Reposted from 2013 to add updated incredible numbers (see embed above) for this morning's weather.
Compare that modern version with the original from the musical romantic comedy "Neptune's Daughter" from 1949, where the heavy-handed seduction of Esther Williams by Ricardo Montalban is almost painful to watch:
And I'll close with a shout-out to young Lucas, who lives across the street. At 9:30 last night after he finished his activities at school, he braved sub-zero temps to clear our driveway to facilitate our travel to a medical appointment this morning:
It's been pretty cold in my area for a few weeks now, feesl like end end of January weather. Brrrrr...
ReplyDeleteDuring the original run of The Muppet Show, Miss Piggy was guilty of using similarly heavy-handed seduction techniques on a half-naked Rudolph Nureyev.
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This one is almost painful to hear.
I've always been a strong believer in winter weather being needed for a proper Christmas/New Year week, but having spent the last week in southern California, I have to say 68, sunny, with a slight breeze is pretty nice after a week of sub-freezing temps in WA.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I don't know whether it's the dress, the confident seduction, or the role reversals, but I've never been more attracted to Lady GaGa than I was while watching that video.
What's painful about the Neptune Daughter's rendition? Its the best rendition of this classic I've ever seen, and if you actually watch it you'll see that it covers both the traditional and the role reversal. There's nothing original about the Gaga / Gordon-Levitt version.
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