"Hey, we should watch Xanadu tonight!"

said Bo.

And we are. And the boys sit rapt.

The boys wanted something musical, and it’s definitely that. So, BEHOLD! the worst movie I include among a list of my favorites, and certainly the worst movie I own on DVD.

This was Jeff Lynne at the top of his musical form; it was Olivia Newton-John at her absolute white-hottest; it was Fee Waybill doing a cool rock ‘n’ roll fusion with a big band (who prompted the whole viewing tonight, when I saw “She’s a Beauty” on VH-1 Classic); it was a 20-minute musical extravaganza of old-fashioned roller skates and light-up floors to end the movie; it was like nothing before or since.

OK, yes, it was also cheesy as hell, and essentially plotless. I loved it in 1980, and I love it now. I always say I’m not going to crank the end, and then I always do anyway.

This would be one of my most embarrassing disclosures if I ever sought federal office, and I just freely admitted it. It’s liberating.

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2 thoughts on “"Hey, we should watch Xanadu tonight!"”

  1. You know – can’t say I’ve ever seen Xanadu, although one day I hope to see a cave called that’s called Xanadu though. Funny – I actually peeked at you blog from off of Corey’s site just today – so its cool that you’d post to mine. Please comment away! Glad you liked the Christmas stick.

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  2. Hey you! I’ve enjoyed you and Gray Bat as geocaching personalities very much, so it was lovely to discover you as a blogger as well. See you on the trail, whether it be caching or blogging!

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