YA GOT TROUBLE

76 TELESCOPES

Sound familiar?

About 50 years ago, Meredith Willson wrote a musical called THE MUSIC MAN. It soon became a classic movie. 'Twas a story about a traveling salesman (Prof. Harold Hill) and life in a small Iowa town, River City, in the early 1900s.

Turns out, River City is essentially Willson's hometown, Mason City, Iowa, right down to the footbridge, the library, and some of the characters.

I grew up in Mason City, Iowa, and I played on the footbridge, read books in the library, knew folks like some of Willson's River Citians, and as a band member, played more Music Man music than I care to admit.

I adapted two songs (Ya Got Trouble and 76 Trombones) from The Music Man to accommodate and accomplish my goal of reclaiming the Milky Way's breathtaking luster and luminosity.

Folks, listen! There's trouble in your "River City" in the form of POOL, light POOL-lution, that is; and you need to compose and perform a DARK SKY REVOLUTION! in your community.

Find a "Harold Hill" in your community to perform my version of YA GOT TROUBLE / 76 TELESCOPES. . . or invite me, Milky Way Man, to your community for a performance!

See Milky Way Man's words to: YA GOT TROUBLE and 76 TELESCOPES.

With no disrespect to M. Willson and his wonderful musical.