Isn't It Shocking

When I was working full time and couldn't sleep, I would almost panic because when working with special needs kiddo's, you need to be light on your feet.

Now, when waking up at 12:30 and mind is racing, I am learning to just get up and go with it.  It is not as if I then sleep in.  I don't.  But if I am a little rummy during the day, the only one's it hurts is my family putting up with my bad mood.

Last night I woke up and found myself thinking about an old TV movie called Isn't It Shocking.  Talk about random:)

When I was about 10 yrs old, Hollywood came to the small town of Mt. Angel and also filmed at houses out in the country in a community called North Howell where I grew up.  I remember my brother and I riding our bikes about a mile to a neighbors house, an old Victorian home.  We hung out there watching the stars going in and out of the house.  We watched them film a couple scenes.  I remember being about 4 ft from the star Alan Alda while he was talking to the director.  Being country kids that lived a less than exciting life, this is a memory that seems like yesterday.

I remember how exciting it was to watch the movie on TV.  Back then there was no dvr's or vcr's, so watching it was a one shot deal and an event! 

So around 1:00 am this morning, I decided to look in up on this new fangled thing called the Internet:)  I was thinking maybe it was available to buy, so I did a search "isn't it shocking"  and what did I find?  The whole movie on You Tube.  Who knew?  Oh you did.  Well this 20th Century girl had no idea something as obscure as a 1973 TV movie would be on You Tube.

I watched the whole movie.  It was so much fun to see Mt. Angel City Hall, which hasn't changed a bit.  The Theater, streets I recognized and both houses that are still in North Howell.  The movie is definitely dated, and has the typical corny background sound effects you would expect from a 1973 movie.  So most people would probably not find it so entertaining.  I loved it. 

I finally got back to sleep around 3:30 and am now ready for the day.  But just for a couple hours last night, I was 10 yrs old again..............Wonderful!

BTW, Guess what was the number one song of 1973.................You got it!  Tony Orlando & Dawn's  Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree:)