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Old Grandpa is dozing off in a rocking chair. When you wind up the music box, it plays “Try to Remember” from “The Fantasticks” one of the longest running plays ever. I saw it once in San Francisco in the mid 1960′s.
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Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch
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As someone who spent five years writing a musical, The Color Purple, the last thing I want is some grandpa snoozing off in his chair while he listened to one of the songs!! Then again, although the melody is gorgeous “Try to Remember” was never one of my favorite songs so I might be caught napping too. I think this was because the song was so popular I just got tired of hearing it.
You say it’s a music box. Is there anything on it that opens up to reveal a box?
Allee,
I checked the music box which is under where Grandpa sits. There are
several screws holding it in place including 2 that are inaccessible.
I think when it was assembled (in Taiwan) the rockers were glued to
the chair.
I have gotten into a few music boxes I have to check out the
mechanism. I have a large (9″ to 10″) beer stein my brother sent me
from Germany which he got in Germany when he was stationed there after
the war. The music box plays a German drinking song but only when you
lift it up, I suppose to urge the drinker to down the beer and ask for
a refill. I took the bottom off and found the name of the song and
several manufacturer’s marks. Maybe I will take a picture of it and
put it in the museum. What classification would it be in?
Bob Ramsdell
Don’t worry about the categories. I’ll pick them when I see the item. (If I’m not too drunk from looking at it!)