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March 28, 2012
Liberace: Never a conventional teen idol
He was a safely impossible figure of romance and fantasy to women of a certain age who swooned to his fancy costumes, extravagant pianos, weakness for candelabras, and soft good looks without having to worry that his flirtatious stage persona might lead to anything untoward or carnal. --Ragingly Heterosexual Case File #12 [You're damn Skippy!]
Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 28, 2012 4:31 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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The key word being "impossible".
Posted by: rickl at March 28, 2012 4:48 PM
Wait, WHAT? Liberace was gay?
When did this come out?
Posted by: Mumblix Grumph at March 28, 2012 6:01 PM
I don't think I ever saw the movie in question, but I am old enough to remember Liberace pretty well. In his act, Liberace appeared to be always in on the joke, not taking himself too seriously. He gave the impression that it was really a privilege to get to do what he did and get paid for it.
This was true of a lot of the performers I remember fondly.
Performers today seem more inclined to harbor feelings of self-importance. They seem to forget that they are working for the audience and that the first rule of entertainment is to entertain. That may be one of the reasons Pixar has consistently made the best films for the last seventeen years or so.
Posted by: mushroom at March 28, 2012 7:15 PM
Liberace was a Nelly Queen..
but that was overshadowed by his ability on the keyboard.
Posted by: Rocky at March 28, 2012 8:02 PM