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[cailetls]

My munchkins are watching "Newsies" after analyzing Lewis Hine photos and discussing child labor at the turn of the 20th century. I just had to stop the movie because one of them wanted to know if the newsies sang and danced EVERY morning. (5th grade, folks.) Anyway, I had told them that the guy who plays Jack (Christian Bale) plays Batman, and

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[rosaleeluann]

Newsies is such a good show :)

[cailetls]

Yeah, I think I enjoy it at least as much as the kids.

We watched it last year in class too, and several of my little girls bought it on DVD and memorized all the songs. And the dances. It was adorable.

[hippie1025]

Gee, I remember thinking it was a big deal and really cool that the guy from "Big" and the funny one from "Doogie Howser MD" were singing and dancing. And it was the first CD I ever bought (not on purpose...I want into the store wanting to buy it on tape, but all they had were CDs...so I bought the CD and used my Dad's fancy player to make copies on tape *grin*).

Hmm, am I old now? ;)

[cailetls]

I was 12 when it came out. I owned it on video, but I didn't have it on CD until last year. I was SO excited to find it on Amazon.

I FINALLY ditched all of my remaining cassettes last year. Ah, so many mix tapes from middle school.

[hippie1025]

So you're my age. :) I was 12 when it came out too.

Nope, still got my cassettes and quite a good number of records too. Course I don't listen to them much...