Wizard of Oz.

[Kitty Cat]

My two favorites are A Christmas Story, I love the 24 hours on Christmas Eve and I especially love The Little Drummer Boy. Except they hardly ever show that on TV anymore.

[thegrammalady]

I loved Wizard of Oz as a child but I used to have nightmares about the Wicked Witch of the West. That laugh used to scare the s**t out of me!

if disney had made a movie the way baum had written the book, everyone would have had nightmares. compared to the book, the 1939 movie is all lightness and fluff.

[Jill D.]

The Wizard of Oz is a classic...was for me and my kids. Has anyone seen the play "Wicked"? I saw it this summer - a great new perspective twist on the classic version!

As far as Christmas movies, I'm like Angela...I love them all! Faves: It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, Love Actually (a newer favorite).

[paris]

Beth saw it on Broadway a couple of years ago with Christine Chinewith (sp?). She is now on Pushing Daisies.  Beth was taking classes and doing workshops and had the chance to work with Christine's vocal coach.  She absolutely loved the show.   For those who don't know, it is pre-Wizard of Oz, when the two sisters were still getting along.  This year for Halloween  Beth and her sister, Melissa dressed as Gelinda and Alphaba. I will try to remember to post pictures--they looked good. 

[goofynina]

Paris, now you know i am going to ask to see pics, lol, do ya got any?  would love to see them if you do 

[Beth36]

How about all those claymtion or whatever shows--like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town?  My hubby bought ALL of those for our son last year and wouldn't you know it, he refused to watch them!  UGH!  I think we'll drag them out this year and see what happens....


Beth

[thegrammalady]

The Wizard of Oz is a classic...was for me and my kids. Has anyone seen the play "Wicked"? I saw it this summer - a great new perspective twist on the classic version!
.

wicked was FANTASTIC. my daughter and i went to see it. although before we went i couldn't figure out how they had made a musical out of that book, it's as dark as the baum oz series.

[paris]

It is dark and like you said, so is Wizard of Oz.   

Everyone's posts have made me start gathering my holiday tapes, dvd's and cd's.  I want to enjoy a loooonnnnggggg holiday season this year. It will be the first year that all my kids and families will not be together at Christmas and I don't want to get depressed or anything stupid.  I am going to bake, cook, watch shows, and  have a great time enjoying everything.  This was a good thread.

[AlohaBeth]

Wicked   Like mom said -- Melissa was Galinda and I was Elphaba (the wicked witch)  for halloween -- I will post pics this weekend -- it's on the camera with Vegas and we all see how slow I am about that!!!

I did get to see the original Broadway Cast of Wicked -- With Kristen, Joel Grey, Eden Espinosa (ufortunatly Idina Menzel was out that day)  so it was really incredible!  It was actually Joel Greys final performance (although no one knew it at the time)  the next week he called out for a bad cold which turned out to be pnemonia and he never came back 

The book Wicked and the musical Wicked you just kind of have to take on seperate levels -- the musical is so much different and fluffier - I love the book too and read that before I saw the show.

[Chris]

How about all those claymtion or whatever shows--like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town?  My hubby bought ALL of those for our son last year and wouldn't you know it, he refused to watch them!  UGH!  I think we'll drag them out this year and see what happens....


Beth

I like those Christmas shows better, but for the last couple of years I have been burnt out on watching any Christmas show and do not know why. I like what Robot Chicken did with spoofing some of the Christmas claymation shows, but I'm a Seth Green fan of his comedy.

[angela515]

How about all those claymtion or whatever shows--like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town?  My hubby bought ALL of those for our son last year and wouldn't you know it, he refused to watch them!  UGH!  I think we'll drag them out this year and see what happens....


Beth

I put those on for my kids every year (as I grew up watching them and still love them), but due to all the new disney movies and such they first thought they were weird.  My daugher loves them though now.

[Hawkeye]

Has anyone tried watching the beginning of Oz, volume turned down on tv and listening to the entire Dark Side of The Moon cd?  It's weird how it just goes together.

Trying to do this at home can be kinda tricky since you may have to start and stop the music depending on the version of the movie you have.  the House Of Blues in Chicago shows this every year (Wizard Of Oz / Dark Side of The Moon) along with a laser light show and call it the "Dark Side Of Oz".

[Chris]

Has anyone tried watching the beginning of Oz, volume turned down on tv and listening to the entire Dark Side of The Moon cd?  It's weird how it just goes together.

Trying to do this at home can be kinda tricky since you may have to start and stop the music depending on the version of the movie you have.  the House Of Blues in Chicago shows this every year (Wizard Of Oz / Dark Side of The Moon) along with a laser light show and call it the "Dark Side Of Oz".

That would be cool to go see. Heck, I wished I went to a Pink Floyd concert!

[Hawkeye]

That would be cool to go see. Heck, I wished I went to a Pink Floyd concert!

I was lucky enough to see them in 1994 in Chicago during their Pulse tour.  Roger Waters wasn't part of the show but it was still kick @**.

[Chris]

I had to settle with the concert video from England that came out either last year or the year before. Blows away Aerosmith one I have.

[AlohaBeth]

Going back to the Wizard of Oz/Wicked conversation -- here is some pics of Melissa and I's costumes from Halloween - Mods - if this needs to go in Halloween thread - by all means, move...  I wasn't sure

Me as Elphaba (or at least my eye -- very artsy!)


Melissa and I as Galinda and Elphaba in homage to the Wicked Logo (below)


The Broadway Wicked Logo


And since I am posting my Wicked costumes -- here are Paris' grandbabies (my neices and nephews) at our halloween party

[goofynina]

Sorry AlohaBeth, there is nothing you can possibly do to make yourself look scary (your a sweetheart just like your mom) and you both have sweetfaces   But i do have to admit, that is pretty damn good make-up job    And those kids are lucky to have your mom as a Grandma 

[okarol]

Nice photos AlohaBeth!

I loved watching OZ - until the flying monkeys came on. Jeeez they were scary!!

[vandie]

I am taking my girls to see Wicked next month at the Pantages.  I am so excited.  I love that theatre.

You make a great witch alohabeth.

[paris]

AlohaBeth is my theater girl.  She's been doing shows for years,; acting, directing, teach makeup or staging.  She loves it all.  Before going to Hawaii, she was the director of Act for Youth. It is a program for teenagers offering classes and doing productions. She loved it and one of her students is now in LA and keeps calling her for more advice.  

Nana's angels---all seven of them.  I had a sleepover Halloween party for them, so the parents could have a night out.  Please remind me next year that I should have just the party and send them home at bedtime!  Most did good, but the little ones were a bit restless (as in, can I sleep with you Nana?)  But, I want to fill them with memories of me so they will always remember how much I love them.

And Pink Floyd, my sons won a radio contest for making the best banner (The Wall logo on a full size sheet) and were upgraded to the front row.  They were two happy teenage boys!