~A Treasury of Stories~: 1776~But, Mr. Adams

Saturday, July 4, 2009

1776~But, Mr. Adams

In honor of the 4th of July:

6 comments:

liederlady221b said...: Who'da thunk a musical about the Revolution would actually be a slashfest replete with affectionate nicknames and passionate admissions (I burn Mister A. So do I, Mister J.)?

Not to mention that UST scene on the stairs.

*fans self*; 04 July, 2009 23:30
Womanwarrior said...: "1776", one of my all time favorite musicals! It certainly became more meaningful to me when I realized what some of its seemingly more obscure lines meant:

"Is my favorite lover's pillow still firm and fair?"

"I'll just go home and refresh the Mrs--and then straight to business!"

"Give her a flourish for me, young feller!"

"Nor would I, were I given the full rights of an Englishman. But to call me one without those rights is like calling an ox a bull. He's thankful for the honor, but he'd much rather have restored what's rightfully his."

Wonderful stuff!; 06 July, 2009 13:13
J. Rosemary Moss said...: Great stuff, isn't it?

WW--this is one of my all time favorite movies too. We have a family tradition of watching it every 4th of July. =)

~Rose; 06 July, 2009 19:22
Womanwarrior said...: That was our family tradition, too, when my sis and I were growing up.

Now that our folks are gone, we still indulge every year with all the far out Founding Fathers.; 06 July, 2009 19:30
J. Rosemary Moss said...: That indulgence is a wonderful way of keeping memories of your parents alive!

I remember how surprised I was when I first got the DVD. Up till then, I'd been watching a telivised version--I had no idea how much of the good stuff had been cut out!

~Rose; 06 July, 2009 19:32
J. Rosemary Moss said...: Er, televised--not 'telivised.'

Sigh--there's one thing I envy about the 18th century. No standardized spelling!

~Rose; 06 July, 2009 19:33

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