tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826894732872953025.post1640641040763277112..comments2022-03-24T07:36:55.145-07:00Comments on bway2hlwd: Flower Drum SongV.P. Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628270996372400673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826894732872953025.post-10419605461447172912012-02-20T07:02:56.557-08:002012-02-20T07:02:56.557-08:00Val, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your astute expl...Val, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your astute exploration of the Chop Suey that is FDS, in its various incarnations. My introduction to Celluloid San Francisco opens the memory of the FDS soundtrack being the first LP I ever purchased, followed by a visit (from Buena Park) to Grant Avenue in 1962 as the filming location (or so I thought) of the movie. I was devastated to later recognize that it was mostly sound stages and rear-screen projection. At a screening at the Asian American Film Festival, James Shigeta and Nancy Kwan ruefully reminisced about the role of FDS for Asian representation in Hollywood films. Now that I think about it, FDS may well be the reason I moved to SF in 1972. Many thanks for reigniting the memories.Jim Van Buskirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655542377030257430noreply@blogger.com