To begin with, several of you have emailed me about some of my blog posts because you said you had trouble getting in to make a comment. As I said, I'm a novice at all this -- but I think I have changed my settings now so that anyone can make comments, even without a User ID or whatever. So, if you had trouble in the past, try again.
And please do leave comments! I'm an approval junkie, you know -- I need to hear everyone tell me how wonderful I'm doing at this. :) Or, just to know that someone's bothering to read. (I wish this had one of those things that tells you how many people have viewed your site . . . or, maybe not . . .)
Anyway, on to the latest news. In case you haven't heard, High School Musical 3 opens today. (My fellow parent friends are saying, "Who hasn't heard?" Everyone else is saying, "What high school musical?") My daughters have been looking forward to this day for over a year. They (especially Leslie) feel a particularly personal connection to the franchise because in Springfield, we went to church with Lucas Grabeel, the actor who plays Ryan (Sharpay's brother, the kid with all the hats). But that's just an excuse -- they'd be HSM freaks anyway.
I know how snooty some of my "real" theater friends (LOL!) are about High School Musical. (Even just some of my "real" childless adult friends.) Here's the deal. Yes, it's a Disney channel movie, but for its genre, it has no equal. Yes, it's trite and cliched, but it's also peppy and funny and fun and the music is catchy and the dancing is fantastic (and gets better with each show).
Leslie was in the stage production at drama camp this summer. I was kind of dreading that because I thought I'd had enough of the show. But actually, the stage show was even more fun to watch. Really! Everyone singing and clapping along -- it's been a long time since I had that much plain and simple fun at the theater. I'm really hoping that I get a chance someday to direct that show, or at least choreograph it.
So, no pity is necessary for me -- I'm actually looking forward to seeing the 3rd installment this evening. I just hope the theater isn't full of screaming fanatical girls -- THAT can be exhausting. (Just imagine what it's like for poor Lucas . . )
4 comments:
Gwen, I've only seen HSM 1, and only once, but I did realize that it was exactly the type of thing I would have loved as a young girl.
As far as checking out your statistics, look into google analytics. Brian hooked up my blogger account to it, and now I can see how many people read my blog each day. It's free.
Call me weird but I and my whole family likes the HSM series. They are fun shows.
Keep blogging - I am enjoying catching up with you after all of these years.
Welll, I stand it for my girls, which btw went to see it yesterday and love d it- together with their cheer squad!!!It was quite an experience, full of..."I have to call Leslie to let her know and talk about it mom", all the way home. So phone number please!...our cell is free in the weekends...you can email me for this.
Oooo, yay, I'm excited for HSM3 but I don't know if I'll get to see it in the theatre...I might wait till I can get it on netflix and then no one has to know that I'm watching it, haha. My dad's company, David's Bridal, donated a bunch of dresses (I assume for the prom scene), too!
And I'm finally caught up on your blog, woo hoo!
~Meredith
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