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Do you believe? I mean, do you really believe in the magic of Tink? Well, I do!
As a little girl of about seven years, my parents introduced me and my younger brother, Ronnie, to Peter Pan. For many years, springtime and flowers brought Mary Martin's TV appearance as Peter. Tradition was born. Some things are so wonderfully reminiscent of childhood… wonderful in spite of my brother's ensuing fear, I guess. No one could convince him that Captain Hook didn't reside in our basement playroom! Ah, then time marched on at breakneck speed, but the love of Peter, Tink and friends shall never diminish. Tradition...
When our boys were very young, Joe surprised us with Broadway theater tickets....their very first show.....first row, first mezzanine for Peter Pan, starring Sandy Duncan. When Peter flew, he nearly landed in our laps; our children were beyond themselves with glee. We were sure we saw a flickering light near him. Tink? Had to be!
As we left the theater, Brian and Christian were excited to see Ms. Duncan signing autographs at the stage door. She'd changed into her street clothes… they couldn't believe she'd been Peter, just moments earlier. The next day, they wrote thank-you notes to her. And so it goes, and so it goes (BJ); along came the grandchildren. Tradition...
As we left the theater, Brian and Christian were excited to see Ms. Duncan signing autographs at the stage door. She'd changed into her street clothes… they couldn't believe she'd been Peter, just moments earlier. The next day, they wrote thank-you notes to her. And so it goes, and so it goes (BJ); along came the grandchildren. Tradition...
When offered a Friday night movie as a sleepover treat, Aubs chose TinkerBell (2008). It was made in the spirit of the play Wicked, wherein we discover more about the Wicked Witch, pre-Oz. The animated Disney movie tells Tink's story prior to her arrival on the mainland. What a delight! For me, six degrees (or fewer) of separation does not exist only for acquaintances. Or, is Tink an acquaintance?
If you've been reading CMI, you'll recognize my anticipation of doing a sticker story with my own little first grader. Okay, okay, it's a computer-graphic story. Whatever! We had a blast. We colored Tinks of every color...after all, we are the artists! And we wrote stories. Tink is a keeper. We love Tink.
Walt Disney's genius, gifted and re-gifted; and surely (link) DoneTooSoon(ND)
And each one there, has one thing shared:
They have sweated beneath the same sun,
Looked up in wonder at the same moon.
And wept when it was all done,
For bein' done too soon... ND
