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rickpsCaptain Hook, of course.
While channel surfing last night I happened to catch a song from a 1960 broadcast of JM Barry's classic Peter Pan. As Cyril Richard's clipped British accent danced over the lyrics to Captain Hook's Waltz, I found myself 12 again, sitting in front of my parent's Magnavox television in the living room, watching Mary Martin fly through the air hanging from a very obvious wire (but he's a GIRL!). It's still one of the most vivid memories of my childhood.
Stories that entertained were so simple. Good versus bad (and even the bad was lovable) with a huge dollop of whimsy. I hope never to lose the memories of that simpler time Peter sang of in Neverland...
I have a place where dreams are born,
And time is never planned.
It's not on any chart,
You must find it in your heart.
Never Neverland
While channel surfing last night I happened to catch a song from a 1960 broadcast of JM Barry's classic Peter Pan. As Cyril Richard's clipped British accent danced over the lyrics to Captain Hook's Waltz, I found myself 12 again, sitting in front of my parent's Magnavox television in the living room, watching Mary Martin fly through the air hanging from a very obvious wire (but he's a GIRL!). It's still one of the most vivid memories of my childhood.
Stories that entertained were so simple. Good versus bad (and even the bad was lovable) with a huge dollop of whimsy. I hope never to lose the memories of that simpler time Peter sang of in Neverland...
I have a place where dreams are born,
And time is never planned.
It's not on any chart,
You must find it in your heart.
Never Neverland
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Arrrrrrrr....!!
Date: 2008-12-17 04:27 pm (UTC)A number of years ago, my family visited Disneyland and started our morning with one of those Character Breakfasts. Lots of fun. My sister Dianna had an autograph book that she liked to have the characters sign. Captain Hook was there, so she had him autograph it:
Captian Hook
*sigh*... Seems to me, if you're gonna *play* a character, you should probably learn to spell the character's name... :D
Re: Arrrrrrrr....!!
Date: 2008-12-17 04:41 pm (UTC)Perhaps holding the pen with that hook was too much of a challenge?