When I was in 5th grade, I was cast as Gracie Shinn, the Mayor’s daughter in The Music Man. In my moment of theatrical glory, I got to run across the stage yelling “Daddy Daddy Daddy, the Wells Fargo Wagon is Coming”. Talk of the Wells Fargo Wagon stirs up feelings of old-timey nostalgia for the days when you couldn’t just order things overnight delivery on amazon.com. Waiting for the stagecoach must have been excruciating! For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s a video from the 2003 movie.
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