tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939880010893922457.post3272065366379161556..comments2019-09-07T08:11:34.433-07:00Comments on SMILE 'TIL IT HURTS: The Up With People Story: Thoughts On Our World PremiereThe Adventure Beginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680908172594812192noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939880010893922457.post-9605363532561255352009-08-24T15:23:52.006-07:002009-08-24T15:23:52.006-07:00I have not yet seen the film but hear much about i...I have not yet seen the film but hear much about it. I too being a Sing-Out member and traveled with the National Cast, I will withhold opinion until I seen the entire film. Obviously times do change. I had a hard time accepting the changes for a time when I saw the dramatic wardrobe and music changes UWP did after 1970 with the longer hair, beards and more carefree lifestyle but my views were part of the MRA feed and "Tomorrow's American News" stuff I read. I still support UWP to this day and now that I am much older and wiser, I look back and know it was fun, and something I will never forget. My heart is in the 65 to 70 era but hey, times change!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939880010893922457.post-47750491406458925362009-03-13T21:44:00.000-07:002009-03-13T21:44:00.000-07:00I haven't yet seen the film. As an alum of the pro...I haven't yet seen the film. As an alum of the program - which has evolve SO MUCH from it's roots and is now far from conservative and REALLY diverse (and celebrating of this) in terms of religion, nationality, beliefs, sexual orientation etc - I"m afraid to get a skewed view that presents the past as the present. WE used to laugh at how far we'd come from it's origins as we looked around the pierced, tattooed, long haired Buddhist, Athiest bi-sexual cast-members amongst us! You name it, we had it... and all were respected for their uniqueness. I'm hoping it's balanced and clear to point out how different the organization has been for the past 15+ yrs!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939880010893922457.post-41543667166571458352009-01-19T21:39:00.000-08:002009-01-19T21:39:00.000-08:00I was at the premiere screening on Saturday night....I was at the premiere screening on Saturday night. The film was excellent and provided a balanced yet probing look at the phenomenon that was Up With People. How was it that a squeaky clean show group was able to prosper as a counter to the counter-culture of the 60's? Who and what was behind them? Who's message were they delivering? And untold story till now. Well done and worth seeing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com