Fish! Gesundheit!

#1

Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 9:04am

God I can't stop laughing, every time I see or hear (or think of) that great number from Wonderful Town that they did on the Tonys. Sssstep up! Get Hep! Get Hep!
Donna Murphy in Character was so much better than I could have imagined her. I'd only seen her do dramatic things, and I was amazed to see that her character/comic timing is incredible. and the vocals...that great impression of Louis Armstrong...so friggin funny!

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"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

#2

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 9:12am

Amen to that! The thing I love most about the new cast recording for "Wonderful Town" is that her presence translates exceptionally well: her performance on the CD is magnetic (I eve think I like "Ohio" now!) The recording, in general, is awesome, and I've been recommending it to anybody who'll listen.

Get thee to the Hirschfeld! Or (at least) buy the CD!

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#3

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 9:28am

it's GET HIP! GET HIP!
Fishhhh! Gesundheit! Thanks! You're Welcome! It's nothing!
-d.b.j-

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#4

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 9:29am

I beg to differ - she pronounces it "Get HEP" which was a term used in that time period.

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"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

#5

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 9:52am

I can't be the only one to have ever heard the expression "Hep cat" as in "he's a real Hep cat!"

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"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

Updated On: 6/15/04 at 09:52 AM

#6

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 10:33am

It's "get hep".

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"Gif me the cobra jool!"

#7

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 10:41am

Yeah--it's "hep" :)

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#8

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 10:43am

Oh, geez... I thought you were joking!

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"There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." -Oscar Wilde

#9

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 10:44am

Thank you - I thought I was temporarily losing what little is left of my mind...

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"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

#10

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 10:49am

sowwy.
-d.b.j-

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Vary My Days.

#11

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 11:06am

Ah, I love Donna Murphy.

#12

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 11:13am

Isn't it

Fish!
Gesundheit!
Thanks!
It's noted! or is it

It's nothing!

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#13

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 11:36am

It's nothing.

(Same thing that Frank Lippencott says after his coughing fit in "Conversation Piece").

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"Gif me the cobra jool!"

Updated On: 6/15/04 at 11:36 AM

#14

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 11:55am

That song was so pointless and wierd, I forgot I was watching the Tony Awards for a second. It was just stupid!

#15

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:07pm

It's not pointless. It's the moment where Ruth finally gets to let lose.

Plus, if we got rid of every seemingly "pointless" dance number, then Broadway would be pretty boring.

Updated On: 6/15/04 at 12:07 PM

#16

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:08pm

Actually, it's a wonderful piece of physical comedy and writing, but I would imagine the humor of the transformation of Ruth into a "hepcat" during the number is lost on someone without a point of reference. If you don't know why it's funny, it's not funny. But take it from me...it's funny.

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#17

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:35pm

Red...No!
Green...No!




Yes, its incredibly funny to watch her transformation. I actually got yelled at by a friend when we walked by the theater for WT the other day because when I saw the marquee I couldn't help it. I started going "step up, step up to the Village Vortex. Home of the new jazz rage- swing!" Such a fun number. I think she was just afraid I would go into the full number on the street or something...

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And hang on, when did you win the discus?

#18

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:38pm

It wasn't bad, but watching that clip just made me feel like I was missing and inside joke or something. Is there anything I might have been missing behind the song, nix the ere language?

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Rosencrantz: "Be happy - if you're not even HAPPY what's so good about surviving? We'll be all right. I suppose we just go on." - from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

#19

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:42pm

In essense you were. Its a great song in context of the show when you see that Ruth is known for being "inhibited" and "repressed" which is why her transformation from "square" to "hep" is great in that song.

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And hang on, when did you win the discus?

#20

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:46pm

It's funny, but I've never seen the show, and before the Tony telecast, I had only heard two songs from it (Ohio and A little Bit in Love) but I immediately "got it"...I had no trouble figuring out what's going on. Now I can't wait to see the show in it's entirety.

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"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

#21

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:48pm

Why does she say "Fish" and then the cast responds with "Gesundheit"?? Does "Fish" mean something else?

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#22

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:53pm

One of the most annoying songs ever and now it's stuck in my head!!! thanks!!!! :@

#23

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 12:58pm

It's nothing!

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#24

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 1:04pm

I think they say Gesundheit because "Fish" sounds like a sneeze... unless I'm missing something...

#25

re: Fish! Gesundheit!

Posted: 6/15/04 at 1:39pm

That's what I thought too but I had the same question

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Rosencrantz: "Be happy - if you're not even HAPPY what's so good about surviving? We'll be all right. I suppose we just go on." - from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead