Mar16

what a feeling!

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with great expectations

i went

to my favorite detroit theater

in the beautiful fisher building

to see the broadway adaptation

flashdance-musical

of 

one of my favorite

guilty pleasure movies

of the 80s

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back then

i had

the perm

the leg warmers

the ripped up sweatshirt

the dance moves

the music

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and

i couldn’t wait

to see

the

iconic scenes 

and

dancing

and

to hear

the

music

once more

but

somehow

the live show

turned out

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more like this

only worse

and it was

quickly apparent

that

my expectations

were

way too high

just like

my old perm.

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both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience.
– samuel alexander

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image credits: paramount pictures, flashdance the musical, saturday night live,

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  4. LOL Beth! I think Flashdance is still playing at Playhouse Square here – don’t know it it’s good or not. At least you got to enjoy the venue! Did you wear your leg warmers to the show for old times sake?!

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  16. Gotta hand it to you ladies; you seem to have to put up with more pain-in-the-butt fashion trends than men do. That tall hair in the ’80s was really something, wasn’t it? I recently saw a series of “Confirmation Class” photos from a local church from the ’70s thru the ’90s; looks like the perm height “peaked” around 1987 or ’88?

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  18. Ah, that was an era, wasn’t it? Another favourite of mine from that time was the original “Fame” movie. I was a drama student when it was released, and my friends and I were hopeful that we too would dance our way to stardom. The leg warmers and the wild hair became a symbol of the ages for us. Wonder what I’d look like with a spiral perm now – like the crazy old lady I probably am. I’d better be careful or someone will put me in a home for the bewildered…

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  24. I am disappointed for you, Beth. This would upset me since I also loved this musical movie. Wish the play had been like the movie. Darn! Shoot, loved the images of a perm, leggings and the whole 9 yards, Beth. I felt like I ‘had it going on!’ (Not!) Smiles!

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  31. I’d like some tips on how to make leg warmers if anyone knows…. please let me know. The ONE pair I’ve got is getting a little boring. 🙂

    Beth, I love your blog and I’m sure you’re inundated with these all of the time but I’ve nominated you for the “Real Neat Blog Award”.

    You can find a link here: https://arttherapygirl.wordpress.com/2015/03/24/yay-somebody-thinks-im-swell-the-real-neat-blog-award/

    I think that’s how I’m supposed to do this?! Haha! First-timer.. I don’t know what I’m doing. 🙂

    ~Sarah

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