If you don't follow Fathom Events on Twitter or Facebook, it's a company that brings special events to local movie theaters. Events can range from ballets, operas, art showings, concerts and classic movies. So a couple of weeks ago, I was notified that The Sound of Music was showing this week at our local theater. It is MY.FAVORITE.MOVIE.OF.ALL.TIME.
So, I bought tickets and it turned into a girls night out for my birthday. It was a great evening. I think I cried through at least 50% of the movie…which if you figure is at least 90 minutes of a 3 hour movie. No wonder my eyes hurt today.
But that's really not why I'm writing this post. Back to the movie…
I first saw this in the theater when I was 5. My parents took me. I was so enamored with this film that when I was telling my best friend - her mom ended up taking us so she could see it. From then on, we would "play" The Sound of Music in her backyard. I was always Maria - she was Liesl.
My dad had the soundtrack - and I would play this a lot and sing and dance in the basement. As I'm sure my mother is reading this, I think just that statement alone would evoke some laughter from her. The neighbor lady a few houses down the street would also call me 'Maria' whenever she saw me.
Fast forward to my wedding in 1989. The Processional that Maria walked down the aisle to in her wedding to the Captain, was the same Processional I walked down the aisle to my husband. My veil was also required to be as long or longer than my train on my dress - because Maria had that as well.
The movie would usually play sometime around the holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter. For awhile, the TV stations would cut so much out of it that I could hardly watch it - even though I did. Then came the VCR and VHS tapes, so I purchased the 25th Anniversary edition. I also have the 35th Anniversary DVD…and am currently awaiting the 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray edition.
A few years ago, I DVR'd the Oprah Winfrey Show when she had a reunion of the cast for the 45th Anniversary. It's still on my DVR. I refuse to let anyone delete it.
Ok, so I didn't 'sing-along' at the movie last night, nor did I dress in costume, but in my circle of friends and acquaintances, I am the biggest Sound of Music movie fanatic I know. I even know people who have NEVER seen this movie (oh, the horror!)
So, I'm feeling like my blog post is my confessional this week. Hello, my name is Karla and I am crazy about The Sound of Music.
And now you know too…
Today I wish you something to be fanatical about…and enjoy every moment and memory of it!
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