Singing with Ariel

So I was briefed last Friday that one of my co-workers' patients was going to see the little mermaid sing-along playing at the castro theater. For some strange reason, I thought that the movie was not till a week later. Anyhow, this glorious news sent me on a phone tree frenzy, trying to reach friends who have been touched, one way or the other by the magic of Disney. I remember mouthing not just the songs but the dialogue as the movie played in my old Betamax some 19 years ago. I was able to get my friend Arnold to come along with me (with his date). I could not wait for work to be over. I needed time to vocalize.

7 PM, I confidently drove myself to the castro theater only to be faced with horrendous post rush hour traffic. This of course, sent me into panic mode. I think I may have beseeched all the gods, saints and martyrs for a miracle. Thanks to my Manila driving training and gallons of adrenalin pumping into my veins I made my way into Castro Street. I made it just in time!

I had 2 minutes to enjoy the electicity in the air. People were garbed in Disney-inspired costumes. Men, women and kids were all dressed in various interpretations of the beloved underwater princess.

The movie came on, the people cheered and I could not stop smiling.
I was so entranced by this 19 year old cartoon about a love struck lass who went against all odds to seek her true love. The perfect Disney recipe.

An hour later, I discovered I lost my voice. Not because I traded it in for a pair of killer legs (I already got 'em). But because I screamed, exclaimed and most of all, belted out those songs that were profoundly part of my childhood.

This was my first Movie sing along and I could not wait to go to another one. It was a great way to end a long work week as well as to reminisce about the time when true love was still true.