The horse won...
Dec. 25th, 2003 11:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpShortly after posting yesterday, the feeling in my throat that had been a mere tickling during the day intensified, and Galina confirmed that the back of my throat appeared red. I started to shiver.
So, as we switched channels back and forth between It's a Wonderful Life and a performance of Handel's Messiah from somewhere in the heartland, we decided not to undertake a 60-mile round trip to a Christmas Eve party.
We stayed home and watched Seabiscuit.
Before this movie came out the name was probably not generally known except among people my age and horse racing fans. Even I was only aware that it was the name of a famous racehorse, a fact gleaned in my childhood from watching old cartoons that had been devised to be timely for their era, though I couldn't tell the difference a few decades down the line.
I liked the film. It reminded me of Tucker, in more than just the appearance of Jeff Bridges (who, interestingly enough, received second billing behind Tobey Macguire... although the latter was one of the executive producers of the film). I found the film uplifting and inspirational.
I shall have to return to this theme some day, however, as I really didn't intent to post right now. Right now, we need to get the house into some semblance of order for later in the day.
Cheers...
So, as we switched channels back and forth between It's a Wonderful Life and a performance of Handel's Messiah from somewhere in the heartland, we decided not to undertake a 60-mile round trip to a Christmas Eve party.
We stayed home and watched Seabiscuit.
Before this movie came out the name was probably not generally known except among people my age and horse racing fans. Even I was only aware that it was the name of a famous racehorse, a fact gleaned in my childhood from watching old cartoons that had been devised to be timely for their era, though I couldn't tell the difference a few decades down the line.
I liked the film. It reminded me of Tucker, in more than just the appearance of Jeff Bridges (who, interestingly enough, received second billing behind Tobey Macguire... although the latter was one of the executive producers of the film). I found the film uplifting and inspirational.
I shall have to return to this theme some day, however, as I really didn't intent to post right now. Right now, we need to get the house into some semblance of order for later in the day.
Cheers...
