Dick van Dyke and Julie Andrews – Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
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An evening pause: With high hopes for the new year.
Hat tip Edward Thelen, who I thank for trying to offer me videos from a source other than youtube. Unfortunately, by the time this appeared, it was gone at that source and I had to rely on youtube.
Thank YOU Edward Thelen! For reminding us of this wonderful movie!
Happy New Year to Mr Z and everyone here.
While the US might not be given favorable treatment by much of the domestic pop entertainment world, check out the song/group featured on last night’s Japanese New Years celebration show (though on the New Years show the band was dressed in suits/tuxedos).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr–GVIoluU&feature=youtu.be
Is this the Ed Thelen of the Nike Missile Site ?
http://www.ed-thelen.org/
which is worth visiting (it’s been several years and I need to see what’s new)
The website might have taken the video down because of his name, it’s banned on some sites due to PC.
Charles R Chapman: No, I would be amazed if it was removed because of PC. This alternative to youtube was specifically formed to combat political correctness and the effort by youtube to silence conservatives.
Charles/Mr. Z.
–it’s a copyright issue.
Brighteon (real.video) is a “free speech platform with reasonable limits,” not a “post & host movie clip platform.”
https://legal.brighteon.com/CommunityGuidelines.html
20 seconds for example, would fall under “fair use,” but stealing the whole song is a no no.
Disney owns the rights to the 1964 movie (including the music) but not the name or image of Mary Poppins.
Col Beausabre asked: “Is this the Ed Thelen of the Nike Missile Site ?”
No.