I have so many memories wrapped up in the movie Grease. Back in 1978, my parents were worried about the adult-content of the movie I was so desperate to see. They had their own "date night" to check it out & the next morning they let me know that they thought I could handle it. I was thrilled! I have no idea how many times I watched it as a child. I memorized every word of every song. I cherished my well-worn cassette tape & was devastated when my little brother (7 years younger than I), strung the tape out all over the house (hey buddy, if you're reading this, I'm still not over it).
I've discovered that they are releasing Grease as a Sing-A-Long in select cities.
When I first moved to the D.C. area, I dragged my husband to the Sing-A-Long version of The Sound of Music. He wasn't too thrilled, but I loved every moment. It reminded me of my old Rocky Horror Picture Show days. We booed when the Nazis came on the screen, we threw rice when the Captain & Maria married, and we sang along. To every word. My favorite part was the beginning of the show, when those who dressed in costume marched up on stage. There were a ton of nuns and one woman with Princess Leia style head buns on the side of her head. She wore a plain brown dress and carried a bunch of roses. She did nothing but bow over & over. Only die hard fans would get the reference. I just about peed my pants.
I'm dying to drag my CraftChix out to the new Grease Sing-A-Long. Unfortunately, it's not in our area. I'm begging you (BEGGING YOU) to head over to their website and vote for them to play it in Baltimore. I totally have visions of dressing as Rizzo (complete with a hickey from Kenickie) in a pencil skirt and lots of red lipstick. I always wanted to be Rizzo.
Grease is the word....
So I've never heard of a sing-a-long movie but I still remember waiting in line around the block to see The Sound of Music and it was the first record album I ever owned. As for Grease, that was my go to scrapping music before the world of IPODS allowed us to shuffle. So I'm in for a Baltimore showing. Disclaimer: If I could sing I'd have ditched my day job in a heartbeat and set sail for Broadway.
Posted by: Louise S | Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 08:54 AM