Random Musings Of A Mid-20th Century Gay Man On The Memories, Experiences, People, Animals & Things That He Loves To See, Hear, Read, Feel, Smell & Imbibe
About appearing in the musical- Golilocks!Stritch: ["imitating Noel Coward] STRITCHY! Your attempt to keep it light, keep it gay, impossible I'm afraid. The book is not very good, the score is not very good, the direction isn't very good, the choreography is not very good. The leading lady is quite good, indeed, & right now she is alone in her dressing room in tears having a very, very, VERY, large scotch. Take heart, Stritchy! Any leading lady who doesn't do a double take when a nine-foot bear asks her to dance is my kind of actress! "
Stritch: "So what's all this been about then? This existential problem in tights..."
I am a mid-20th century gay man still trying to get a handle on how to live life with meaning. I live in Portland Oregon with my husband/partner of 32+ years & the terriers: Lulu & Junior.
As an actor I have been in over 150 full stage productions, 12 films/TV, over 50 commercials & voice overs.
Our home & garden in Seattle (1981-2001) were published several times & were featured in a "coffee table" book- Flea Market Decorating by Meredith Press. That garden was on the Seattle Art Museum's Tour Of Artists' Gardens in 1999.
We moved to Portland in a fit of middle age anxiety in 2001.
We spend our time & money working on our house & garden in a working class bungalow, in a working class neighborhood.
The old-ball-& chain & I are thought to be a little nutty. ME:
complicated &
opinionated &
neat-nick &
cocktail drinker, tree hugger & seeker.
Kinsey 6, Myers-Briggs ENFJ, Capricorn/Snake
I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!!
ReplyDeleteShe's such a great lady!! I wish I had seen her one woman show in person!
ReplyDelete"Any leading lady who doesn't do a double take when a nine-foot bear asks her to dance is my kind of actress!"
ReplyDeleteThat is one of my favorite lines of Stritch or Coward or anyone on the planet! She is brilliant!!!!
And two of my fave Stritch-tunes!!
ReplyDeleteLoves it!
Loves her!