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Thursday 08/05/21: 7.3 Miles

'Strike Up the Band' from 1940, starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.

Tonight I finished watching 'Strike Up the Band' from 1940, starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.

I did 7.3 miles in 42 minutes on the elliptical, at medium high resistance and a steady pace between 10 and 11mph.

IMDb Movie Outline (submitted by me):  A high school boy wants to become a professional musician, and his gal pal wants to become his best girl. They work together staging big band shows with fellow classmates in the hopes of hitting it big.

A nice movie with tender life lessons and some good laughs; Mickey Rooney does a great job as a passionate young musician with a big band dream; he's fun to watch as he dances and plays the drums.

I got through the movie in three nights; broken down into two nights at 40 minutes, and the last night at 42 minutes.

Learn more about the movie & cast here on IMDb.

#76 on my Miles of Movies 2021 IMDb List

#26 on my Mickey Rooney Movies I've Watched! List

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