This isn’t the first time I’ve been caught talking ties. I did it here: The Dimple, It’s a Tiebreaker… For reasons I cannot explain, it turned out to be one of my most popular posts.
After being glued to the TV watching Don Draper and his band of Mad Men, and seeing NINE, I’m all about the skinny tie of the sixties. Oh, yes, I am.
Pointy end, square end, just bring me the skinny little tie. You can view a gazillion of them here.
Today, I’m combining my lust for the skinny tie with @LdyDisney‘s Friday Happy Dance of Joy! I loved this song from NINE so much that I put it on my iPod, and made it the ringtone on my cell phone.
Kate Hudson singing and dancing Cinema Italiano is a delight. This is pure entertainment — Hudson and all those guys sporting skinny ties, skinny suits, and pointy shoes. Enjoy!
Last week I went to see NINE, the movie musical. It was a visual feast, and the ensemble cast — Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Stacy Ferguson, Sophia Loren — were extraordinary. It’s the world of the famous 1960s Italian movie director, Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis), and it’s spinning out of control — creatively, personally. And does it ever spin!
I’ll say it again. Visual feast. Go. See.
Watching NINE, listening to Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido, got me to thinking about what character — not what actor, but what character — I would most like to hear delivering my messages on the cell phone. You know, when that voice comes on and says, You have 3 new messages. To listen to your messages, press… That voice. What character would I most like to hear as that voice. Hello, Guido, baby! And if not Guido, then Roux in the movie, Chocolat. Oh, yeah.
What about you? What character would you most like to hear delivering your voice mail messages, or giving you directions on your GPS?
C’mere, Guido. C’mere, Roux. Come to Elen. And bring the voice.
