Over the weekend Rory Dog and I met a couple carrying their brand new malti-poo puppy. That’s a maltese/poodle combination (’cause everything’s better with a little poo).
The pup was only 12 weeks old and cute as a bug, so I asked his name.
“Hubbell,” his mom announced proudly.
“Awww,” I replied. “Like Robert Redford in ‘The Way We Were.’”
She glanced at her husband, then they both looked at me blankly. “Haven’t heard of that one. We actually named him after the telescope.”
Snap. It’s official — I’m old.
Or perhaps these young whippersnappers just aren’t up on their movies. “The Way We Were”, released in 1973, stars Redford and Barbra Streisand as two lovers in post-World War II whose relationship can’t survive her politics or his expectations.
The movie was nominated for six Oscars and won two, for Best Score and Best Original Song, which was also sung by Streisand. (I’ll bet Hubbell the pup’s mom and dad could name that song in three notes).
It’s one of the most romantic movies ever made and still in my top five.
And if I were a puppy, I’d sure as heck rather have Robert Redford as the inspiration for my name than a big ol’ magnifying lens.
I’m just saying.
Since we’ve known each other since we were 3, I too, thought, “Ohhhhh The Way We Were. – How cool.” How sad for these yung-uns that they:
A) Could have reached their 20′s-30′s with no knowledge of a true classic, and
B) Did not have a parent to instill manners, education, and a passion for vintage entertainment.
Signed,
The owner of Murphy Brown Reece