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What Would Marco Del Rossi Do?
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I ... I don't know I have some things to do. ... Yeah, actually, Alex, yes, gay stuff. I'm meeting the football team in the boiler room for a quick make-out sesh.
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| General | Liberation.
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| | Music | Music that speaks of the highest human aspirations.
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I read Adamo likes fellow gemini Judy Garland. Moi aussi. Here's a
rare one from 1968, Judy's last Christmas on earth. Intricate and
haunting.
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Is it possible Adamo doesn't really like Judy Garland, and just said that once cuz he's a clever straight boy looking to build a bigger gay fan base? Peut etre. It's a moot point: Adamo is an actor's actor, and an actor is all about the lie that tells the truth, n'est-ce pas?
In any
event, as a show business legend in progress, I am certain Adamo would
enjoy this classic with Judy and Barbra Streisand.
Viva Italia! Italians bring passion to art. Here's a
Puccini aria performed by Maria Callas, La Divina, epitome of the
Artiste on and off the stage.
When
I watched Marco go through it all, this aria kept running through my
head.
The
words in English go something like this:
O
dear Papa,
I
love him, he is so handsome.
I
want to go and get the ring.
Yes,
I want to go there.
If
my love is in vain,
I'll
throw myself off the bridge,
I'll
throw myself into the river.
I
worry and I suffer,
Oh God, I'd
rather die.
Have
pity, Papa, have pity.
| | Movies | To paraphrase Richard Rodgers, "the
sweetest films I've ever seen are still inside Adamo Ruggiero's
head." They'll be instant classics because of his presence,
either in front of the camera, or directing or scripting.
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In the past I've been deeply affected by Pasolini's Salo -- it's
liberating in the same way The Wizard of Oz is liberating -- and it
deals with the same theme: Fascism in any form will rape every pore on
your body when you are at your most vulnerable, innocent and
beautiful. You know they killed him, Pasolini, because of that
movie. Then they stole the negative -- the film was
reassembled from outtakes by his assistants. The movie is
full of ugly things presented beautifully. If you rent it have a
big pitcher of lemonade, a bowl of tootsie rolls and some chocolate
mousse handy, just to put you in the mood. Other Pasolini films in the
order I like them: The Decameron, Arabian Nights, Canterbury
Tales. He was a poet, he was an aristocrat, he was openly
gay. He was especially generous with his money regarding, ahem,
working class youth.
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Another gay Italian film master: Luchino Visconti. Famous for
languid period pieces full of beautiful and beautifully dressed people,
aristocratic, often ambi-sexual. Death in Venice, The Damned,
Garden of the Finzi-Continis.
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MGM musicals suckered me all my childhood, as did Warner Brothers film
noir, Paramount glam and Fox spectacle. All the big european
directors they teach you about in film school delighted and taught me a
different way to see as a kid (I'd like my own eyes back now,
please.) The first Fellini I saw was La Strada.
Sniff. Then Satyricon -- I lived in that movie for a while.
Juliet of the Spirits was next, Spirits of the Dead (Never Bet the
Devil Your Head -- Terrence Stamp playing a 60s pop star speeding
around Rome all night in a brand new Mazaratti, on acid, pursued by a
demonic little girl whose red red lips match her red red nails), Nights
of Cabiria -- oh yeah, his first, White Sheik, is hilarious.
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John Waters, of course, is a national treasure, with a flawless prophetic vision and an unremitting sweetness in his affectionate embrace of the abhorent. I saw him introduce Marguerite Duras' "The Truck." Half the audience was in hysterics, the other had pipes up their butts. And at 60 he's totally adorable and completely f'able. In early films his non-actors tell deeper truth than his pros in the later bigger budgeted stuff. He's the only person who could make Tracey Ullmann and Patty Hearst funny, and got Kathleen Turner to do her best work ever! Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Polyester, Crybaby, Serial Mom, Pecker, A Dirty Shame.
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Stephen Frears is the best living director. He of the extreme
close-up and the intuition to help an actor find his best work.
My Beautiful Laundrette, Prick Up Your Ears, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid,
The Grifters, Dangerous Liaisons, The Queen.
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Mike Leigh took me time traveling with Topsy-Turvy, about the first
production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. Rehearsed his
actors for six months so this movie looks like a documentary shot in
the 19th century. (Who knew the original Koko was shooting
himself up with morphine between acts?)
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Guru Dutt. Master Indian film director of the 50s and 60s.
Never saw a director rip his heart off his sleeve and stick it to
celluloid the way Guru Dutt did. Way ahead of his time.
Humanistic, heartbreaking, hilarious, beautifully observed.
Sometimes he directs, sometimes produces, sometimes acts. Used
the same core company of actors over and over. 100mm lenses
catching every speck, ambient lighting so actors come and go through
shadows. Innovatively staged musical numbers -- you might say he
invented the music video. Sahib Bibi aur Gulam (Master, Wife and
Servant), Pyaasa (Thirst), Kaagaz ke Phool (Paper Flowers), Mr. &
Mrs. 55. While preparing his next project he left earth
accidentally at age 39 via too many sleeping pills washed down with
scotch (he had such trouble sleeping).
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Aamir Khan, actor/producer. Sometimes his Bollywood films have
been wacky remakes of American films, e.g., Akele Hum Akele Tum is
Kramer vs. Kramer. The films he produced and starred in: Lagaan
and Mangal Pandey, are masterpieces. He should always be the
producer -- his taste and judgment are exquisite. (Adamo should
see these movies if he hasn't already.)
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder. If you can take his unrelenting
truth-telling without sugar-coating. An early work I love:
Fox and His Friends. A gay carnival worker loses his boyfriend
and wins the lottery. His new friends, a clique of bougie queens,
proceed to bleed him of his newfound riches. Fassbinder plays
Fox, still young and in-shape. Gives a wickedly funny performance
in a wickedly funny movie. Fassbinder commited suicide with his
lover later when he was an obese heroin addict. Love love love
Fassbinder.
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Meanwhile, back to -- F'ING ADAMO because he's so much fun to watch and
he, ADAMO RUGGIERO, IS THE FUTURE. Looks divinely exhausted
during his BIG DRAMA A-Plot episode scenes -- no doubt from obsessing
all night to get it right. He gets beautifully rough around the
edges digging so deep for the truth, and he's doing it FOR US.
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I love how Adamo gets all heavy lidded and hoarse in those major
emotional moments. Degrassi Director of Photography Gavin Smith
knows how to work with Adamo and vice-versa.
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Check out how the eyes drop and voice slows when Marco breaks up with
Dylan in Season 4, and when he screams at his dad after coming out to
him in Season 5.
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May Adamo stay safe. May the universe protect him from evil, from
stupid people, from boredom, from burnout, from despair. May his
creative fire burn long and brightly. Please.
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Marilyn
Monroe
born June 1, 1926. Gemini, year of the Tiger, element
Fire.
Gemini radiant and mercurial, Fire Tiger courageous and dazzling,
commanding.
Adamo Ruggiero born June 9, 1986. Gemini, year of the Tiger,
element Fire. A combination that happens only once every 60
years. Marilyn and Adamo, both famous for creating characters of
provocative sexuality, for turning heads when they walk into a room,
for unique and unerring intelligence, for being perceptive, sensitive
and honest to a fault. And EYEBROWS -- all about the expressive
eyebrows -- those girls speak volumes, don't they Adamo?
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Against all odds Marilyn formed her own production company, earned the
respect of her peers, and helped the world evolve to a higher
place. Things got out of control, karma came calling, and Marilyn
departed the physical world abruptly. We should never mourn for
the "dead." The dead are free -- they look down on us with great
sympathy as we continue our worldly struggle. While Marilyn was
here she demonstrated the skillful use of the physical to transcend the
physical. Check out this1953
classic. ............
As friend Shelley Winters recounted, Marilyn could walk unnoticed
through Times Square unless she "turned on" the Marilyn persona, at
which point everyone would immediately recognize her. "Marilyn"
was a meticulous creation. Pure theatrical genius. Here's a 1985
homage to Marilyn by another meticulous professional. Now what
was her name ... ? .......
Another fierce Gemini Fire/Tiger -- master from another dimension Miles
Davis (b. May 26, 1926):
.................. "human nature"
1991. .......
................... "so what"
1958. ............
No moral judgments or sensationalism are intended here, but it's worth
considering that Marilyn left her body unexpectedly at age 36, perhaps
through copious use of prescription drugs and alcohol, perhaps through
pissing off some powerful and dangerous people. Miles Davis
withdrew into cocaine-fueled isolation for long periods of time,
although he was amazingly productive for most of his 65 year life
span. Official cause of death was stroke, the rumor had it as
AIDS.
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Oh yes, as these examples -- these proverbial cautionary tales --
illustrate, Gemini-Fire-Tigers can be reckless to the point of
self-immolation, impractical to the point of fatal carelessness.
We hope Adamo is wise enough to keep trusted family members and good
friends close. It would be wonderful were he to have good
people around always to trust and watch over him. Naturally so
inclined would be people born in the Year of the Horse, i.e., 1954,
1966, 1978, 1990, etc., especially Year of Horse/Element Wood, born
1954, are particularly inspiring to and protective of
Fire-Tigers. Directors Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain") and James
Cameron ("Titanic") were born in 1954, as were John Travolta, Jerry
Seinfeld, Denzel Washington, and Jackie Chan. Born year of the
Horse 1942: Directors Martin Scorsese, Barry Levinson, Michael Crichton
and Werner Herzog. ........................ (Note: In Chinese
astrology, the New Year usually starts somewhere in early
February.)................................................
Year of the Dog people also, born 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, etc. tend to
be loyal and honest, and very supportive of those born in 1986.
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Iconographic Beat poet Allen Ginsberg was a Gemini-Fire-Tiger (b. June
3, 1926) who lived a long and happy, prosperous life full of prolific
creativity. He was an openly gay artist who told the truth from
day one. He discovered yoga and meditation as a relatively young
man. Yoga will keep you grounded, keep you aligned with the
truth, that's for sure. The truth is the greatest power we have
as human beings. Yoga shows us the truth.
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Six months before death Allen Ginsberg looks to be a happy man, in the
1996 video "Ballad of the Skeletons," collaboration with Paul McCartney
(Gemini-Horse, b. 1942) and out gay film director Gus Van Sant (My Own
Private Idaho).
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