Marilyn Monroe
"Kissing Marylin Monroe is like kissing Hitler" -Tony Curtis
I watched a special on people who had taken pictures of Marilyn Monroe. It was interesting to see how people reacted to different pictures and how she reacted to different pictures taken of her. I always thought she was cute but never understood what made her special. Yea, she was the sex symbol of the 50's but why. After looking at all the pictures and hearing interviews with people who had been with her I can understand that she was more than just some dumb blond. I guess the best way I could describe it was that she had an aura about her. Not just a sexual aura but something intangible. This essence can only be touched upon by still photos, the movies never seemed to do her justice. She just had this look. And even though she was famous and lived a glamorus life style, she was very troubled. She had a rough childhood and men never truly respected her. This sadness was sometimes captured on photo and she her self remarked that all the fame and wealth didn't matter since it didn't truly make her happy.
It's interesting that my creative writing teacher was friends with Marilyn's personal doctor. She had known the guy for over 30 years and yet never once did he mention that he was her doctor. I guess her death must have weighed heavily on him. She had died from an over dose of pills perscribed by him. Whether it was suicide or murder, is still a controversy. None the less, the idea that such a person of her magnitude died from something he had given must of been very hard for him to deal with.
Here are a few pics of her:
I can't help but wonder if Tony Curtis was right when he said "Kissing Marylin Monroe is like kissing Hitler"
Beauty is wasted when the core of the person is incomplete or damaged.
In other news I saw my sister today. Her hair has grown back from the chemo and it's now super curly, like insanely curly. Very similar to another Elizabeth I know. She's 4 months pregnant and I gave her some baby gifts from China. We went to lunch at Wing's and then went to see Pirates, I was the only one who had seen it, after which we went to Miguel's mexican grill for dinner. It was nice to spend some time with her.
I really have an itch to play pool or poker. I also want to bet. Let's play =D
Had a weird dream last night that Lori needed my help. Maybe I should give her a call. Maybe not...
I watched a special on people who had taken pictures of Marilyn Monroe. It was interesting to see how people reacted to different pictures and how she reacted to different pictures taken of her. I always thought she was cute but never understood what made her special. Yea, she was the sex symbol of the 50's but why. After looking at all the pictures and hearing interviews with people who had been with her I can understand that she was more than just some dumb blond. I guess the best way I could describe it was that she had an aura about her. Not just a sexual aura but something intangible. This essence can only be touched upon by still photos, the movies never seemed to do her justice. She just had this look. And even though she was famous and lived a glamorus life style, she was very troubled. She had a rough childhood and men never truly respected her. This sadness was sometimes captured on photo and she her self remarked that all the fame and wealth didn't matter since it didn't truly make her happy.
It's interesting that my creative writing teacher was friends with Marilyn's personal doctor. She had known the guy for over 30 years and yet never once did he mention that he was her doctor. I guess her death must have weighed heavily on him. She had died from an over dose of pills perscribed by him. Whether it was suicide or murder, is still a controversy. None the less, the idea that such a person of her magnitude died from something he had given must of been very hard for him to deal with.
Here are a few pics of her:
I can't help but wonder if Tony Curtis was right when he said "Kissing Marylin Monroe is like kissing Hitler"
Beauty is wasted when the core of the person is incomplete or damaged.
In other news I saw my sister today. Her hair has grown back from the chemo and it's now super curly, like insanely curly. Very similar to another Elizabeth I know. She's 4 months pregnant and I gave her some baby gifts from China. We went to lunch at Wing's and then went to see Pirates, I was the only one who had seen it, after which we went to Miguel's mexican grill for dinner. It was nice to spend some time with her.
I really have an itch to play pool or poker. I also want to bet. Let's play =D
Had a weird dream last night that Lori needed my help. Maybe I should give her a call. Maybe not...
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