MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL.

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Has anyone else seen David Ira Wood's Christmas Carol? I saw it for the first time yesterday at the DPAC. I had no idea it was a musical and it was so funny. Also didn't know it has been going on for 51 yesrs.
 
CarolinaFever said:
Has anyone else seen David Ira Wood's Christmas Carol? I saw it for the first time yesterday at the DPAC. I had no idea it was a musical and it was so funny. Also didn't know it has been going on for 51 yesrs.
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A few times over the years. Is David Ira Woods still performing? Thought his son took over the role.
 
grimes70 said:
A few times over the years. Is David Ira Woods still performing? Thought his son took over the role.
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Yes, his son is playing Scrooge now and David is directing it. David did make an appearance, though. I like how they broke the fourth wall sometimes and had jokes that were about current and even local things.
 
Turd Ferguson said:
Yes, his son is playing Scrooge now and David is directing it. David did make an appearance, though. I like how they broke the fourth wall sometimes and had jokes that were about current and even local things.
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Yeah. They always incorporated current events. One of the reasons to go back again and again.
 
John Henry Faulk’s “Christmas Story”: John Henry Faulks was born in Austin, Texas in 1913 and he died there in 1990. A storyteller and entertainer, if you know of him today it is probably because of a 1974 recording of his “Christmas Story.” [Link at end of intro] What you might not know is that Faulk was black listed for battling McCarthyism in the 1950s and won one of the first libel suits against that insidious Right-Wing movement. Phil Ochs, the singer-songwriter (also attacked by the Right) wrote “The Ballad of John Henry Faulk” to remember his struggle ( — Lyrics here: The Ballad Of John Henry Faulk ).

Before I ever knew of Faulk’s courage and tenacity I heard and loved his “Christmas Story.” Do yourself a favor and give it a listen and remember this Great American and Warrior for Human and Civil Rights. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

 
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