Last night, after our delicious Thanksgiving feast, I watched The Sound of Music with my son until past midnight. You might not think a 12-year-old boy would want to watch this with his Mom, but I explained that I thought it was an important movie for him to watch for several reasons. One, his history class has been studying the Holocaust and I thought it would provide another perspective on that horrid period of time; two, my son is very into music now and I told him he should have a good historical perspective on some of the music that others have built their music upon. I even mentioned that I know people go to The Hollywood Bowl every summer to enjoy The Sound Of Music Sing Along! Rodgers and Hammerstein have staying power. It’s been decades since I’ve watched the movie – I’ve seen this movie at least 7… Read More
