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Paul Adsett
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted February 25, 2015 09:53 PM
Last night we went to see the 1940's musical review In The Mood. What a great show, a real 20 piece big band playing all the hits from the 1940's, including the fabulous wartime songs, along with awesome singing and dancing to the music of Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman. I give it a 12 on a scale of 1 to 10. They are currently touring the USA, and if it comes near your town don't miss it.
www.InTheMoodLive.com
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Steve Klare
Film Guy
Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted February 26, 2015 08:04 AM
Mom and Dad were very much into the Big Band era, and they loved that music as much as anyone loves any music.
It's interesting with people of that generation: you gather a bunch of them together, some of them pushing 90: canes and walkers, white hair and all, but then you play one of those songs and all of a sudden they stand up a little straighter, a smile comes on their faces and there is excitement in the room.
Dad's hip was injured when he was a teenager, and he walked with a limp the rest of his life, but you should have seen the two of them dance! Me? I'm in great shape, and even after dumping over a grand at Arthur Murray back in the 90s I can dance about good enough to scrape by at wedding receptions: we were just from different times.
It is great music meant for young people to get together and have fun. Even as somebody who was born a little too late for it I have to admit they haven't come up with anything quite the same since!
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