September 22, 2006
Obsession Central: Dino
You didn't think I was done, did you? I am far from done. You have no idea. Please also realize that as I post this picture - what song is blasting through my apartment? "Twlight". by ELO. Unbelievably, I am able to juggle many obsessions at one time.
Also, hopefully there will be a new development in the Dino realm by next week ... I'm working on something which potentially could be one of the most hysterical things I've ever done. Stay tuned.
But anyway. I love this picture. I love how hard Shirley [Maclaine - not Temple. Okay??] is laughing. And I love the look on his face. It seems that he is happy to have made her laugh. That was his thing. The stories she tells of her time with the Rat Pack are hilarious. She came to my school and one of the things she said about her friendships with all those guys, "I was the only virgin in that group." hahahahahaha But they loved her talent (especially Sinatra - who positioned her in Some Came Running so well that she ended up being nominated - Apparently he said to Vincente Minelli, the director: "If you have the kid die - she'll get nominated." Sinatra referred to Shirley as "the kid". You know. The only virgin in the bunch.) Say what you want about Sinatra. He was one of the most generous people in the business. Or - he COULD be. If you were talented and you worked hard. If you were those things, there was nothing he would not do for you. But if he thought you were wasting his time? He'd be the most difficult mo-fo on the planet. But anyway - they all loved Shirley. She was one of the boys. Virginity and all. She played poker. She cleaned up after them. They looked out for her.
Love this photo.
All Dino posts here.
For some reason, and I have no idea why, but for some infathomable reason I expected to see Shirley Temple in that picture. A kid Shirley Temple, not even a Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer Shirley Temple. Picture little Shirley Temple in a smoke filled room playing poker with Sinatra and pals, talking like a grizzled card shark. "I'm called the virgin because when I play all the rest of the chumps get screwed."
Posted by: dorkafork at September 22, 2006 12:40 PMDude - I am guffawing. Seriously. Now I can't get that picture out of my mind.
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
You know, I think Dean in his prime could give us a fantastic version of Twilight, fwiw.
I totally dig the wood panelling and the albums in the corner. Is Dino holding a golf club there?
PS - young Shirley Maclain - ga-ROWLLL.
Posted by: Nightfly at September 22, 2006 1:19 PMyou're right. i love her look. i love his look. i can hear her laughing from a still photograph. whoever captured that deserves an award of some kind.
Posted by: amelie / rae at September 22, 2006 1:32 PMshe looks like she's about 3 seconds from falling over into a pile of laughing. So great. Love that. :)
Posted by: alli at September 22, 2006 4:37 PMHow easy it is to forget what a hottie young Ms. McClaine was. Dang.
Posted by: Dan at September 22, 2006 5:59 PMAmazing picture.
Totally random:
Those sexy shoulder cutouts
The way the dress is falling off her shoulder
The eclectic jewelry
Her fingers, so long and pretty and graceful
Those wrinkles across her nose -- I can't stop looking at them
And that twinkle in his eye -- he's utterly present in that moment
Posted by: tracey at September 22, 2006 8:30 PMred, your Dino obsession is the first thing that brought me out of the funk where I have literally listened to nothing except Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd since Syd died.
I put on some greatest hits Dino compilation on cassette I have tonight - gotta get more of his stuff - but anyway, on to the story of how I came to own it. My 300 pound black neighbor dude came over one night and said he'd recently come into possession of a bunch of tapes and wanted to know if I fancied taking a look through them to see if there was anything I wanted. I scored big time that night. They were only cassettes, but he had some great stuff. Mario Lanza, Bing Crosby, Dino, etc. I don't EVEN want to know how he came about them. Anyway, when he first told me about the tapes, I asked what he had. His answer? "I don't know. White shit."
Posted by: Emily at September 22, 2006 9:40 PMOh man, what a great picture. What a beautiful moment!
Posted by: Kerry at September 23, 2006 12:19 AMWhite shit. Oh my God, that is so so hilarious.
Posted by: red at September 23, 2006 11:01 AM