Summer Trip Day Eleven: Colorado to Arkansas via Oz Museum

 
We had stayed close to Pikes Peak so I wanted to get a picture.  This is the best I could do from the car.  We had originally planned to stop at Garden of the Gods in Grand Junction to see crazy rocks, but decided to get an early start because of the long road trip this day.  We drove through Grand Junction.  It seemed an interesting town.

Tony also took a couple pictures from the window of sky and fields and silos.
The Oz Museum is in Wamego, Kansas and just a little north of the I-90.  The museum seemed to cater to the movies; but it included information about other Oz books and characters.  It also had the orinal art work for many of the books which was very fascinating.  Lots of color and art.  There was a display for each of the major characters in the movie. 

The flying monkeys have always creeped me out.  However I discovered they were in reality only a few inches tall.

The Wicked Witch really did creep me out.  Some how she caught me off guard and startled me.

Buddy Epson who was not in the movie because of his bad reaction to the silver paint.

going up

Tony tried the volcano machine

We made quick work of the rest of the trip.  The water of the reservoirs was really high.  This lake is Harry  S. Truman.

McDonald's Oz Collection

If anyone looks at me entertainment blog, they would see that I really love Oz.  I know that collecting Oz items are in fashion, and have always wanted to collect something Ozish, but have always balked at the price.  I have all the books in two volumes.  I have been reading them for the second time, and writing reviews.  I love L. Frank Baum's wit and creativity.  It is really amazing.
This post is made possible by Sister Sarah MacGuire from our church.  I had been able to find all the characters from McDonalds, but was missing Dorothy.  She most graciously gave me Dorothy so I have a complete set.  Besides, Dorothy it the most important member of the party. 

Movie Night: **^The Marvelous Land of Oz: You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuX8Jzv6_ZA
This is a dramatic production from Children's Musical Theater of Minnesota.  It was presented in 1981.  This musical follows pretty well the book, leaving out a few parts as would be expected.  It has all the characters important in the book, Tip, Scarecrow, Nick Chopper the Tin Woosdman, Jack Pumpkinhead, Woogle Bug, Glinda, Jinjur, Jellia, Mombi. I really disliked Mombi's character.  She was too witchy and had too large a part.  In reading the book she was more a mean sorceress, although she was ugly.  She dominated the show in an ugly way.  However the Tinman, Scareacrow and Tip were very good.  The music was forgettable.  I did find the song of Glinda talking to Tip enjoyable.  "Look to your own heart for there you will find the courage to face tomorrow.  There's no other heart that knows, look to your own heart."