September 20, 2008
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The (Hollywood) Hills Are Alive…
…with “The (sing-along) Sound of Music“. Yes, it’s that time of year again. Our annual viewing of Rodger’s & Hammerstein’s classic, The Sound of Music, which won the Best Picture Oscar in 1965, the year I was born. It was a perfect night to be at the Hollywood Bowl. To learn more about the show and what goes on there, check out my blog entry from last year. Here are some photos and a video from tonight.
Hooray for Hollywood!
The costume parade started at 6:00.
July 1, 2007 & September 19, 2008. Look how much Hannah has grown!
Hannah is so smart she could even say (and remember) Vivek’s name!
Hannah liked my brownies better than the dessert her Mom brought!
And liked to feed me!
Nighttime falls…
The third place winner in the costume contest was a lady name Sue (who was nice enough to comment on my blog) and this little boy. They dressed as the mountaintop field from which Julie Andrews sang the title track; and the helicopter that filmed her! Pretty clever!
The 2nd Place prize in the costume contest went to Austin & Sophie, who were dressed adorably as “A needle sewing thread…” (Austin’s Mom is a fellow Xangan who found my pictures through Google and wrote to me.) That’s Charmian Carr on the right. She played Liesl in the movie and she still looks great. She’s is 65, going on 66.
And the grand prize went to these cuties dressed as the notes, Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do. They won a cruise on the Mexican Riviera.
What a doll!
Grrrr, why can’t strangers ever hold the camera steady?
This guy’s costume was great! He was dresses as Christopher Plumber. LOL. Get it?
I thought this was cute…a father and son holding hands.
Best of the rest…
There are 3 parts to this video. The first part is the end of the costume contest and the introduction of the movie. The second part is the opening song (“The Hills are Alive”) with Julie Andrews doing her thing. Part 3 is “Edelweiss” where 18,000 people hold up their cell phones in the dark and it’s quite a sight!
Last year when I went to the Sound of Music at the Hollywood Bowl, I posted this photo:
Soon after, I received this message:
HelloCarey, I am a CareyGLY blog reader and I have always enjoyed yourwriting. I was very surprised when you posted the pictures fromthe sound of music sing along night at the Hollywood Bowl. One of thepictures you posted of someone in the crowd was a person I dated tenyears ago!! I am so very surprised that you have become the messenger; ) Thank you!! Daniel from L.A.
The guy dressed as Maria in the photo above, was the guy Daniel had dated. He didn’t do drag at the time, though Daniel suspected there were tendencies. Long story short, Daniel and I ended up meeting and the Xangaverse got a little smaller!
Comments (18)
my youngest grand is growing like a weed too – another few weeks and he’ll want the car keys! you can’t beat a Rogers and Hammerstein musical – they’re all great. in 1965, i was starting my senior year in HS and our glee club focused a lot of energy on the sound of music – and i loved it! have a great weekend. peace, Al
Horror of horrors! nothing about International Talk Like a PIrate Day? The Sound of Music trumps this holiday? Both international, mind you …. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b29981_yo-ho_yo-ho_some_booty_pirate_day.html
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
I LOVE THE SOUND OF MUSIC!!! That is one of my all time favorites. I just adore watching old musicals anyway but I think “The Sound of Music” is definately one of the best, if not “the” best. I even have the original sound track for the movie that is on one of those really big records they had in those days. I don’t have anything to play it on but I own the record and the cover with it has pages you can turn (like a small book) and it has beautiful pictures of it and all. Plus I now have the movie on VHS and DVD too of course.
That look like a fun night.
believe it or not, i’ve never watched sound of music.
@pukemeister - That’s interesting! Too bad Julie’s not singing any more! What a voice.
@pamfitz99 - Sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry matey! I couldn’t fit it in with my musical theme :)
@bowzere - I bet that LP is a collector’s item!! You should scan the book. It sounds neat!
@vsan79 - Always
@generasianx - Gasp! It’s a good think you’re straight Tony. Your Pink Card would be revoked if you weren’t!
hannah is so cute.
the costumes were very entertaining and clever. (christopher plumber ha ha)
the fountains lit up under the bridge were pretty.
and a reader of your blog recognized someone in one of your photos posted. wow. you’re bring the world together.
@razzlebash - Thanks! The funny thing was that the guy he recognized was the drag queen who he had dated ten years earlier. He always thought he had drag tendencies, but my blog confirmed it. LOL
@CareyGLY - that is funny. will that’s a coup in itself. and you were a part of it.
I think that the needle and thread should have won. It’s so creative! The notes are so obvious!!!!
@CareyGLY - i don’t understand why watching sound of music is a prerequisite to getting a pink card?
@generasianx - LOL, it’s just one of those movies that gay people tend to love. Just like the Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind.
^^
Hi — I’m the “mother” who won the third prize.
1. I don’t have any kids!
2. The “daughter” is actually a boy!
3. It was SOOO MUCH FUN!!!! :) Nice picture!
@Sue - Hi Sue, thanks for the comment! I’ve corrected my mistake
Glad you liked the photo. It was a great costume!
@Sue - By the way Sue, if you want the full size version of the photo, you can download them at http://picasaweb.google.com/CareyGLY/SoundOfMusic02 (if you have Picasa software) or email me at careygly @ gmail. com and I’ll send them to you.
Thank you CareyGLY!
@generasianx - WHAT!? It should be made a law for everyone to watch the sound of music atleast …. 5 times :)