# SDMB Musical Lovers' Salon and Debating Society **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 23, 2004, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785 "2004-06-23T12:12:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/161 "2004-11-05T15:55:02Z")
Y’know, I have never seen **Nashville** so this should be interesting! See you on Nov 22! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/162 "2004-11-05T16:01:01Z")
> [@TwoTrouts](#): > > Y’know, I have never seen **Nashville** so this should be interesting! See you on Nov 22! Really? IIRC, I saw it at the Magic Lantern in IV when it came out… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/163 "2004-11-05T16:09:49Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Really? IIRC, I saw it at the Magic Lantern in IV when it came out… 😉 Ha! Maybe I did. That was a great theater, but I was usually under the influence of certain herbs when I went there! 😉😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/164 "2004-11-16T18:14:13Z")
**bump** with a reminder that **koeeoaddi** will be kicking off the _Nashville_ discussion this coming Monday. (I took it out of the library last night and should be watching it … hm, _Amazing Race_ tonight, _Regency House Party_ tomorrow, and _The Apprentice_ Thursday … Friday or so. 😃 ) And **Eonwe** – a reminder that you’re up next for picking a film, if you’re still keeping an eye on things here. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/165 "2004-11-16T18:17:07Z")
Dang, and my other reason for posting was so I could subscribe to this thread, so I wouldn’t have to search for it every time. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/166 "2004-11-23T03:01:21Z")
[Here’](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=288059)s the link to the _Nashville_ discussion. **Eonwe** are you ready to pick? Or do we want to pause in the roll call for a seasonally appropriate film or two? I was thinking today that I might not be the only person who’ll be watching _Holiday Inn_ and _White Christmas_ sometime within the next few weeks. Would anyone be interested in a discussion of one or both of those? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/167 "2004-11-23T13:34:21Z")
I’d be interested in a discussion of _Holiday Inn_ or _White Christmas_, but . . . my access to the SDMB will be going on hiatus in about three weeks. Barring unforeseen circumstances it will resume in mid-January (and I may not be entirely cut off in between) but anyone counting on me contributing to a thread will be out of luck. ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/168 "2004-11-23T15:03:20Z")
I’m usually an absolute Grinch when it comes to Christmas and the holiday season. But … maybe viewing and analyzing \*White Christmas \* or Holiday \* _Inn_ will bring me around! **Eonwe** , should we put your pick off until January and have a group consensus? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/169 "2004-11-24T13:14:05Z")
Well, I’ll take those two ambivalent votes (and no “nays”) as a resounding “huzzah” for my idea. And I’m going to do both movies, because the contrast on the two versions of “White Christmas” are pretty strking. Also, for those who haven’t memorized them – note the song “Father Abraham” in _Holiday Inn_ – hard to miss the blackface, if you’re not watching a PC version where they cut out the number entirely. They use the song, sans lyrics, in _White Christmas_, in a dance number for Vera-Ellen and two chorus boys. I giggled with delight the first time I realized it was the same song. Discussion to commence Monday, December 20th. **Eureka** – catch the thread when and if you can, and chime in likewise. Happy Thanksgiving, all! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/170 "2004-11-29T14:31:35Z")
**bump** (because that’s the kind of shameless attention whore I am) – no, really, for anyone who missed the announcement over the holidays. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/171 "2005-01-09T21:35:59Z")
Should we let this puppy die, or are people still interested? The most recent version of the list: twickster – Neptune’s Daughter supervenusfreak – Victor/Victoria Maureen – Daddy Long Legs ThatDuckIsEvil – Kiss Me Kate cervaise – awol amarinth – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes KrisfertheCat – passed lissener – banned Ilsa\_Lund – State Fair koeeoaddi – Nashville Eonwe TwoTrouts DeVena Draelin Lamia ArchiveGuy inDisGuize Kizarvexius jsgoddess singersargent Haven’t seen **eonwe** in any of these threads recently – so if we’re going to resuscitate, we may end up skipping to **TwoTrouts**. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/172 "2005-01-09T22:01:15Z")
Well, I’ve got _my_ movie already picked out… ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/173 "2005-01-10T04:13:18Z")
Ooh! Where do I sign up? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/174 "2005-01-10T14:35:09Z")
> [@Tracy Lord](#): > > Ooh! Where do I sign up? You just did – all you have to do is post your interest. I’ll add you to the list the next time I update it. (If I forget, remind me). Okay, so let’s see if **eonwe** or **TwoTrouts** shows up to announce a pic pick … ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/175 "2005-01-10T16:09:38Z")
I’ll pick if **eonwe** is absent. Going from the sublime to the ridiculous, I choose the musical version of _Little Shop of Horrors_. If this choice is acceptable, I will post my synopsis and critique on Jan 22. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/176 "2005-01-10T16:19:57Z")
Hm, not quite sure what you’re calling “sublime”… 😉 – but think this is a very fun choice! We’ve been giving people three weeks to find and watch the movie, so why don’t you shoot for 1/31 for your OP. **eonwe** – if you’re around and interested in participating, check in here sometime in the next three weeks and we’ll give you the next choice; otherwise we’ll move on to **DeVena**. Or whoever is next who’s still interested. ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/177 "2005-01-11T05:11:07Z")
_White Christmas_ to _Little Shop of Horrors_? I think that qualifies as sublime to ridiculous! Jan 31st it is then for my synopsis and critique. I assume it is okay if, in my critique, I compare the film to the original stage production? Both fun, but different. ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/178 "2005-01-11T08:49:51Z")
Sign me up for _Brigadoon_, s’il vous plait? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/179 "2005-01-11T12:58:45Z")
Ah, _White Christmas_ – okay. I thought you were referring to _Nashville_, the last “official” choice, which, though a good movie, wasn’t IMHO a musical. (See that thread.) I haven’t seen it on stage, so I’d be interested in what you had to say about the differences between the two productions – some things work better on stage, and some things work better on screen. **Tracy** – you don’t announce your pick until you’re up in the rotation. That way we make sure the person doing the picking is still active in the group and available to write an OP. If _Brigadoon_ is still up (yikes! another Gene Kelly fan? what is _with_ you people? 😛 ) at that point, you are, of course, welcome to choose it. ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-musical-lovers-salon-and-debating-society/251785/180 "2005-01-11T19:25:06Z")
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