To: Rambi who wrote (43253 ) 12/9/1999 12:15:00 AM From: Ilaine Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
The three wise men are the Three Wise Brothers. They really are brothers, 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades- dressed like Belushi. And the shepherds are surfers. I had a fight with the music director over which was stage right. One of the soloists broke her arm yesterday. Another has an ear infection, which seems to have affected her IQ. I love this. I have been moping all day because I am not in the holiday spirit, and, in fact, I can't remember the last time I was in the holiday spirit. If I ever was. My most vivid Christmas memory is the first Christmas after I moved out of my father's house, the one I spent totally alone in my garage apartment that had no insulation. With the space heater on full blast, water froze in my water glass. And on Sunday the funny papers had the last Pogo, the "Deck Us All With Boston Charlie" strip, that Walt Kelley did before he died, and I cried because it was the last one. No more Boston Charlie. That was the night a mouse got in bed with me and snuggled up next to me under the covers because I was warm. And I was very careful not to roll over on it, and went to sleep, and in the morning it was still there, so I got up and gave it some bread or something, and then it realized I was a people, and ran away. This Christmas I will have a nice warm house, and a husband, and two lovely children, and a dog and three cats, and my mother will visit, and if I sing "Deck Us All With Boston Charlie", my kids won't know what I am singing about, but they'll probably enjoy it. Deck us all with Boston Charlie, Walla walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo! Nora's freezin' on the trolley, Swaller dollar cauliflower alley'garoo! Don't we know archaic barrel, Lullaby lilla boy, Louisville Lou? Trolley Molly don't love Harold, Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo! Bark us all bow-wows of folly, Polly welly cracker n' too-da-loo! Donkey Bonny brays a carol, Antelope Cantaloup, 'lope with you! Hunky Dory's pop is lolly gaggin' on the wagon, Willy, folly go through! Chollie's collie barks at Barrow, Harum scarum five alarum bung-a-loo! Duck us all in bowls of barley, Ninky dinky dink an' polly voo! Chilly Filly's name is Chollie, Chollie Filly's jolly chilly view halloo! Bark us all bow-wows of folly, Double-bubble, toyland trouble! Woof, Woof, Woof! Tizzy seas on melon collie! Dibble-dabble, scribble-scrabble! Goof, Goof, Goof!