Fun fact: the real Floyd Collins's nephews built my grandparents' garage and subsequently stole stuff from them. (When my grandmother learned that there was a musical about Floyd, she got mad and huffed, "Ugh! Them Collinses!") It's a show that I admire on an intellectual level but have never been able to actually warm to because I'm too close to the real world of the source material and the show sounds nothing like that world to me. It's a really strange sensation.
Sadly I never followed up and found out because the mere mention of Floyd Collins sent my grandma into an absolute rage (which is, in hindsight, hilarious). If Wikipedia can be trusted, there were three other siblings. I've always hoped it was Homer's kids.
Fun fact: the real Floyd Collins's nephews built my grandparents' garage and subsequently stole stuff from them. (When my grandmother learned that there was a musical about Floyd, she got mad and huffed, "Ugh! Them Collinses!") It's a show that I admire on an intellectual level but have never been able to actually warm to because I'm too close to the real world of the source material and the show sounds nothing like that world to me. It's a really strange sensation.
WOW! So would those have been Homer or Nellie’s kids? Or was there another sibling not included in the musical?
Sadly I never followed up and found out because the mere mention of Floyd Collins sent my grandma into an absolute rage (which is, in hindsight, hilarious). If Wikipedia can be trusted, there were three other siblings. I've always hoped it was Homer's kids.