So, I'm looking for some Ad's

[caligula]

Let's start this again.

Thank you cb123 and Kirbysthebest:

The movie The Sound of Music had it's start in 1949 when Maria Augusta Trapp wrote the book 'The Story of the Trapp Family Singers,' published by J.P. Lipencot. That book was turned into the 1956 German film 'The Trapp Family' which actress Mary Martin saw and wanted to do as a stage play. Because of her success in South Pacific, Mary took the movie to Rodgers and Hammerstien asking them to put it on Broadway. The original title was to be 'The Singing Heart.'

That show, now a musical, and renamed "The Sound of Music" had it's first try-out on October 3, 1959 in New Haven, Connecticut (and I was in the audience.) From there it went to Boston, and then to New York, opening on Broadway November 16, (1959) and became a smash hit.

In the Spring of 1964 production began with Julie Andrews as Maria in the film version, and it had it's opening gala on March 4, 1965. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Long beore there was a German film my family had become friends with the Von Trapps. The 'real' Maria was no Julie Andrews, she was one tough woman! but then she had to be to have lived the life she did. However, that's for another post.

 

[vacerator]

Ok, 1965 it is!

I was quite young, but I remember that year. It was a great year mostly. Better than 1963, or 1968 for sure. '67 was good, except for the rioting.
I missed the deleted posts, but I didn't read anything that made me want to flee the heat of the kitchen.
I also read about some labor tensions during construction of the great arch.

 

[caligula]

Mother Maria.

Hi Kirbysthebest:

As I said she was no Julie Andrews! Anybody who knew her called her 'mother Trapp' and she, along with the rest of the family had dropped the 'Von' in 1948 when they became citizens of the United States.

Our family connection goes back to 1939 when the Trapps first came to America and settled in Philadelphia. There were two daughters Rosemarie age 10, and Eleonore about 8. As they were far too young to travel with the family, lived in New York with friends of ours. Years later, my mother and Rosemarie would work together at a hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.

But it was the Broadway musical that started it for me, I became a theater buff, and as I've always loved classical, this music was perfect for me. The Trapp home became a ski lodge in the late 1940's and a great vacation spot for me long after the movie came out.

 

[cb123]

Great story, Alex! Many thanks again for reposting it!

 

[caligula]

Hi vacerator.

The heading of the post was "Minor correction," and I followed that with "The Sound of Music is my all-time favorite Broadway musical, and it's also my all-time favorite movie." It was then that I went into the history of book, German film, stage show and movie. I followed that with "it was the Kirby company which decided to use all three, movie, Arch and D-50 in their timeline." That's all there was.

So, to quote the late Paul Harvey. "And now you know the rest of the story!"

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I missed so much!

LOVE The Sound Of Music... who couldn't?


  I MUST see that arch NEXT time I go to MO.  It's the only thing I missed. I'll also visit Rick Asquith... if that would be OK.  I WILL return to MO.. and,  a return to the glorious FOX !


  Are we all calmed down now?  Do I have to sing "The Trolley Song"?

 

[gottahaveahoove]

And................

I think I have all of the vacs that go with my ads, yay!.


 


 And, as far as LEAVING The VCCC Ans/or VL.  my advice, and it's only MY advice:  Don't give ANYONE that much power!! EVER!


  I almost left yrs ago.. Some folks love to start a fight... throw gas on a fire.. it drives them absloutely insane when they realize they're not getting to you. So,  sit back,  post, enjoy,  and ignore the TOXINS................. for you'll never ever really be rid of them.


  Don't  give  anyone   that   kind   of    power.  YOU'RE worth more than that.  Just my $.02.


 John


 

 

[vacuumlad1650]

Im Sorry, but this seems necessary at this point...

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Fun song, but,

towards whom was that being directed?

 

[2011hoover700]

@spiritof76 do I have your permission to save your ads to my device?
thanks for everything.
2011hoover700

 

[2011hoover700]

@TheSpiritOf76 the reason I asked for your permission to save your ads which is in reply 3 is it is part of the forum rules.
thamks again for everything
2011hoover700

 

[boxer_rules]

Hoover junior de luxe 1354A German Add from the 70ties

 

[real1shep]

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The Arch history BTW indicates the Arch was completed 10-28-65, but did not open to the public until 1968.  "


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You could see the Arch under construction from my mailbox on a clear day. What many don't know is that when they went to crane in the last 'wedge' it did not fit....even with all the intense calculations and sightings. They wound up jacking the two sides apart to get the last 'wedge' to fit. I proudly drove down to see it in the summer of '69 when I first got my DL. Was stuck in the elevator for over an hr.....common malady with the Arch. 


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<strong><strong>As pollution got worse, the visual of the Arch from our mailbox disappeared even on a clear day, along with all the stars at night(lived out in Ladue) . Then you go to some place like Montana and look up at night...holy sh*t...lol. </strong></strong>


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