05-07-2013, 10:50 PM
I am too young to appreciate Deanna Durbin, to me she was always that actress that my father had a crush on in _his_ youth. I have never seen any of her films.
But she still holds the memory, somehow... it took a few minutes to remember.
Ray Bradbury: "The Anthem Sprinters". First a short story, and then a play, and then another play, and then a TV episode. Deanna Durbin figures prominently, even though she isn't actually present.
I asked my dad once whether there actually was Anthem Sprinting in Ireland, where people placed bets.
He replied that the betting came first, what was bet upon was a mere formality. Which the story illustrates, wonderfully.
Eustace
But she still holds the memory, somehow... it took a few minutes to remember.
Ray Bradbury: "The Anthem Sprinters". First a short story, and then a play, and then another play, and then a TV episode. Deanna Durbin figures prominently, even though she isn't actually present.
I asked my dad once whether there actually was Anthem Sprinting in Ireland, where people placed bets.
He replied that the betting came first, what was bet upon was a mere formality. Which the story illustrates, wonderfully.
Eustace