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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 10:20 PM
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Growing Older: Wise advice from Julie Andrews, sung to "My Favorite Things"
Edited on Tue Jan-01-08 10:24 PM by Radio_Lady
From February 2007 -- http://iditis.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-favorite-things-about-aging-by-julie.html

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 Favorite Things" from the legendary movie "Sound Of Music." However, the lyrics of the song were deliberately changed for the entertainment of her "blue hair" 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 favorite 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 favorite things.

When the pipes leak,
When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad
I simply remember my favorite 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 favorite 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 favorite 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 with an encore.
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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 10:29 PM
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1. Well, I got this from an unimpeachable (!) source and didn't research it. Sorry if it was a hoax.
Edited on Tue Jan-01-08 10:34 PM by Radio_Lady
... and a rather old hoax, at that!
http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/andrews.asp

We still love you, Julie.



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bbernardini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 10:36 PM
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2. That's okay...this is funnier anyway:
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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 12:32 PM
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3. Thanks for the forgiveness -- that is a funny video, to be sure!
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-05-08 02:36 AM
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4. PLEASE Watch this instead -- you will be amazed.
This is Julie at age TWELVE singing the Polonaise from "Mignon" by Ambroise Thomas.

I can honestly state that this is the most amazing vocal performance I have ever heard, and I have heard some great singers live -- like Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills, Jose Carreras, James McCracken, Norman Triegle, Thomas Allen and such:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2-YGGn0y4

This would be unbelievable for an adult, but for a twelve year old it is incredible!!!!

:bounce: :bounce:

My voice teacher always told me that Julie Andrews had perfect technique. I believe it.

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