & Breakfast

http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc...
October 24, 2007 at 6:38 a.m.
puzzler (anonymous) says…

Singing in the Rain and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
October 24, 2007 at 9:20 a.m.
Godot (anonymous) says…

Ditto, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Kiss Me, Kate is great fun, too.
October 24, 2007 at 10:35 a.m.
firelife09 (anonymous) says…

ditto to Meaning of life
October 24, 2007 at 10:50 a.m.
laughingtokeepfromcrying (anonymous) says…

Musicals! Love 'em. Guys and Dolls is a favorite. And The Rose (even though Bette Midler is the only one singing. That counts! I have the soundtrack.) Soundtrack? O Brother Where Art Thou? Loved it... Glad someone mentioned the Wizard of Oz. My favorite Judy Garland movie was her version of A Star is Born (she's the only one singing, but still, The Man Who Got Away? what's not to love?) Am I the only one who remembers Paint Your Wagon? Come on people: Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin - Singing! Ha ha.
Now, it's all You Got served, or Rock the Yard, or whatever. I enjoy watching the dancing, but I know I'm too old for the hippty hoppty music. Hippty Hoppity? The Ladykillers (the soundtrack, anyway). Musicals? Love 'em.
October 24, 2007 at 11:54 a.m.
always4ever (anonymous) says…

Definitely - Jesus Christ Superstar!
October 24, 2007 at 12:09 p.m.
Godot (anonymous) says…

Sweeney Todd
October 24, 2007 at 12:14 p.m.
laughingtokeepfromcrying (anonymous) says…

Sweet Charity! I haven't seen any of these on stage; only the movies. Also, DreamGirls.
October 24, 2007 at 2:02 p.m.
Royals (anonymous) says…

Damn Yankees!
October 24, 2007 at 2:23 p.m.
Crossfire (anonymous) says…

Paint Your Wagon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dEKDC...
October 24, 2007 at 7:53 p.m.
erod0723 (anonymous) says…

I'm rather partial to the musical episode of "Scrubs". Great, great show....
October 24, 2007 at 9:11 p.m.
sigerson (anonymous) says…

The first vote for "Kismit," I believe.
October 25, 2007 at 1:27 a.m.
Wilbur_Nether (anonymous) says…

Annie Get Your [Concealed] Gun
October 25, 2007 at 10:01 a.m.
H_Lecter (anonymous) says…

The Commitments
October 31, 2007 at 1:12 a.m.