No day but today... - Page 2

Capt Jack · 12-26-2007, 09:28 AM

love....absolutely love Rent in all its forms.
dug the movie
loved the stage version when it was here in SD

the first time I saw it (the movie version was my first viewing in full although Id heard the soundtrack for quite awhile) the act where Angel lay dying, his lover by his side ripped me to shreds as Id just lived it. still breaks me down like a house of cards to see

yeah, one of my faves to be sure

Kevy Baby · 12-26-2007, 11:00 AM

Why would I want to see a musical about a bunch of homos and other degenerates?

Ponine · 12-26-2007, 11:13 AM

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Why would I want to see a musical about a bunch of homos and other degenerates?

You know, I actually had someone in a theatre once say almost that exact thing.
Her companion turned to her and said, "Oh please stop saying that, its my birthday, and this is what I want to see. If you want to leave, call a cab"

I had to do everything I could to not laugh out loud.

Now, in response to you...... Becuase the girls are TOTALLY CUTE and wear skimpy clothes, and one gets to do a stellar pole/staircase dance.

JWBear · 12-26-2007, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Why would I want to see a musical about a bunch of homos and other degenerates?

well.... You have been known to wear a french maid's outfit from time to time....

Gemini Cricket · 12-26-2007, 11:36 AM

Ponine,
I totally hear you. I felt like I was transformed by the show. It hit on so many chords of what was going on in my world at the time that I had no choice but to love all of it.
What also hit me recently was a documentary that's on the DVD of the film. It talks about Jonathan Larson and gives such a wonderful picture about who he was. Such an amazing man. One of my heroes.

Lately, I have been on Cloud 9. Not sure why. I guess I'm always looking for a reason, maybe I shouldn't. But I'm so into the 'no day but today' aspect of the show and applying it to my life. Life's short, baby.

I'm at total peace with everything right now. I'm 100% cool with my folks, my sisters, my grandma, with my chosen family... All is well. I hope the feeling lasts. If my life was a movie, I'd suddenly be coughing and then in Act 3 I'd be dead.

Let's hope not for that.

Dark clouds may fall on me sometimes, but I'll work it out....

Kevy Baby · 12-26-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

well.... You have been known to wear a french maid's outfit from time to time....

Nope, I have honestly never done that.

A Playboy Bunny and a Tooth Fairy, yes. But never a French Maid - that would be weird.

JWBear · 12-26-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Nope, I have honestly never done that.

A Playboy Bunny and a Tooth Fairy, yes. But never a French Maid - that would be weird.

I stand corrected.

Gn2Dlnd · 12-26-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Why would I want to see a musical about a bunch of homos and other degenerates?

I know, sometimes it's hard to see one's own life on the big screen.

My "Rent" experience was seeing "A Chorus Line" for the first time around 1976. The monologue from the dancer who's parents didn't know he was gay just knocked me over. A couple of years later, it was the movie, "Fame." 10 years later, when the shock of AIDS started turning to anger, we started saying things like, "Fvck you if you don't like the fact that I'm gay. My friends are dying and I've got better things to worry about."

Here we are now. People are still dying of AIDS, though not without a much longer lifespan through various drug treatments. People are still dying of all the things they died of before, drug addiction, suicide, car wrecks, and occasionally, blessedly, plain-old old age. I love my friends, I love you guys, I love my life.

La vie boheme!

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 12-26-2007, 12:24 PM

You lovely man! A billion snaps up!

And hear, hear to what CP said, too.

(Also, I have a box full of tapes for you that my mother handed over on Christmas Day. A lot of QAF goodness awaits you.)

Gemini Cricket · 12-26-2007, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

(Also, I have a box full of tapes for you that my mother handed over on Christmas Day. A lot of QAF goodness awaits you.)

How awesome is Mama Hodgkins? Very.

12-26-2007, 09:28 AM	#1
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	love....absolutely love Rent in all its forms. dug the movie loved the stage version when it was here in SD the first time I saw it (the movie version was my first viewing in full although Id heard the soundtrack for quite awhile) the act where Angel lay dying, his lover by his side ripped me to shreds as Id just lived it. still breaks me down like a house of cards to see yeah, one of my faves to be sure __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory Last edited by Capt Jack : 12-26-2007 at 09:34 AM.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Why would I want to see a musical about a bunch of homos and other degenerates? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by Kevy Baby : 12-26-2007 at 11:00 AM. Reason: Fer cryin' out loud, I'm just kidding!
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12-26-2007, 11:36 AM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Ponine, I totally hear you. I felt like I was transformed by the show. It hit on so many chords of what was going on in my world at the time that I had no choice but to love all of it. What also hit me recently was a documentary that's on the DVD of the film. It talks about Jonathan Larson and gives such a wonderful picture about who he was. Such an amazing man. One of my heroes. Lately, I have been on Cloud 9. Not sure why. I guess I'm always looking for a reason, maybe I shouldn't. But I'm so into the 'no day but today' aspect of the show and applying it to my life. Life's short, baby. I'm at total peace with everything right now. I'm 100% cool with my folks, my sisters, my grandma, with my chosen family... All is well. I hope the feeling lasts. If my life was a movie, I'd suddenly be coughing and then in Act 3 I'd be dead. Let's hope not for that. Dark clouds may fall on me sometimes, but I'll work it out....
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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	You lovely man! A billion snaps up! And hear, hear to what CP said, too. (Also, I have a box full of tapes for you that my mother handed over on Christmas Day. A lot of QAF goodness awaits you.)
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