[Dixielandjazz] Connecting with your audience one mo time !

[Jerry Gordon]

Good call, Tom, See http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/andrews.asp

Jerry, another sceptic

 
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:53:06 -0500 tcashwigg at aol.com writes:
>  This juicy item donated by Nancie Beaven:
> 
> Too good to not pass on to the list :))  even if it might not be 
> fact: 
> :))
> 
> these cute things have a way of being attributed to celebrity folks, 
> 
> fits this list no matter who created or sang it:))
> 
> Thanks Nancie:
> 
> Tom Wiggins
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> To commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist 
> Julie 
> Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music 
> Hall 
> for the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she 
> performed 
> was "My Favourite Things" from the legendary movie "Sound Of Music" 
> .  
> However, the lyrics of the song were deliberately changed for the 
> entertainment of her audience. Here are the lyrics she recited:
> 
> Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
> Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
> Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
> These are a few of my favourite things.
> Cadillacs and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses,
> Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
> Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
> These are a few of my favourite things.
> 
> When the pipes leak,
> When the bones creak,
> When the knees go bad,
> I simply remember my favourite things,
> And then I don't feel so bad.
> 
> Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions,
> No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
> Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring,
> These are a few of my favourite things.
> Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin',
> Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
> And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
> When we remember our favourite things.
> 
> When the joints ache,
> When the hips break,
> When the eyes grow dim,
> Then I remember the great life I've had,
> And then I don't feel so bad."
> 
> 
> Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted 
> over 
> four minutes and repeated encores.
> 
> 
>
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