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grasswire

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3. love love that show

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 04:40 PM

Feb 2012

I recently read Meredith Willson's book about the writing of Music Man. It's very interesting -- all the backstory. Hard to find and expensive IF you can find a copy-- I had to get an interlibrary loan for it.

RIP Robert Preston. He was even better, though, in Victor Victoria.

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The Music Man on TCM now. [View all] elleng Feb 2012 OP

SHIPOOPI! progressoid Feb 2012 #1

WITH YOU, progress!!! elleng Feb 2012 #2

love love that show grasswire Feb 2012 #3

Trubble...that starts with a capital 'T' and that rhymes with 'P' and that stands for POOL! trof Feb 2012 #4

Brother and I used to sing along, elleng Feb 2012 #5

There's trouble here in River City! Taverner Feb 2012 #6

Heck No, its the POOL!!! elleng Feb 2012 #7

You mean....they're sticking pool queues under the bedrock too!!!! Taverner Feb 2012 #8