Thursday, September 29, 2011

Dreaming of ....Broadway Melody of 1940



It's that shiny floor that grabs me. And the stars that sparkle and the great mirror effects.Well, that, and Begin the Beguine and Fred and Eleanor and her fluttery white dress (I'm also rather fond of her shoes).  And the effortless grace, ease, and joy that that floats off of the screen. It embraces me in happiness. I would be Eleanor, smiling, hair swirling in perfect time, magnificent and the subject of Mr. Astaire's awe and never-ending admiration. 

It's a lovely dream...
And by the way, what is the Beguine? I assume it's a dance, but have you ever actually seen anyone do the Beguine? Just one of those things that keeps me up and NOT dreaming.

12 comments:

  1. So happy to see you having a new blog and love the picture of you at the top. Welcome to Begin the Beguine at your new blog.

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  2. Thank you so much for liking my inaugural post!

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  3. "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." ~ Walt Disney
    Can't wait to read this blog, as well: Happy Dreaming!

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  4. Oh thank you Valarie - and I while I will try not to invade your dreamy dreamboats, I can't control the unconscious....

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  5. Doug, you are sweet to say so (and the dreams are always sweet - it's the waking up part that's not always so hot!).

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  6. Just lovely! I (of course) especially love the template backdrop of fabric and sequins and ???. Louise is looking good, too. Loved 'Broadway Melody of 1940'. What a neat little tap-dancer Eleanor Powell was! Terrific blog!

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  7. Thank you, Inge. Keeping busy, that's for sure!

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  8. Don't worry about 'the Beguine,' FlickChick, just keep dreaming!

    (and I love your dreams)

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  9. Lol - that's the kind of thing I could spend a month obsessing about! And have!

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  10. I would love to be able to dance like.. but, only in my dreams.

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  11. Dawn - yeah, real life would be too tough on my feet.

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  12. Dear FlickChick,

    I agree that this is indeed a wonderful movie. Your idea of imagining yourself as characters from movies is very exciting! Wouldn't it be wonderful to actually be one of these characters, even if it was only for the duration of one dream?

    By the way, did you get my comment inviting you to join my blogathon? I thought you might not have received it, so I would like to invite you again.

    This blogathon, "The Singing Sweethearts Blogathon," will be honoring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, the wonderful singing team, on February 12-14. For the blogathon, you can write about one of the magical films they made together, one of the sparkling ones they made separately, or another film which they could have made together.
    To read the rules, go to https://pureentertainmentpreservationsociety.wordpress.com/2017/12/20/ring-the-assembly-bell-here-comes-the-singing-sweethearts-blogathon/.

    I hope you will be able to participate! Thank you for your time.

    Joyfully,

    Rebekah Brannan

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