Can the Adults Please Smoke? - Electrifying Eight — Page 22

Good afternoon all, Addy are you on a cruise?

Cruise! Yay...

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I sent you a PM addy.

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My goodness do I want a glass of bubbly tonight!

Addy, cyber reality and reality are not far apart some days!

Got it, chita. Let me know if you need anything else.

Doodle! The BVI's are beautiful! That sounds fabulous!

Dreamy picture, DD.

Champagne. Always.

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Maybe Miss Penny could bring back some of that from France for all BWW adults!

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Well, I do think she knows her champagne!

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Updated On: 7/26/06 at 02:59 PM

Re: Ian's show - Gore Vidal was also there - I didn't realize he had become wheelchair bound (although, he had the most beautiful young man to assist him ) He's lost NONE of his mind, though. I actually was standing there while he and Armistead were chatting - WHAT a conversation to eavsedrop on!

Michael York was also there (he's the Chairman Emeritus of the group the benefit was for) so I got to chat with him about the AMADEUS we just saw. And he was immeasurably gracious to the many, MANY young students who attended - and seemingly ALL wanted to speak with him. It was nice to see young people so excited about Michael and Ian!

One big negative for me: When Ian finally came out after receiving special guests backstage, there were many people waiting to have their programs signed - BUT, there were also these autograph hounds who had shown up with all their RINGS paraphrenalia to get his signature. They kept saying he only had time to sign actual programs from the show, but these grown men kept shoving the kids out of the way to try and get him to sign their crap anyway! All they wanted was something to sell on E-Bay - it made me SO angry and frustrated for those kids - who were obviously there to see the ACTOR. Ian was continually gracious about it, though - in fact, kept apologizing for his lack of time (fundraising party to attend) I would have had a full-blown Elton-sized meltdown, and probably gotten arrested!

Yes, it does sound like a wonderful evening, DG.

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The best part, of course, was IAN! What a thrill to see an idol doing what he does so well. The show was actually very casual, very relaxed and fun. Snippets of his iconic roles mixed with funny stories from his life as an actor and an activist. Our favorite was his piece from GODS AND MONSTERS. One of the items he acquired for himself from the project was James Whale's easel - which he brought over from England with him to use for this presentation. While he set it up and explained what it was and what signifigance it had, he slowly became mr. Whale - ending with putting on the hat, and there he was. He then proceded to do the momologue about losing the love he had during the war - reducing us and everyone else to utter rubble. It was exhilerating.

My other favorite parts were him reading the Roget's Thesaurus listing for 'ululate' - which was great fun - and his recounting of his Knighting ceremony (which he did as his 'encore' - we just didn't want it to end

And Addy - he read quite a bit of poetry - apparently, that's his favorite literary form

DD, I'm sorry!

DG, I think I love him even more now. Poetry. *sigh*

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