Comments on: free to be you and me

By: Brian Libby

Brian Libby — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:55:39 +0000

Sweet – I loved that record as a kid, especially the song “It’s Alright To Cry” by NFL defensive tackle Rosie Greer.

By: karl

karl — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:33:09 +0000

I think about this film from time to time and the image that always comes to mind is something about a merry go round with many a different colored child who flew off on the horses that served as the introduction to the film with the accompanying theme song. I totally remember watching this in grade school back in Nevada, Alan Alda was such a soothing presence in the film. Cool that it is on DVD now.

By: susan

susan — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:54:50 +0000

wow! I had no idea there was a film at all! I about wore the record out as a little kid--I loved it so so much. Must track a copy down. Guess what Matt Lawton gave me for my birthday last week? http://www.flickr.com/photos/extremecraft/21107762/in/set-491625/ woo!

By: lucie

lucie — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:43:09 +0000

Oh my gosh, you totally captured the spirit of this. Awesome. I want the DVD!!

By: momcat

momcat — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:58:38 +0000

Now we say “criss-cross, applesauce” to remind first graders how to sit on the floor. I’ve also heard “pockets on the rug.” Does someone officially make these up, or do they go viral through the teachers’ culture?

By: robin

robin — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:36:10 +0000

I had no idea that there was a film version of the record, despite the fact that I probably still know every song and skit by heart even now. My best friend Bayleh Shapiro sang “It’s Alright To Cry” at the seventh grade talent show and got endless amounts of shit for it. I have to send this to her.

By: hason

hason — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:42:17 +0000

this was mine and my brothers’ favorite album as kids, I think it really affected us and how we are as adults.
thanks for shining some light on this childhood gem!

By: dalas v

dalas v — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:41:29 +0000

I was born in 1980 and in SC the term “Indian-style” was used then. I remember watching some 16mm cartoons in kindergarten, but by elementary school it was all VHS tapes. Of course we watched lots of “film strips” which were like slide shows, until High School.
At RIT, I sometimes had to run 16mm projectors for professors because we had a collection of prints. We had Le Jetee on 16mm.

By: freddy

freddy — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:26:19 +0000

I don’t remember if I saw the film, but we had it on tape and we’d listen to it in the car all the time, especially on car vacations. I loved this album! Even you writing the titles out brings back all kinds of memories. Man.