http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/ A Forum for Fans of Fred Astaire Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:04:07 GMT axelrodh http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36840 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36840 Thanks so much. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:46:19 GMT grdndms http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36839 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36839 Ditto with the 1968 Show. I got the ones you bought on VHS and love them all to bits. Great to read that we are back to Mr.Astaire again. Kind regards, Julie. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:28 GMT trina_crys http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36838 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36838 My mom had 3 of the 4 of these recorded (off of PBS or Disney) when I was a kid. We used to watch them all the time. I went looking around online for a Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:18 GMT trina_crys http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36837 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36837 Thanks, I'll check that out. I'll try and post more here as well. It's so nice to find fans like myself :-) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:43:28 GMT axelrodh http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36836 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36836 All I can say it: wow! Thanks for giving a name to the strut. I'm surprised to hear that Cagney had such large hands, since he does not look to be a large Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:39:48 GMT samiskee@... http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36835 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36835 Actually, Jay. I was at the Gingerman, not coincidentally, but every Sunday for three years because my boyfriend was one of the group that played there, Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:21:52 GMT Jay Hopkins http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36834 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36834 I know that this forum, which I've been a member of for something like 279 years, is for Fred Astaire. I will try to mention him at least once again during Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:38:07 GMT axelrodh http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36833 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36833 Thanks for sharing that experience. It's nice to hear that a football player recognized the "athletic" quality (or at least the physical difficulty) of some Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:36:29 GMT axelrodh http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36832 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36832 1)Another interesting review of Dickstein's book "Dancing in the Dark". Here's an excerpt that catches the main theme: In an introduction titled "Depression Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:02:21 GMT Pat http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36831 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36831 I was lucky enough to see several of Cagney's musical films when I took a film musicals class in college (the professor and I got on very well--He adored Fred Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:18:59 GMT drop_that_long_face http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36830 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36830 Cagney's tap style and fondness for strutting was extensively modeled on George M. Cohan's. Gene Kelly also acknowledged Cohan's influence in his tap style: "I Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:57:11 GMT axelrodh http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36829 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36829 I just watched "Footlight Parade" and found it lots of fun. Cagney is just such a charmer and such a pleasure to watch when dancing. He is so much more Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:41:50 GMT axelrodh http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36828 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36828 If you do set the DVD recorder, could you please contact me? I'd love to see it and not wait for the commercial release. Of course, I will buy the DVDs when Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:39:08 GMT axelrodh http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36827 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36827 1)Song and Dance Man Jon Peterson Plays Seven Angels By Frank Rizzo on November 2, 2009 7:46 AM | Permalink | Comments - 0 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:12:51 GMT axelrodh http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36826 http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/astaire/message/36826 It's great that you are so enthusiastic about FA. We would love to have you contribute to our discussions, as well as for you to reach out to others in your