Happy 37th Birthday, Frederic!

I love that show! It runs in the family. My Dad played the Pirate King in a small production in 1944; I played second fiddle in the orchestra of a small production in 1968, and my son Jim was one of the pirates in the chorus in a high school production in 1992. As you can see, we're due for another performer in about 8 years, but as the next generation has not yet appeared on the horizon, perhaps the torch will have to be passed to one of my nephews' families.

"Let's vary piracy with a little burglary!"

Wordmatic

As Shu knows, it's my favorite of the G&S's, and that's saying a lot because I love them all! My favorite, though, has to be the "Major-General's Song."