tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post8141273093916351820..comments2024-03-29T01:02:03.688-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Film: 'THE FAULT IN OUR STARS'Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-67448008565888672332014-08-04T01:00:24.719-07:002014-08-04T01:00:24.719-07:00Ron, my mind just can't grasp that anyone gay ...Ron, my mind just can't grasp that anyone gay of 'mature' years, still moreso for someone of VERY mature years, has never ever been to a gay bar? Is it against his religion or what? For someone never having been to a specifically leather bar I can perfectly understand, but....Simply.astonishing! If anyone was not there at the time and 'sampled' it I suppose it's difficult to convey the thrilling danger and excitement that drew you and me to them like a magnet. They were addictive - always thinking that THIS time something really magical would happen - which it rarely did, though sometimes it might. I dare say that the bars I used to frequent around Europe in the 1980s have now changed beyond recognition too, but they were such wonderful, heady days which I still love to reminisce about.<br /><br />With the school holidays still going, my cinema visits are likely to be less frequent for a few more weeks - plus, in these warm sunny days, I've got to consider whether I dare leave Blackso for long, with his hair-raising Summertime habit of curling up under parked cars to sleep, the little devil. If he doesn't suffer a calamity though his actions he's going to bring on a heart attack for me!Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-49930649626389820062014-08-03T16:16:40.766-07:002014-08-03T16:16:40.766-07:00Ray,
You really do write excellent movie reviews. ...Ray,<br />You really do write excellent movie reviews. I'm sorry I don't have more time to read them but I will try and catch up when I can. And on to another subject "Dark corners of a leather bar?" Been there, done that. Have to say my present "situation" is oh so much better but the irony is, he's never been to a gay bar in his life (except last year when we met in Philly when I took him to a leather and western bar that I used to frequent in the late 70's (The Bike Stop). God, it was STILL there but NOT the same. Only a thinned out collecty of motley, Past Their Expiration Date (me included) old dudes. Needless to say, my amour was not impressed. I tried to explain how different things were "back in the day" but I don't think he got it so I let it go. Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-88387168514003503522014-08-02T07:24:39.971-07:002014-08-02T07:24:39.971-07:00Well I thought I ought to say it before anyone els...Well I thought I ought to say it before anyone else said it for me, Dr Spo. It can't be mere coincidence that I find it difficult to see others in love (even when contrived on a screen) when it's a feeling never experienced by self - and is something I do greatly regret having missed.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-21159775356630341442014-08-01T23:44:25.183-07:002014-08-01T23:44:25.183-07:00that was a very reflective reply ; thank you for s...that was a very reflective reply ; thank you for sharing it. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-76774268004003695232014-07-29T23:16:37.512-07:002014-07-29T23:16:37.512-07:00I remember the positive comments coming from Someo...I remember the positive comments coming from Someone (and maybe you as well?) on this film - and, truth to tell, it was largely the former's opinion that persuaded me to give it a go. I don't 'blame' anyone for it. It was my own decision - and maybe, in the light of what you say, I should not entirely give up on at least trying the book sometime. (Anyway, once I start a book, even though I may immediately dislike it, I've just got to finish it.). <br />Your final sentence above opens a can of worms for me, being fully aware that my own resistance to seeing the depiction of love, most especially 'YOUNG' love, puts up all my walls of resistance - and it can't be any coincidence that I feel that way as somebody who has never experienced that particular emotion (in the way others describe it) at any stage of my life. So maybe the searchlight ought to be directed back on self. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-31856485188205766402014-07-29T21:48:38.867-07:002014-07-29T21:48:38.867-07:00The book had a lot of internal - and very witty - ...The book had a lot of internal - and very witty - monologue and comments; I enjoyed the book over the movie. But I liked the movie too. I suppose because it was a joy to see young love. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.com