Facet 20-Dragnet

This is a relatively new addition to the Facets list. See, for a Father's Day gift, I got my Pop this DVD set of the old Dragnet series (with Jack Webb when they were still in black and white) from Best Buy. My Pop loves old TV and films, plus we'd seen some of the episodes before.

I find myself watching the ones I haven't seen. OK, and the ones I have seen. It's an interesting show. I love mysteries. And I love cop shows. Granted, the series seems dated, but that's OK too. I love the '50s as well.

There's a clear demarcation between good and evil. This is true in many cop shows today as well. (But not always.) Anyway, I just find it to be a good way to kill some time. True, the dialog is kinda hokey at times. But sometimes, that's not a bad thing.

I love the way Jack Webb goes about his character, Joe Friday. You know the cliche: "Just the facts, ma'am." He really took pride in his show (writer, director, star) and wanted it to be as authentic as possible. If there are any good Jack Webb biographies out there, please let me know. I haven't started looking for any yet, but I'll need some reading material for the upcoming long and lonely winter.

Anyway, that's just some good watchin'.

Facet 19- Les Miserables (The Musical)

I was first exposed to this wonderful musical back in high school. I was with a group that did Close-Up Washington. One evening, we got dinner out and a theatre show. That night, we saw Les Miserable. It was absolutely fantastic! I even incorporated one of the songs into my final sermon on vicarage.

Everything about this production is incredible. I have seen it every time it's been in St. Louis since then.

I was disappointed to lean that it was going back to Broadway. But I was excited to discover that I am called to NY to be a pastor. Now, while I am still 450 miles or so from Manhattan, I'm closer than I am right now. Thankfully, The Muny this year is doing a production. I cannot wait to see it!