Hi, Guys and Girls!
I'm a very strange person. I'm not ashamed to admit it. In fact, I've long suspected that I'm the strangest person in the world (and that despite the fierce competition I've got on this forum. What could be stranger than being trans, right?) By way of proof I'd like to offer the dream I had last night.
I know where this dream came from. A couple of days ago I watched the old musical, "Guys and Dolls" with Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. If I'd known it was 2 1/2 hours long, I probably wouldn't have got into it. As it turned out I was thoroughly bored and was tempted to turn off it at several points. No surprise: I've never been into musicals.
So why was I watching it? Just a bit of nostalgia. When my sister and I were in high school, she had the female lead in the school production of the thing, which I enjoyed immensely. So I thought I'd have a look at the professional version of it.
My mistake. I think the only reason I stuck with it was that I was waiting for the song, "Luck Be a Lady Tonight", which comes near the end--and I was disappointed with that as well. I don't think Marlon Brando did it as well as good old Bobby what's-his-name back in the old days.
But it did inspire my dream. I saw a New York street in the 50's, guys all over the place escorting their dolls up the street, all of them dressed to the nines. This was Vivian Blaine's number. She was walking up the middle of the street, singing her heart out.
I can't remember anything of her song except the last line of every stanza when she'd suddenly whirl about, point her finger at some guy and sing, "Would you... put on a dress?" And sometimes the guy would blush and admit that he would and suddenly, presto! you saw him all dolled up just like the doll he was escorting.
Now--am I the strangest person in the world?
Best wishes, Annabelle