Originally posted by Don Cardi: When he accepted his award he was asked what inspired him to write this opera for the school, and he told the story of how he watched the movie and from the movie was drawn to reading Hamlet, which inspired him to write the opera for the school.
So you never know.
The young Cardi must've seen and read "Guys and Dolls" a few times. He's the best damned horse handicapper I've ever met.
