"There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met." - Gonzo
I LOVE THIS LINE.
I'VE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE MANY TIMES (WELL, SOMETIMES BECAUSE I REALLY MUST HAVE AN AURA ABOUT ME THAT LETS PEOPLE KNOW I'M THE ONE TO SPILL THEIR LIFE STORIES TO, EVEN IF WE'VE ONLY "KNOWN" EACH OTHER FOR 5 MINUTES!) BUT ALSO BECAUSE THERE ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE WHO ENTER YOUR LIFE, AND YOU JUST KNOW, THAT'S MY FRIEND.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING GONZO JUST... UNDERSTOOD. AS GONZO SAYS, THERE'S NO WORD FOR THAT YET. AND PERHAPS WE DON'T NEED ONE. WE CAN JUST SAY, "I MET AN OLD FRIEND TODAY."
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IF I DID MEET GONZO, OR ANY OF THE MUPPETS I GREW UP WITH, I WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY, "I MET AN OLD FRIEND TODAY."
"I Know Things Now" - Little Red Riding Hood (Into the Woods)
I DO KNOW THINGS NOW, AND SO MUCH OF WHAT I KNOW, I LEARNED FROM STEPHEN SONDHEIM.
I KNOW THAT "No One Is Alone," THAT "Children Will Listen," THAT "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" (THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE! :)
"Not A Day Goes By" THAT I DON'T QUOTE SONDHEIM. HIS UNIQUE (YET SOMEHOW WHOLLY RELATABLE) PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE IS EXQUISITELY EXPRESSED THROUGHOUT HIS BODY OF WORK.
IN "Our Time" (Merrily We Roll Along) HE PERFECTLY ENCAPSULATES THE YOUTHFUL ANTICIPATION WE EXPERIENCE WITH OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS, JUST BEFORE WE VENTURE OUT INTO THE "REAL" WORLD... "Breathe it in... Worlds to change and worlds to win."
MY DAUGHTER IS SINGING THIS SONG IN A CLASS SHE'S TAKING, AND IT TOUCHES MY HEART TO HEAR HER SING IT... BECAUSE IT IS HER TIME! WHICH CAN BE A LITTLE HEART-WRENCHING FOR ME AT TIMES, WHEN I WONDER IF MY TIME IS OVER... BUT THEN MATT AND I START WRITING A NEW SCRIPT... AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THAT BREAKING-OUT-OF-THE-COCOON FEELING RUSHES BACK, AND I REALIZE IT'S ALWAYS MY TIME!
I CAN'T RESIST- I'M COPYING THE WHOLE SONG BELOW...
AS I VENTURE INTO THE WORLD OF BLOGGING, AND OF SHARING MYSELF WITH WHOEVER READS MY WORDS, THIS REALLY RESONATES WITH ME:
"Something is stirring, shifting ground, it's just begun...
Edges are blurring all around, and yesterday is done.
Feel the flow, hear what's happening, we're what's happening.
Don't you know? We're the movers and we're the shapers,
We're the names in tomorrow's papers,
Up to us, man, to show 'em.
It's our time, breathe it in. Worlds to change and worlds to win.
Our turn, coming through, me and you, man, me and you.
Feel how it quivers on the brink - What? - Everything...
Gives you the shivers, makes you think, there's so much stuff to sing.
And you and me, we'll be singing it like the birds,
Me with music and you the words,
Tell 'em things they don't know...
Up to us, pal, to show 'em.
It's our time, breathe it in. Worlds to change and worlds to win.
Our turn, we're what's new, me and you, pal, me and you.
Feel the flow, hear what's happening, we're what's happening.
Long ago, all we had was that funny feeling, saying someday we'd send 'em reeling,
Now it looks like we can...
Someday just began.
It's our heads on the block. Give us room and start the clock.
Our time, coming through, me and you, pal, me and you.
Years from now, we'll remember and we'll come back.
Buy the rooftop and hang a plaque.
This is where we began...
Being what we can.
It's our heads on the block. Give us room and start the clock.
Our dreams coming true, me and you, pal, me and you!
Me and you!
Me and you!
ME AND YOU!
I LOVE THIS LINE.
I'VE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE MANY TIMES (WELL, SOMETIMES BECAUSE I REALLY MUST HAVE AN AURA ABOUT ME THAT LETS PEOPLE KNOW I'M THE ONE TO SPILL THEIR LIFE STORIES TO, EVEN IF WE'VE ONLY "KNOWN" EACH OTHER FOR 5 MINUTES!) BUT ALSO BECAUSE THERE ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE WHO ENTER YOUR LIFE, AND YOU JUST KNOW, THAT'S MY FRIEND.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING GONZO JUST... UNDERSTOOD. AS GONZO SAYS, THERE'S NO WORD FOR THAT YET. AND PERHAPS WE DON'T NEED ONE. WE CAN JUST SAY, "I MET AN OLD FRIEND TODAY."
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IF I DID MEET GONZO, OR ANY OF THE MUPPETS I GREW UP WITH, I WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY, "I MET AN OLD FRIEND TODAY."
"I Know Things Now" - Little Red Riding Hood (Into the Woods)
I DO KNOW THINGS NOW, AND SO MUCH OF WHAT I KNOW, I LEARNED FROM STEPHEN SONDHEIM.
I KNOW THAT "No One Is Alone," THAT "Children Will Listen," THAT "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" (THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE! :)
"Not A Day Goes By" THAT I DON'T QUOTE SONDHEIM. HIS UNIQUE (YET SOMEHOW WHOLLY RELATABLE) PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE IS EXQUISITELY EXPRESSED THROUGHOUT HIS BODY OF WORK.
IN "Our Time" (Merrily We Roll Along) HE PERFECTLY ENCAPSULATES THE YOUTHFUL ANTICIPATION WE EXPERIENCE WITH OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS, JUST BEFORE WE VENTURE OUT INTO THE "REAL" WORLD... "Breathe it in... Worlds to change and worlds to win."
MY DAUGHTER IS SINGING THIS SONG IN A CLASS SHE'S TAKING, AND IT TOUCHES MY HEART TO HEAR HER SING IT... BECAUSE IT IS HER TIME! WHICH CAN BE A LITTLE HEART-WRENCHING FOR ME AT TIMES, WHEN I WONDER IF MY TIME IS OVER... BUT THEN MATT AND I START WRITING A NEW SCRIPT... AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THAT BREAKING-OUT-OF-THE-COCOON FEELING RUSHES BACK, AND I REALIZE IT'S ALWAYS MY TIME!
I CAN'T RESIST- I'M COPYING THE WHOLE SONG BELOW...
AS I VENTURE INTO THE WORLD OF BLOGGING, AND OF SHARING MYSELF WITH WHOEVER READS MY WORDS, THIS REALLY RESONATES WITH ME:
"Something is stirring, shifting ground, it's just begun...
Edges are blurring all around, and yesterday is done.
Feel the flow, hear what's happening, we're what's happening.
Don't you know? We're the movers and we're the shapers,
We're the names in tomorrow's papers,
Up to us, man, to show 'em.
It's our time, breathe it in. Worlds to change and worlds to win.
Our turn, coming through, me and you, man, me and you.
Feel how it quivers on the brink - What? - Everything...
Gives you the shivers, makes you think, there's so much stuff to sing.
And you and me, we'll be singing it like the birds,
Me with music and you the words,
Tell 'em things they don't know...
Up to us, pal, to show 'em.
It's our time, breathe it in. Worlds to change and worlds to win.
Our turn, we're what's new, me and you, pal, me and you.
Feel the flow, hear what's happening, we're what's happening.
Long ago, all we had was that funny feeling, saying someday we'd send 'em reeling,
Now it looks like we can...
Someday just began.
It's our heads on the block. Give us room and start the clock.
Our time, coming through, me and you, pal, me and you.
Years from now, we'll remember and we'll come back.
Buy the rooftop and hang a plaque.
This is where we began...
Being what we can.
It's our heads on the block. Give us room and start the clock.
Our dreams coming true, me and you, pal, me and you!
Me and you!
Me and you!
ME AND YOU!
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