[Dixielandjazz] De Lovely

[Rick]

Yes -- /Night and Day/ made him perfectly 
straight.  It's so much more interesting to find 
that he wrote songs like
+ In the still of the night
+ Lets fall in love
...were written for a BOY friend.

Tom O'Boyle -- probably one of the two or three 
best Ragtime piano players in the country (lives 
in Colorado Springs) -- does a long talk on Cole.
He has studied his life, and plays all of his music!

Kevin, of course, is amazing.  From the 
gambler/bar manager in /Helldorado/ to Cole 
Porter, he always amazes and delights me.

Rick





On 1/12/2011 5:44 PM, Harry Callaghan wrote:
> With Cole Porter being my all-time favorite 
> lyricist, I also  enjoyed the movie immensely.
> As Rick said, "it pulled no punches".
> I can't recall even the slightest implication 
> that he was bisexual in the earlier bio "Night 
> and Day" which starred Cary Grant..........but 
> then again, that was filmed in the mid-forties 
> and possibly Hollywood didn't feel that we were 
> ready for such a revelation
> The latter certainly didn't lack for musical 
> numbers.......a wonderful presentation, indeed
> Now, if only someone would film a bio of the 
> much neglected and underrated Mildred Bailey, 
> Harry would be one happy camper.
> Tides
> HC.
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Rick 
> <rickz at usermail.com <mailto:rickz at usermail.com>> 
> wrote:
>
>     On 1/12/2011 5:21 PM, Beth Schweitzer wrote:
>
>         Just saw the 2004 film, "De Lovely"
>         about Cole Porter, starring Kevin
>         Kline. It lives up to its name!
>         Delightful too, and delicious, etc.
>
>         Beth
>
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>     Yes, I thought it was wonderful, and didn't
>     pull any punches.
>
>     I recommended it to my friend Tom O'Boyle --
>     who is a serious Cole Porter student -- and
>     he just wouldn't have any.
>
>     Cole was so remarkable, and Kevin captures
>     that perfectly, doesn't he?
>
>     Rick (Jolley) Zahniser
>     going back to Colorado springs.
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