Julie Andrews at Radio City Music Hall

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<p>To share with friends of a certain age…</p>

<p>BRILLIANT!
To commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan 's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP.
One of the musical numbers she performed was “My Favorite Things” from the legendary movie, “Sound Of Music”.
Here are the lyrics she used: </p>

<p>Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things. </p>

<p>Cadillacs and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
When the pipes leak,
When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don’t feel so bad. </p>

<p>Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Back pains, confused brains, and no need for sinnin’,
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin’,
And we won’t mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.
When the joints ache,
When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I’ve had,
And then I don’t feel so bad.
(Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores.)</p>

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<p>I was fooled again! But it’s still funny!</p>

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<p>Julie Andrews: woman of enduring class and a refreshing exception to the many self-absorbed “celebrities” of modern times. (Never mind the veracity of the report; just a statement about her.)</p>

<p>I adore her.</p>

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<p>Oh, I’m so disappointed! I thought maybe she’d somehow gotten her beautiful voice back. The loss must be terrible.</p>

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<p>“I’m actually not singing,” Julie Andrews tells co-anchor Hannah Storm. “I’m sing-speaking. An occasional note here and there, but they’re very, very low. </p>

<p>I feel really really terrible about this. Dame Andrews lost her voice to throat surgery years back. That crystalline, wonderful voice.</p>

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<p>A student whom I know idolizes Julie Andrews and even wrote one of her essays related to her. </p>

<p>I loved her from the time I was a young girl too.</p>

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<p>I was three and a half when my sister was born in 1966; I remember when my mother turned to my brother and I riding in the back seat of the car and announced that we were going to have a baby brother or sister. We started to discuss names and I remember my mom saying if it was a girl she’d be named Julie Ann. I responded, “Oooh! Julie ANDREWS?” My parents must have really responded for me to remember that…uh…40+ years later. Mary Poppins was probably one of the first movies I saw and I guess I knew Julie Andrews was Mary Poppins.</p>

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<p>And WHAT a voice she had! Could melt butter!</p>

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<p>We just discovered one of her films - “Darling Lili”. It was hilarious and shows a really fun side of her personality.</p>

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<p>If you ever catch her Gertrude Lawrence bio-pic Star!, it’s also very good. Shows Julie Andrews’ range – did you know she was the first Eliza Doolittle on Stage?</p>

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<p>Also the first Queen Guinevere (Camelot).</p>