Outsiders Full Version

[Líbera Oehlenschlage]

OnWednesday this week we embarked on a long, hot journey from DC to NYC to see The Outsiders (a Tony Award winner for the Best Musical this year) on Broadway. Fun fact: the hotter it is outside, the slower (and more delayed) Amtrak trains run. Actually, crawl is more accurate in terms of the train speed when the temperatures rise above 100 degrees. Despite having our train first cancelled, then broken down twice between Philly and Newark, we made it to the 2 pm matinee with 20 minutes to spare to wolf down a slice of NY pizza and sprint to our seats. The musical was amazing and most of the cast came out to sign autographs for the fans at the stage door after the show. My daughter and her friends were excited to meet the cast and even take selfies with some of them! Overall, we had a great time despite of the heat and the train delays.

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For the Little Luxury this week, I recommend my handheld rechargeable mini fan. This little guy was a lifesaver on the train ride to NYC (when the AC inexplicably turned off for periods of time) and on the (very hot) taxi ride. Do you sense a heat theme here this week? I\u2019ve also taken it to Italy in July a few years back and it worked great - packs compactly into your purse and can be recharged on the go.

For the Friend Recommendation, I have a book that I enjoyed (and finished) on the round-trip train ride by a DC-based author, Laura Hanklin. One-Star Romance is an enemies-to-lovers love story about a novelist and a friend of a friend, who gives her book a one star review on Goodreads right before they have to attend their mutual friends\u2019 wedding. It is a perfect book when you want a fun escape and an entertaining read.

For the Local Spotlight, I want to recommend A&J Restaurant, a local dim sum joint in two locations: Annandale, Virginia and Rockville, Maryland. A hole in the wall small restaurant, it punches above its weight by making it to the Washingtonian\u2019s 100 Very Best Restaurants 2024 list. We ordered a whole bunch of dishes to share - dumplings, dim sum, cucumber salad, scallion pancake, and spicy wantons. It was quite a feast for a very affordable price. Pro tip: go for a mid-week lunch when there are less people (no reservations).

I have been noticing a colorful jewelry trend emerging this summer - we all seem to be craving fun, colorful baubles around our necks, minimalism be damned. While doing an online deep dive on this topic, I stumbled upon this Fruit Punch Necklace by Brinker + Eliza. Since the price tag for this necklace was beyond my current budget for fruit jewelry, I decided to make my own version! I ordered these fruit glass beads on Amazon and used other beads that I already had to create my tutti frutti masterpiece (see photo below). I\u2019m very excited about how it turned out! I already wore it this weekend with a basic white tee and linen pants. I love the pop of color and the unexpected fruit (and veg) details. I\u2019m going to be replicating my work while I make another necklace for a friend, who requested one to wear on an upcoming European cruise.

Staying on the keeping cool theme, I have two Unexpected Treasures this week. First, I want to plug the often overlooked dessert, which is full of nostalgia for me - Dippin\u2019 Dots. I grew up going to the Jersey Shore and they used to only be sold on the boardwalk there. Nowadays my favorite place to get them is at a Wawa while on the road - banana split is my favorite flavor.

The Outsiders is a 1983 American coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film is an adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton and was released on March 25, 1983, in the United States. Jo Ellen Misakian, a librarian at Lone Star Elementary School in Fresno, California, and her students were responsible for inspiring Coppola to make the film.[1]

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, most notably for its performances, and performed well at the box office, grossing $33.7 million on a $10 million budget. Over the years, the film has earned a cult following and has spawned a 1990 sequel television series and a successful 2023 stage musical.[3]

The Curtis brothers' parents are deceased, leaving eldest brother Darrel left to raise and support Sodapop and Ponyboy, his two younger brothers, in 1965 Tulsa. The "Socs" harass and assault Ponyboy until some of his fellow greasers chase them off. He and Dallas catch a movie at the local drive-in, where Dallas unsuccessfully flirts with "Soc" Cherry Valance and later leaves in a rage. Cherry invites Ponyboy and Johnny to sit with her and her friend. Their Soc boyfriends take umbrage at this, so the girls leave with them to avoid any escalation.

Pony and Johnny walk to an abandoned lot, to help Johnny avoid his parents' routinely volatile bickering and domestic violence. He laments the hopelessness of his young life and even considers suicide. Ponyboy falls asleep and awakens a few hours later and rushes home where Darrel and Soda are waiting up for him. Darrel confronts Ponyboy, ending in Darrel violently knocking Ponyboy to the floor. Ponyboy runs off to a local park with Johnny. They reminisce about their childhood until they are confronted and attacked by Bob and three other Socs. Johnny is beaten, and when Pony is almost drowned in the park's fountain, Johnny fatally stabs Bob.

Ponyboy and Johnny find Dallas, who gives them money for food and a loaded firearm. They flee to Windrixville after hopping on a train and hide out in an abandoned church, where they cut their hair, dye Ponyboy's hair blond. They read Gone with the Wind aloud to pass the time. Dallas visits, taking them to get a meal at a local restaurant. A note from Sodapop urges Ponyboy to come home, as Cherry is willing to testify on their behalf. Johnny favors turning themselves in, but Dallas disagrees.

Returning to the church, they discover that it is on fire with children trapped inside. They manage to rescue them from the inferno but are burned. Johnny breaks his back when a part of the structure collapses on him. Ponyboy reunites with his two older brothers in the hospital and then returns home. Their heroic deed makes the front page of the local paper, but the judge may send Ponyboy to a boys' home. Randy peacefully talks to Ponyboy about the upcoming rumble. Ponyboy and Two-Bit visit Johnny and Dallas in the hospital. Ponyboy asks Two-Bit to buy another copy of Gone with the Wind at the hospital gift shop. Johnny's mother comes, but he refuses her visit, and she takes out her ire on Ponyboy and Two-Bit, who decries her as a bad mother.

Dallas encourages them to win the upcoming rumble for Johnny. Ponyboy meets with Cherry about the trial. She refuses to visit Johnny at the hospital because he killed Bob. The greasers win the rumble. Dallas drives an injured Ponyboy to the hospital to see Johnny. Dallas tells him about the greasers' victory, but Johnny is dismissive and dies after telling Ponyboy to "stay gold".

Dallas robs a store but is pursued by the police. He calls Darrel to meet him in the park and help hide him. The police arrive first. He commits suicide by cop. The judge exonerates Ponyboy for Bob's death in court and places him in Darrel's custody. Cherry sees Ponyboy and ignores him. He is offered a passing grade by his English teacher if he writes a quality essay but is uninspired. He finds a letter from Johnny explaining how saving the children was worth sacrificing his life and advising Ponyboy to "never change". Johnny's letter inspires Ponyboy's essay. The story begins. "I had only two things on my mind."

In addition, Sofia Coppola (credited as Domino), daughter of the film's director, plays the child asking the greasers for 15 cents, and S. E. Hinton plays Dally's nurse. Brief uncredited appearances include Nicolas Cage, Melanie Griffith, and Heather Langenkamp.[4] Additionally, Michael Peter Balzary (bassist "Flea" from Red Hot Chili Peppers), and Cam Neely (former NHL player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame) had uncredited appearances as rival gang members during the rumble scene.

Francis Ford Coppola had not intended to make a film about teen angst until Jo Ellen Misakian, a school librarian from Lone Star Elementary School in Fresno, California, wrote to him on behalf of her seventh and eighth grade students about adapting The Outsiders.[5][6]

Approximately 15 pages of children's signatures were attached to the letter written in different colors. Moved by the letter, Coppola read the book and was impressed by the relationships between the greaser kids. It brought back memories of when he had been a drama counselor working with children at a summer camp in his youth.[7]

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