Geez! Where to begin?

Post #111,370 by rcareaga 7/24/03 10:25:54 PM Reply	Geez! Where to begin? I mean, Cary Grant never rang my chimes either (I guess I'm just not wired that way), but you take the sixty- and seventysomething Kate Hepburn over the insolent, magnificent-jawed creature of The Philadelphia Story? And, sweet Jesus, you are impervious to the charm of the Hepburn at the other end of the war-of-the-sexes spectrum, female division, the exquisite Audrey? What color is the sky (blue bars and white stars on a red field apart) on your planet? [I'd made it to about 34 or 35 without ever seeing The Philadelphia Story. I used to have a tiny TV (13 inches? eleven?), at that time my only appliance of that nature, parked on the kitchen table. Then newly-divorced, I was preparing a solitary evening meal, and switched on the tube for distraction. As it came to, we were about five minutes into what proved to be The Philadelphia Story. Cool! I watched for about half an hour until the local station broke in with a voice-over apology for the misunderstanding--apparently the advertised feature was The Philadelphia Experiment, a preposterous low-budget sci-fi yarn--and switched to the scheduled movie, advanced to the 40-minute mark. I think it was 2000 or 2001 before I finally cancelled out that episode of cinema interruptus by renting the 1939 production.] No accounting for tastes... (shrugging), Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
Post #111,391 by Ashton 7/25/03 1:12:05 AM Reply	PS re the Other Hepburn Composer of Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's) - too lazy to look him up: I heard discussing his various songs some years ago. He rattled off a number of Mega stars who'd sung this cute ditty and said.. ~"of all of those, the rendition of this song which I feel captures the spirit I had most in mind, and my personal favorite - is, Audrey Hepburn's." He then added, "..despite her non-training as a singer yada yada". Ah well, I am of course prejudiced beyond all argument - for having met the little sweetie, alone and for maybe 8? minutes which seemed-like-an-hour at stage-door {first crush on an Older Woman}. It was at the precise moment Before she became Famous.. forever. This for my having seen a (rare) sneak preview of Roman Holiday, in Pasadena - then coming home for a break - to find that Audrey was playing Gigi in SF! And I Knew with what-passes-for Certainty.. what had to happen next. {I'm still not sure.. if she had more than an inkling - of the reception to come ? Being modest or - standard actor's uncertainty?} Nobody knew who 'she' was, obviously; She! was surprised that 'I Knew' anything. Which is why I was alone at the stage door and, instantly mesmerized by her innate and unmistakable charm; aura is no exaggeration - and her sincere interest: she had never seen! the final cut. She had Questions! of insignificant moi. I almost succeeded in her acquiescing to my returning her to her hotel via Lambretta motor scooter (a Vespa in the flic!) until . . . :( BUMMER: some Yahoo appeared at doorway, to see why she was being so long and.. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi. I. experienced. that. latin. Fully. :(:( Days? few weeks? later: Everyone Knew. It-all was quite {another word abused fatally} extraordinary, her reception and all which followed. Whatever it is 'she was' - it was Different. (And I Loved The Fact of her having such tiny breasts - for all those others who do and did. And especially for demonstrating just how irrelevant and stupid was/is the largest mammary-fetish boobocracy Of All Time. She transcended the boobocracy.) Cackle.. Cackle.. Cackle.. Cackle.. Cackle.. Cackle.. Cackle.. Cackle.. Cackle.. Cackle.. And she was elfin because - she was! and had damned near starved to death in WW-II Holland - and she was trained as a Ballet dancer. Nothing at all about auto-starving For Effect. No doubt she possessed her share of quaint personal foibles.. which I Was Robbed! ever of divining, by cruel Kismet. RIP Audrey - you went out with Class, too.
Post #111,392 by rcareaga 7/25/03 1:18:56 AM Reply	Re: PS re the Other Hepburn An extraordinary and touching story--but I've just raised my estimate of your likely age by five years. cordially, Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
Post #111,393 by Ashton 7/25/03 1:37:46 AM Reply	BTW - Audrey's US postage stamps are out! [Heh.. everybody likes Mysteries - for the clue solving. Why, I am older than time.] And I have a few panes to start with - it's a later more svelte, impeccably polished Audrey. Just a tad Too-perfect for my preference. Foolishly, they didn't ask me. Seeing one who has just removed stage-makeup - now There's Honest Beauty. The kind that creates permanent memory in us susceptible mortals -- kinda glad I didn't have a camera; they lie.
Post #111,395 by Nightowl 7/25/03 1:53:03 AM Reply	Re: BTW - Audrey's US postage stamps are out! Yep, we bought them already. :) Nightowl >8# "I learned to be the door, instead of the mat!" Comment by Nightowl
Post #111,406 by admin 7/25/03 9:11:10 AM Reply	34 for me... Video tape - no interruptions. ;-) She wrote a good many of her lines for that film as well. Quite impressive. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."

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