Well, long story made short: I am no longer a college student for the time being and am not living in the dorms.
Before I move I am staying with some friends in town for a little while. Said friends run a daycare out of their home, so I have been around kids 24/7, which is totally cool to me because I love kids and I've worked with them for years.
But something totally awesome happened today that I wasn't really expecting...
Most of you know that I am the creator and head author at Think Classic (links below), which is a blog that centers on all things vintage or classic, i.e. classic movies, radio programs, literature and vintage fashion. It's basically a hobby of mine run wild. What you may not know, unless you are the one person who I've ever really told, is that, while I love teaching preschool and working in a daycare, if I could choose one profession to do just because it'd be AMAZING no matter how ridiculous or un-achievable it seems, it would be to work as a film historian or work in film preservation.
Crazy, I know..
But it is days like today that remind me of that ridiculous little fanciful idea. I was working on scrounging up some Harold Lloyd videos to go along with the most recent Think Classic post (again, link below),and one of these little preschool kids came up to see what I was doing, so I showed him a video and he was laughing SO hard all the other kids came over. We ended up watching two of his longer movies plus one of his shorts for well over half an hour.
Maybe that doesn't seem that incredible to you, and if that's the case, maybe that's because you don't know who Harold Lloyd was. For a full story, click the link below...but for the short version: he was the highest paid actor during the silent film era. Silent films. There are quite a few adults who, even if they have an interest in classic film, that level of interest doesn't extend to silent films. And I can understand that...I personally love silent films, but they are just harder for some people to get into. But these were kids..kids who probably haven't even really been introduced to the world of classic film at all, and they loved it! Not only did they love it, but not one of them questioned why there was no sound or why it was in black and white. They were just totally into it right away because it was funny. And I'm sorry, but in the same way that kids have a simplistic yet sincere idea of what is right and wrong, and just as they are so naturally intuitive, kids know when something is genuinely funny.
Harold Lloyd once said:
"It has been amazing to me that these comedies can still strike a responsive note of laughter with audiences of all ages and in all parts of the world. Laughter is the universal language. It establishes a common identity among people--regardless of other differences. It is the sweetest sound in the whole world."
Isn't that amazing? I mean, Lloyd said this sometime before he died in the early seventies, so that was a while ago. But it still rings true just shy of 100 years after some of his movies were made and released in the early 1900s. It just shows that all the fancy sound and visual effects are for stuffy adults who have lost a sense of imagination. I just think that's so incredibly awesome...and I also think that wherever Harold Lloyd is now, he is undoubtedly supremely happy that his good acting is still appreciated.
If you are still wondering who Harold Lloyd is or would just like to know more about him, please take a look at the new Think Classic post:
This will take you to the main page of Think Classic, where you can also read the aforementioned post:
And, if you're interested, here are links to the Think Classic Twitter and Facebook pages. There are also some good Harold Lloyd videos posted on that same Facebook page from the other day:
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