7_CRD Hot_AJ0 Lights_NN2 ,_PUN Real_AJ0 Tears_NN2 
RON_NP0 
I_PNP struggled_VVD a_AT0 bit_NN1 in_PRP elementary_AJ0 school_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VM0 rate_VVI myself_PNX academically_AV0 as_CJS having_VHG been_VBN barely_AV0 average_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP later_AV0 figured_VVD out_AVP ,_PUN when_CJS my_DPS own_DT0 kids_NN2 were_VBD having_VHG some_DT0 difficulties_NN2 here_AV0 and_CJC there_AV0 ,_PUN that_CJT I_PNP had_VHD what_DTQ would_VM0 today_AV0 be_VBI diagnosed_VVN as_PRP learning_NN1 disabilities_NN2 ._SENT Mrs._NP0 Barton_NP0 proved_VVD a_AT0 boon_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 respect_NN1 ;_PUN I_PNP responded_VVD well_AV0 to_PRP one-on-one_CRD tutoring_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 1960s_CRD ,_PUN my_DPS public-school_AJ0 teachers_NN2 '_POS diagnosis_NN1 was_VBD pretty_AV0 much_AV0 "_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 C_ZZ0 student_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC at_PRP least_AV0 he_PNP 's_VBZ well-behaved_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP flailed_VVD sometimes_AV0 ._SENT Cursive_AJ0 ,_PUN for_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN did_VDD not_XX0 come_VVI easily_AV0 to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT But_CJC do_VDB you_PNP know_VVI what_DTQ kicked_VVD me_PNP into_PRP gear_NN1 to_TO0 figure_VVI it_PNP out_AVP once_AV0 and_CJC for_PRP all_DT0 ?_SENT Having_VHG to_TO0 sign_VVI autographs_NN2 ._SENT 
Near_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF The_AT0 Andy_NP0 Griffith_NP0 Show_NN1 's_POS first_ORD season_NN1 ,_PUN TV_NN1 Guideconvened_NN1 a_AT0 bunch_NN1 of_PRF child_NN1 and_CJC teen_NN1 stars_NN2 to_TO0 pose_VVI for_PRP a_AT0 photo_NN1 shoot_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 swimming_NN1 pool_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 grand_AJ0 Roosevelt_NP0 Hotel_NN1 on_PRP Hollywood_NP0 Boulevard_NP0 ,_PUN across_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 from_PRP Grauman_NP0 's_POS Chinese_AJ0 Theatre_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD about_AV0 twenty_CRD of_PRF us_PNP in_PRP total_NN1 in_PRP our_DPS bathing_AJ0 suits_NN2 :_PUN I_PNP waded_VVD near_PRP the_AT0 front_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 shallow_AJ0 end_NN1 ._SENT Jay_NP0 North_NP0 was_VBD also_AV0 there_AV0 ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP Rusty_NP0 Hamer_NP0 and_CJC Angela_NP0 Cartwright_NP0 from_PRP The_AT0 Danny_NP0 Thomas_NP0 Show_NN1 ,_PUN Jon_NP0 Provost_NP0 from_PRP Lassie_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN for_PRP sex_NN1 appeal_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 older_AJC actors_NN2 like_PRP the_AT0 twins_NN2 Dack_NP0 and_CJC Dirk_NP0 Rambo_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ were_VBD starring_VVG on_PRP The_AT0 New_NP0 Loretta_NP0 Young_NP0 Show_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Donna_NP0 Douglas_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ played_VVD Ellie_NP0 Mae_NP0 Clampett_NP0 on_PRP The_AT0 Beverly_NP0 Hillbillies_NP0 ._SENT (_PUL The_AT0 term_NN1 "_PUQ teen_NN1 "_PUQ was_VBD used_VVN loosely_AV0 :_PUN the_AT0 Rambos_NP0 were_VBD in_PRP their_DPS early_AJ0 twenties_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC Douglas_NP0 was_VBD around_PRP thirty_CRD ._SENT )_PUR 
This_DT0 was_VBD my_DPS first_ORD taste_NN1 of_PRF Hollywood_NP0 glamour_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 perks_NN2 and_CJC perils_NN2 it_PNP held_VVD ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 experienced_VVN the_AT0 excitement_NN1 of_PRF fans_NN2 ,_PUN gawkers_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC paparazzi_NN2 ,_PUN calling_VVG out_AVP our_DPS names_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP was_VBD daunting_AJ0 to_TO0 have_VHI kids_NN2 thrusting_VVG pieces_NN2 of_PRF paper_NN1 and_CJC pens_NN2 at_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN asking_VVG for_PRP my_DPS signature_NN1 ._SENT 
Johnny_NP0 Crawford_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ played_VVD Chuck_NP0 Connors_NP0 's_POS boy_NN1 ,_PUN Mark_NP0 ,_PUN confidently_AV0 obliged_AJ0 everyone_PNI who_PNQ wanted_VVD his_DPS autograph_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ made_VVD sense¡ªhe_NP0 was_VBD in_PRP his_DPS midteens_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 in_PRP first_ORD grade_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD sweating_VVG it_PNP out_AVP self-consciously_AV0 ,_PUN doing_VDG my_DPS best_AJS to_TO0 sign_VVI my_DPS name_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 fan_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS slow_AJ0 ,_PUN rudimentary_AJ0 scrawl¡ªR_NN1 ..._PUN O_ZZ0 ..._PUN ¡ªwhen_NN0 he_PNP grew_VVD impatient_AJ0 and_CJC just_AV0 ripped_VVD the_AT0 piece_NN1 of_PRF paper_NN1 right_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF my_DPS hands_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ the_AT0 Beav_NP0 !_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN making_VVG a_AT0 beeline_NN1 for_PRP Jerry_NP0 Mathers_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD six_CRD years_NN2 older_AJC than_CJS me_PNP and_CJC consequently_AV0 could_VM0 write_VVI a_AT0 whole_AJ0 lot_NN1 faster_AV0 ._SENT 
I_PNP thought_VVD ,_PUN This_DT0 is_VBZ too_AV0 embarrassing_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP gotta_NN1 figure_VVB out_AVP this_DT0 handwriting_NN1 stuff_NN1 ._SENT 
AS_CJS IT_PNP HAPPENED_VVD ,_PUN I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 attend_VVI regular_AJ0 school_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 in_PRP first_ORD grade_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD studio_NN1 school_NN1 all_DT0 the_AT0 way_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD season_NN1 of_PRF Andy_NP0 's_POS show_NN1 coming_VVG to_PRP an_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS newfound_AJ0 fame_NN1 presented_VVD an_AT0 opportunity_NN1 :_PUN Warner_NP0 Bros._NP0 was_VBD adapting_VVG the_AT0 1957_CRD Broadway_NN1 hitThe_NN1 Music_NN1 Man_NN1 ,_PUN by_PRP Meredith_NP0 Willson_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP needed_VVD a_AT0 little_AJ0 boy_NN1 to_TO0 play_VVI Winthrop_NP0 Paroo_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 lisping_NN1 ,_PUN much_AV0 younger_AJC brother_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 female_AJ0 lead_NN1 ,_PUN Shirley_NP0 Jones_NP0 's_POS Marian_NP0 Paroo_NP0 ._SENT 
I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI I_PNP auditioned¡ªThe_NN1 Andy_NP0 Griffith_NP0 Show_NN1 essentially_AV0 served_VVN that_DT0 purpose_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC my_DPS father_NN1 left_VVD the_AT0 choice_NN1 of_PRF whether_CJS or_CJC not_XX0 to_TO0 take_VVI the_AT0 part_NN1 to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Dad_NN1 explained_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 movie_NN1 would_VM0 shoot_VVI while_CJS The_AT0 Andy_NP0 Griffith_NP0 Showwas_NP0 on_PRP hiatus_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 resume_VVI my_DPS schooling_NN1 at_PRP Stevenson_NP0 Elementary_AJ0 School_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP would_VM0 mean_VVI sacrificing_VVG the_AT0 few_DT0 months_NN2 when_CJS I_PNP would_VM0 get_VVI to_TO0 live_VVI like_PRP a_AT0 normal_AJ0 kid_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 do_VDI this_DT0 if_CJS you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_PRP ,_PUN Ronny_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Dad_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ With_PRP The_AT0 Andy_NP0 Griffith_NP0 Show_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ different¡ªthat_NP0 's_VBZ a_AT0 seven-year_AJ0 contract_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 means_VVZ that_CJT if_CJS the_AT0 show_NN1 keeps_VVZ going_VVG ,_PUN you_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 do_VDI it_PNP ._SENT But_CJC you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 do_VDI other_AJ0 things_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP was_VBD torn_VVN ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD looking_VVG forward_AV0 to_PRP returning_VVG to_PRP Stevenson_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ I_PNP had_VHD spent_VVN kindergarten_NN1 ._SENT Though_CJS we_PNP now_AV0 lived_VVD in_PRP Hollywood_NP0 ,_PUN my_DPS parents_NN2 had_VHD wangled_VVN permission_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 stay_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 Burbank_NP0 school_NN1 system_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 tell_VVI that_DT0 Dad_NN1 wanted_VVD me_PNP to_TO0 say_VVI yes_ITJ ._SENT He_PNP knew_VVD it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 rare_AJ0 opportunity_NN1 and_CJC he_PNP clearly_AV0 had_VHD a_AT0 bullish_AJ0 attitude_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 movie_NN1 's_POS prospects_NN2 ,_PUN telling_VVG me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 really_AV0 good_AJ0 script_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ from_PRP a_AT0 successful_AJ0 Broadway_NN1 musical_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 'll_VM0 be_VBI other_AJ0 kids_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 cast_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP really_AV0 mulled_VVD it¡ªin_NN1 fact_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ the_AT0 only_AJ0 time_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS childhood_NN1 where_CJS I_PNP took_VVD my_DPS time_NN1 and_CJC thought_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 question_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ Do_VDB I_PNP really_AV0 want_VVB to_TO0 do_VDI this_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Having_VHG seen_VVN Dad_NN1 sit_VVI waiting_VVG by_PRP the_AT0 phone_NN1 for_PRP days_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP already_AV0 understood_VVD that_CJT ,_PUN as_CJS an_AT0 actor_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP take_VVB what_DTQ you_PNP can_VM0 get_VVI while_CJS the_AT0 getting_VVG 's_VBZ good_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP was_VBD on_PRP the_AT0 fence_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP school_NN1 and_CJC play_NN1 with_PRP other_AJ0 kids_NN2 ._SENT 
Ultimately_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP agreed_VVD to_TO0 do_VDI to_PRP The_AT0 Music_NN1 Man_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 little_AJ0 bit_NN1 more_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF respect_NN1 for_PRP Dad_NN1 than_CJS for_PRP any_DT0 career-building_AJ0 purpose_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP that_DT0 point_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP still_AV0 did_VDD n't_XX0 really_AV0 understand_VVI what_DTQ a_AT0 career_NN1 was_VBD ,_PUN nor_CJC did_VDD I_PNP think_VVI that_CJT what_DTQ I_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG on_PRP TV_NN1 and_CJC movie_NN1 sets_NN2 had_VHD any_DT0 bearing_NN1 on_PRP something_PNI as_AV0 serious_AJ0 as_CJS my_DPS future_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC I_PNP sure_AV0 am_VBB glad_AJ0 that_CJT I_PNP said_VVD yes_ITJ ._SENT The_AT0 experience_NN1 proved_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 once-in-a-lifetime_AJ0 adventure_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN a_AT0 new_AJ0 frontier_NN1 in_PRP entertainment-making_NN1 ,_PUN creative_AJ0 energy_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC clockwork_NN1 professionalism_NN1 ._SENT 
Andy_NP0 Griffith_NP0 was_VBD excited_AJ0 for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD been_VBN approached_VVN by_PRP Meredith_NP0 Willson_NP0 about_PRP playing_VVG the_AT0 male_AJ0 lead_NN1 ,_PUN Professor_NP0 Harold_NP0 Hill_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 original_AJ0 Broadway_NN1 production_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP paid_VVD a_AT0 visit_NN1 to_PRP Willson_NP0 's_POS house_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ the_AT0 composer_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS wife_NN1 performed_VVD the_AT0 whole_AJ0 show_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 piano_NN1 ._SENT Andy_NP0 said_VVD it_PNP was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 mesmerizing_AJ0 performances_NN2 that_CJT he_PNP ever_AV0 witnessed_VVD ._SENT But_CJC Andy_NP0 withdrew_VVD from_PRP consideration_NN1 ._SENT Though_CJS he_PNP had_VHD serious_AJ0 theater_NN1 chops_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 genuine_AJ0 musicality_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP felt_VVD he_PNP lacked_VVD the_AT0 slickness_NN1 and_CJC dance_NN1 skills_NN2 to_TO0 pull_VVI off_AVP the_AT0 role_NN1 persuasively_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 part_NN1 of_PRF Harold_NP0 Hill_NP0 went_VVD to_PRP Robert_NP0 Preston_NP0 ,_PUN its_DPS rightful_AJ0 owner_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 ,_PUN now_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC forever_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC now_AV0 Preston_NP0 was_VBD about_AVP to_TO0 bring_VVI his_DPS signature_NN1 role_NN1 to_PRP life_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 big_AJ0 screen_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 being_VBG a_AT0 big-budget_AJ0 studio_NN1 picture_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 studio_NN1 invested_VVD some_DT0 time_NN1 and_CJC money_NN1 preparing_VVG me_PNP to_TO0 learn_VVI how_AVQ to_TO0 sing_VVI :_PUN a_AT0 good_AJ0 move_NN1 ,_PUN since_CJS I_PNP had_VHD inherited_VVN the_AT0 Harold_NP0 Beckenholdt_NP0 gene_NN1 for_PRP being_VBG hopeless_AJ0 at_PRP carrying_VVG a_AT0 tune_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC Winthrop_NP0 had_VHD two_CRD big_AJ0 musical_AJ0 spotlights_NN2 ,_PUN singing_VVG a_AT0 verse_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ The_AT0 Wells_NP0 Fargo_NP0 Wagon_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC his_DPS very_AV0 own_DT0 song_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Gary_NP0 ,_PUN Indiana_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
While_CJS I_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 finishing_VVG up_AVP the_AT0 first_ORD season_NN1 of_PRF The_AT0 Andy_NP0 Griffith_NP0 Show_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD required_VVN to_TO0 begin_VVI side_NN1 sessions_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 voice_NN1 teacher_NN1 named_VVN Mrs._NP0 Webber_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD something_PNI out_AVP of_PRF 1940s_CRD Hollywood_NP0 ,_PUN an_AT0 Olive_NP0 Oyl_NN1 ¨_NN0 Cthin_NP0 woman_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS own_DT0 baroquely_AJ0 decorated_AJ0 bungalow_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Warner_NP0 's_POS lot_NN1 ._SENT Frizzy_AJ0 cat-lady_NN1 hair_NN1 ,_PUN oversized_AJ0 glasses_NN2 ,_PUN big_AJ0 ,_PUN wide_AJ0 eyes_NN2 augmented_VVN by_PRP elaborate_AJ0 press-on_NN1 lashes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC bright_AJ0 red_AJ0 lipstick_NN1 that_CJT never_AV0 quite_AV0 covered_VVN up_AVP the_AT0 cracks_NN2 in_PRP her_DPS lips_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 patience_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 saint_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 take_VVI to_PRP singing_VVG easily_AV0 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 lotof_AJ0 repetition_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ Let_VVB 's_VBZ try_NN1 that_CJT again_AV0 ,_PUN Ronny_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ as_CJS Mrs._NP0 Webber_NP0 pounded_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 notes_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 piano_NN1 ad_NN1 nauseum_NN1 ,_PUN waiting_VVG for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 absorb_VVI the_AT0 melody_NN1 and_CJC rhythm_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ Gary_NP0 ,_PUN Indiana_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Concurrently_AV0 ,_PUN my_DPS dad_NN1 was_VBD teaching_VVG me_PNP how_AVQ to_TO0 do_VDI Winthrop_NP0 's_POS lisp_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 aware_AJ0 of_PRF what_DTQ a_AT0 lisp_NN1 was_VBD when_CJS I_PNP took_VVD the_AT0 part_NN1 ._SENT Dad_NN1 explained_VVD ,_PUN without_PRP judgment_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Some_DT0 people_NN0 have_VHB a_AT0 speech_NN1 impediment_NN1 where_AVQ the_AT0 letter_NN1 scomes_VVZ out_AVP as_PRP a_AT0 thsound_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP worked_VVD it_PNP out_AVP methodically_AV0 ,_PUN line_NN1 by_PRP line_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 script_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 much_AV0 so_AV0 that_CJT I_PNP can_VM0 still_AV0 recite_VVI from_PRP memory_NN1 Winthrop_NP0 's_POS exclamation_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP receives_VVZ his_DPS prized_AJ0 cornet_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Thithter_NN1 ,_PUN thithter_NN1 !_SENT I_PNP never_AV0 thought_VVD I_PNP 'd_VM0 ever_AV0 thee_PNP anything_PNI tho_AV0 thcrumpthyuth_NP0 ath_NN1 thith_NP0 thcrumpthyuth_NP0 tholid_AJ0 gold_NN1 thing_NN1 !_SENT Oh_ITJ ,_PUN thithter_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ (_PUL Translation_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Sister_NP0 ,_PUN sister_NN1 !_SENT I_PNP never_AV0 thought_VVD I_PNP 'd_VM0 ever_AV0 see_VVI anything_PNI so_AV0 scrumptious_AJ0 as_CJS this_DT0 scrumptious_AJ0 solid-gold_NN1 thing_NN1 ._SENT Oh_ITJ ,_PUN sister_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ )_PUR 
And_CJC it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 just_AV0 a_AT0 lisp_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP certain_AJ0 s_ZZ0 's_VBZ ,_PUN for_PRP comic_AJ0 effect_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP also_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 turn_VVI the_AT0 sibilant_AJ0 sound_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 spit-spraying_AJ0 raspberry_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 little_AJ0 kicker_NN1 to_PRP that_DT0 speech_NN1 went_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN thhh-thithter_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 were_VBD also_AV0 raspberries_NN2 built_VVN into_PRP my_DPS songs_NN2 :_PUN "_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP 'd_VM0 like_VVI to_TO0 have_VHI a_AT0 logical_AJ0 ex-thhhh-planation_NN1 "_PUQ in_PRP "_PUQ Gary_NP0 ,_PUN Indiana_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ Thhh-umpthin_NN1 '_POS thhh-pecial_NN1 just_AV0 for_PRP me_PNP !_SENT "_PUQ in_PRP "_PUQ The_AT0 Wells_NP0 Fargo_NP0 Wagon_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
This_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 lot_NN1 to_TO0 absorb_VVI ._SENT But_CJC Mrs._NP0 Webber_NP0 kept_VVD drilling_VVG and_CJC drilling_VVG me_PNP until_CJS we_PNP finally_AV0 arrived_VVD at_PRP a_AT0 reasonably_AV0 in-tune_AJ0 ,_PUN rhythmically_AV0 acceptable_AJ0 version_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ Gary_NP0 ,_PUN Indiana_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 next_ORD step_NN1 was_VBD to_PRP prerecord_NN1 the_AT0 song_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 studio_NN1 ;_PUN once_CJS the_AT0 cameras_NN2 were_VBD rolling_VVG ,_PUN I_PNP would_VM0 lip-sync_NN1 to_PRP this_DT0 recording_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 recording_NN1 session_NN1 took_VVD place_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 large_AJ0 scoring_NN1 stage_NN1 at_PRP Warner_NP0 Bros._NP0 The_AT0 major_AJ0 studios_NN2 still_AV0 employed_VVN in-house_AJ0 orchestras_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP arrived_VVD to_TO0 find_VVI about_PRP eighty_CRD musicians_NN2 sitting_VVG behind_PRP their_DPS music_NN1 stands_VVZ ,_PUN attired_VVN not_XX0 in_PRP formal_AJ0 wear_NN1 but_CJC in_PRP casual_AJ0 clothes_NN2 ,_PUN smoking_VVG cigarettes_NN2 ,_PUN filling_VVG out_AVP crossword_NN1 puzzles_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC reading_VVG the_AT0 trades_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 is_VBZ ,_PUN until_CJS Ray_NP0 Heindorf_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 movie_NN1 's_POS music_NN1 supervisor_NN1 ,_PUN arrived_VVD and_CJC tapped_VVD his_DPS baton_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS stand_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP cue_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 musicians_NN2 sat_VVD up_AVP straight_AV0 ,_PUN poised_VVN to_TO0 begin_VVI ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 before_PRP the_AT0 development_NN1 of_PRF sophisticated_AJ0 multitrack_NN1 recording_NN1 technology_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP sang_VVD live_AJ0 with_PRP an_AT0 orchestra_NN1 ._SENT Me_PNP ,_PUN Ronny_NP0 Howard_NP0 ,_PUN live_VVB with_PRP an_AT0 orchestra_NN1 ,_PUN like_CJS I_PNP was_VBD Frank_NP0 Sinatra_NP0 or_CJC Ella_NP0 Fitzgerald_NP0 ._SENT 
Except_CJS I_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 furthest_AJS thing_NN1 from_PRP them_PNP ._SENT After_PRP five_CRD or_CJC six_CRD takes_VVZ ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 feel_VVI some_DT0 tension_NN1 emanating_VVG from_PRP Mr._NP0 Heindorf_NP0 ._SENT A_AT0 Warner_NP0 Bros._NP0 lifer_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD been_VBN in_PRP the_AT0 business_NN1 since_PRP the_AT0 advent_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 talkies_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD worked_VVN with_PRP Eddie_NP0 Cantor_NP0 ,_PUN Jimmy_NP0 Cagney_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Judy_NP0 Garland_NP0 ._SENT Now_AV0 he_PNP was_VBD trying_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI his_DPS orchestra_NN1 to_TO0 play_VVI in_PRP rhythm_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 seven-year-old_AJ0 kid_NN1 who_PNQ ,_PUN while_CJS doing_VDG his_DPS darndest_AJS to_TO0 nail_VVI the_AT0 pitch_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 fake_AJ0 lisp_NN1 ,_PUN had_VHD no_AT0 innate_AJ0 gift_NN1 for_PRP keeping_VVG time_NN1 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Heindorf_NP0 conferred_VVD with_PRP Mrs._NP0 Webber_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ coached_VVD me_PNP as_CJS best_AV0 she_PNP could_VM0 ._SENT We_PNP did_VDD a_AT0 few_DT0 more_AV0 takes_VVZ ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP still_AV0 was_VBD n't_XX0 working_VVG ._SENT Then_AV0 Mr._NP0 Heindorf_NP0 hit_VVD upon_PRP an_AT0 idea_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP handed_VVD me_PNP his_DPS baton_NN1 ,_PUN positioning_VVG it_PNP in_PRP my_DPS fingers_NN2 so_CJS I_PNP was_VBD holding_VVG it_PNP the_AT0 correct_AJ0 way_NN1 ._SENT An_AT0 assistant_NN1 brought_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 box_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 stand_VVI on_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Now_AV0 ,_PUN Ronny_NP0 ,_PUN you_PNP direct_VVB the_AT0 orchestra_NN1 while_CJS you_PNP sing_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Heindorf_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT So_AV0 we_PNP tried_VVD that_DT0 ._SENT The_AT0 musicians_NN2 were_VBD palpably_AV0 exasperated_AJ0 ,_PUN staring_VVG at_PRP me_PNP quizzically_AV0 while_CJS barely_AV0 hanging_VVG on_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP think_VVB that_CJT Mr._NP0 Heindorf_NP0 was_VBD back-seat-conducting_VVG them_PNP from_PRP where_AVQ he_PNP stood_VVD ,_PUN a_AT0 few_DT0 steps_NN2 behind_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
One_CRD way_NN1 or_CJC another_DT0 ,_PUN we_PNP arrived_VVD at_PRP a_AT0 take_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD usable_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ you_PNP hear_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 movie_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP suspect_VVB that_CJT the_AT0 powers_NN2 that_CJT be_VBB ,_PUN Meredith_NP0 Willson_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 director_NN1 ,_PUN Morton_NP0 DaCosta_NP0 ,_PUN decided_VVD that_CJT my_DPS determined_AJ0 if_CJS off-key_AJ0 attempts_NN2 to_TO0 hit_VVI those_DT0 high_AJ0 notes¡ª_NN1 "_PUQ Not_XX0 Louisiana_NP0 ,_PUN Paris_NP0 ,_PUN France_NP0 ,_PUN New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC Rohhhme_NP0 "_PUQ ¡ªwere_NP0 ,_PUN if_CJS nothing_PNI else_AV0 ,_PUN kind_NN1 of_PRF adorable_AJ0 ._SENT 
Still_AV0 ,_PUN my_DPS troubles_NN2 with_PRP this_DT0 number_NN1 were_VBD not_XX0 over_AVP ._SENT My_DPS first_ORD day_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 set_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 day_NN1 that_CJT DaCosta_NP0 was_VBD shooting_VVG "_PUQ Gary_NP0 ,_PUN Indiana_NP0 "_PUQ on_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 porch_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Paroo_NP0 house¡ªShirley_NN1 Jones_NP0 and_CJC me_PNP ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP Pert_AJ0 Kelton_NP0 as_PRP our_DPS mother_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL Pert_AJ0 was_VBD wonderful_AJ0 ,_PUN by_PRP the_AT0 way¡ªa_NN1 stout_NN1 ,_PUN comically_AV0 shrewd_AJ0 lady_NN1 who_PNQ ,_PUN like_PRP Bob_NP0 Preston_NP0 ,_PUN had_VHD been_VBN in_PRP The_AT0 Music_NN1 Man_NN1 's_POS original_AJ0 Broadway_NN1 cast_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR The_AT0 problem_NN1 was_VBD that_CJT I_PNP was_VBD supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 do_VDI a_AT0 little_AV0 soft-shoe_AJ0 at_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 song_NN1 in_PRP time_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 music_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 cute_AJ0 little_AJ0 tippety-tap_NN1 that_CJT ended_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 pirouette_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS has_VHZ been_VBN previously_AV0 established_VVN ,_PUN I_PNP got_VVD no_AT0 rhythm_NN1 ._SENT Poor_AJ0 Mrs._NP0 Webber_NP0 was_VBD also_AV0 charged_VVN with_PRP getting_VVG me_PNP to_TO0 master_VVI my_DPS dance_NN1 steps_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP practiced_VVD for_PRP hours_NN2 ,_PUN both_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP in_PRP tap_NN1 shoes_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI wearing_VVG tap_NN1 shoes_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 movie_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC this_DT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 hear_VVI my_DPS steps_NN2 as_CJS I_PNP took_VVD them_PNP ,_PUN which_DTQ provided_VVD confirmation_NN1 of_PRF whether_CJS I_PNP was_VBD on_AVP or_CJC off_AVP the_AT0 beat_NN1 ._SENT 
We_PNP thought_VVD we_PNP had_VHD the_AT0 routine_NN1 down_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC before_CJS we_PNP shot_VVD the_AT0 scene_NN1 ,_PUN Morton_NP0 DaCosta_NP0 asked_VVD us_PNP to_TO0 do_VDI a_AT0 rehearsal_NN1 run_NN1 ._SENT Mrs._NP0 Webber_NP0 was_VBD there_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS was_VBD Onna_NP0 White_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 choreographer_NN1 ._SENT Despite_PRP their_DPS gentle_AJ0 encouragement_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP kept_VVD messing_VVG up_AVP ._SENT After_PRP a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF tries_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP heard_VVD DaCosta_NP0 sigh_NN1 and_CJC tell_VVB the_AT0 camera_NN1 operator_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Dolly_NP0 in_AVP and_CJC cut_VVB him_PNP at_PRP the_AT0 knees_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
