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- From: 6175190@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
- Subject: Re: Black Stallion (was Horsey Dinner Theatres...)
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- Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 20:51:52 GMT
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- >The director (Carroll Ballard (?), I think, my album is at home)
- >used to make documentaries and TBS was his first big screen movie. He has
- >since done some other really beautiful ones, such as "Never Cry Wolf" and
- >"Wind" (which I'd like to see since it actually has a female engineer in
- >it, hooray!)
-
- Well, whatever his background, he does a beautiful job!
-
- >>Well, Jill, you obviously are a "little" younger than I am. But let me
- >>assure you that long before the movie came out, the books were feeding horsey
- >>dreams to many a young girl and, I suspect though maybe more secretly,
- >>many a young boy too. I think we need more of these beautiful, reasonably
- >>gentle, though exciting, stories to give our children some good dreams
- >>for a change, IMHO! ;-)
-
- >Well, I'm 26 if that makes me young. When did the movie come out? 1980?
- >1978? I'd guess late 70s.
-
- I hope I didn't offend by making that remark about being young. I'm 49.
- My first memory of The Black Stallion books was a teacher reading to the
- class in, I suppose, 3rd grade. It was our "quiet time", no one talked or
- wiggled much less made trouble when Alec and "The Black" were onto an
- adventure!
-
- >The amusing thing is when I started reading the
- >book when I was 10, my father told me he'd read them too. He's 58 now, so
- >he was reading them in the mid-1940s. So, there's one "boy" reader! I
- >wouldn't doubt many boys read the books in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. Adventure
- >stories were popular back when people used to read. Now, we have "GameBoy"
- >and I see very very few boys riding in lessons. There's a question, why
- >do the lower levels of competition and pleasure ownership seem to
- >be female dominated, yet the Grand Prix levels are even or even male-
- >dominated? What's the theory behind this?
-
- Well, I do have a theory. And since you asked... I'll try to keep it brief
- and not raise too many flames. I think "boys" don't feel comfortable working
- with something that they can't dominate or at least don't think they can
- dominate. Girls quite often (maybe even the majority) at a certain age
- develop a love for the beauty of horses and the idea of having such a
- wonderful creature as a "friend". Many (maybe most) grow away from the
- ideas as boys and other activities take over their lives. But the ones
- who are truly hooked never leave even if it means returning later in
- life when circumstances change. With boys/men I think the ones who stay
- or come back have worked out the idea that either "I can dominate anything
- and "bend" it to my will!!!" :-( OR they've worked out that it is much
- more rewarding to learn to work with a big powerful and beautiful creature
- than to dominate it. (NOTE: this does not mean, necessarily, that this
- follows in the rest of their lives but it would be nice to think so). ;-)
-
- How's that for a theory! ;-)
-
- >I'm still waiting to own mine. As soon as I get this Master's degree...
- >Leasing this summer told me I wanted to dedicate the time and I loved
- >it enough.. Now, I need to job and the money.. (8
-
- > Jill (& her cat, Meg)
- >* Jill Engel (Anne Meridiem) * "If the world were a logical place, *
- >* meridiem@lamar.colostate.edu * men would ride side-saddle." *
- >* * --Rita Mae Brown *
-
- Aw, but you have a plan!!! We are the lucky ones, we know what we love!
-
- Best wishes,
- Diane, Spring & Dancer
-
- PS. I love your sign off!! ;-)
-