Disney’s Mary Poppins was released on this day in 1964. I don’t believe I saw this in the theater. If I did, I don’t remember it. I do remember owning a vinyl copy of the soundtrack which I played over and over, singing along with the songs. The record sleeve was white with Julie Andrews’ and Dick Van Dyke’s disembodied heads under the title. I don’t know why I have such clear memories of things like that. I must have spent the first eight years of my life just staring at stuff. One of my favorite songs was I Love to Laugh. I was convinced if I laughed loud and hard enough, I’d float right up to the ceiling just like Uncle Albert. I was never able to prove the theory, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. Today’s block is a traditional pattern, chosen for two other Mary Poppins songs: Feed the Birds and Let’s Go Fly a Kite.
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