so, i say...

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC!
and who, who among you, who? who can live without it? i ask, in all honesty. what would life be? without a song, or a dance, what are we? so, i say: thank you for the music, for giving it to me!

and yes, quite apparently, i just came from gateway's last full show of Mama Mia! been meaning to watch it much sooner, on opening day, actually, but i had to give in to husband weng's earnest request (and uber-enthusiasm, and uber-preparation) for The Dark Knight, which i enjoyed thoroughly. we watched the first run on the first day at the globe platinum theater, on an empty stomach (because there was no time for breakfast. i finished tuloy two and a half buckets of popcorn! pero free naman, so okay lang). point is, how could i not have enjoyed it? consider the lineup naman -- i mean, really. need i really say more? and consider the record-breaking 66 million dollar debut! i won't even bother adding my two cents worth to it. just read the raves and reviews, all of which i agree with. but, Mamma Mia! i love. read sir butch's take on it here:"http://homepage.mac.com/jdalisay/blog/MyBlog.html#bdx238219897" happy siya! and abba lyrics notwithstanding, i really have been thinking and talking about, (and also singing and dancing to) music a lot these past few days. in the last three consecutive days, to be exact. and, on such days, when life is filled with endless criminal and civil cases to read, all i can say is... thank you for the music! god, abba songs are still playing in my head. and the image of stellan skaarsgard, colin firth, and pierce brosnan in sequined, flared overalls, and platform shoes is, i think, permanently etched in my memory, too. and it's like my mind is grinning, while i'm singing inside it. that's like clinical craziness already, right? but, beyond the embarrassingly merry and loud laughter and the involuntary joyful singing that the film elicits from the viewers, there's meryl streep's excellent performance, the experience of which is always worth paying for. worth ruining the no-more-than-once-a-week film viewing budget for.