Everything about Land of Make Believe gives off a very strong Broadway musical vibe, one intended to be the “11 o’clock number” in a show. (My credentials: My mom was a freak for Broadway musicals, so I was exposed to it from birth and taken to shows.)
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I hadn’t thought of it that way (sometimes it takes the elevator a while to finish the ascent & finally open the door), but yes - when my sister danced to it, the entire dance school was involved in that number (the 1st in the whole recital - I’m somehow remembering this after 40 years + a few weeks). A different group came out on stage for each movement of the music. I’m not certain they used this version - like 5 minutes in before it reaches a faster tempo? The dance groups kind of progressed by age, i.e. kids, middle schoolers, high schoolers then adults; the women in the last group were festooned with whatever feather boas are made of (uh, feathers? ETA: Muppet hide?). I haven’t been to Vegas, but I’ve been on cruise ships and, now that you mention it, it was very much that kind of production.
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Talking with a friend about this today.
Cleo Laine and her husband John Dankworth were behind the creation of “The Stables” music venue, just outside Woburn Sands and not a million miles from Newport Pagnell.
(She turned the Xmas lights on in NP town back in the late '70s).
As well as some of Britain’s best known artists playing at their venue, they spent time and money helping out disadvantaged and disabled kids who showed an interest in, or talent for, music.
Apparently just exceptionally wonderful people.
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Now I hope he’s not right. Much as I’m sad that he’s gone, I’d rather not go together right now:
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I don’t know, I kind of miss the promise of an egalitarian apocalypse. The slow one we have now is all about making sure the poor and vulnerable get billed as they’re thrown into the grinder while the billionaires purchase spare luxury resorts, and it doesn’t feel like a step up.
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No worries. There are still enough nukes to go around to kill everybody.
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Turns out we didn’t go together after all.
Love you Tom, and you’ll be sorely missed.
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Joan Anderson, who brought the hula hoop to the world, has passed away at 101.
edit: not inventor. but she brought the idea to the attention of the world.
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I thought it was Norville Barnes… /s
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Best obit I’ve read so far, and plenty of links:
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Two Barbie Doll Designers Killed In Car Crash By An 82-Year-Old Driving The Wrong Way On Italian Motorway
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Reportedly by suicide.
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Yes… about 3 months ago, as noted above,
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