Talking with Mitchell last night, telling him the story (again) of meeting Dean Stockwell. We were howling. Somehow the whole thing degenerated into us saying, in a sort of angry blunt way to an unbelieving imaginary listener, various quotes along the lines of:
“Listen. I did the meringue with Dean Stockwell, okay?”
“Listen. I did a traditional HULA with Dean Stockwell, okay?”
The joke somehow became, very quickly, specific, with specific parts to it: an angry opener (“Listen.”) – and then a blunt statement involving me doing ever more specific dance steps with Dean Stockwell.
“Listen. I two-stepped with Dean Stockwell, mkay?”
“Listen. I did the Alvin Ailey flat-back series with Dean Stockwell, all right??”
The joke ended when Mitchell said (and we realized that we honestly couldn’t go any further than this):
“Listen. I danced GISELE … with Dean Stockwell, okay?”
“You know how I know that you’re gay…?”
hahahaha Yes – it was exactly like that! Like – let us riff on a theme and keep going until finally someone goes: Okay. I can’t do any better than that.
That’s too funny.
BTW,did I miss the story? or did you not post it?
Amanda – haven’t told it yet. I admit that I am hoarding the experience to myself right now … but eventually I will share it!!
That’s what I thought. Keep it to yourself as long as you need to. Cherish it, Embrace it, Hold on to it as long as you want. But share someday, m’kay? ;-)
You know, this wouldn’t be nearly so funny if you hadn’t saturated our brains with all those photos.
But since you did- I’m crying, laughing so hard.
Sal – I know. The image of Dean Stockwell dancing Gisele will get me thru many a dark moment in the future.
I can hear both of you in my heads. Clearly.
I’m peeing.
I was there and I can state for the record that Mr. Stockwell did NOT dance Giselle. Okay, there were some Fosse moments involved, admittedly, just some jazz hands and an intricate “Steam Heat” hat toss, but other than that, a quiet evening . . .
ahhh..Stevie!!! i love u for taking such good care of my psychic twin! u are a mensch!
Dean Stockwell and jazz hands…hee hee!