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[tampa24]

I found this to be a very deep and insightful interview. In the LGBT community we have the transgendered and those who wish to become transgendered. We have those (gay and straight) who are much more willing to question seemingly sacrosanct gender roles in society. There are straight men who like to dress in women's clothes. We have gay men who like to go in drag. So all of those confusing issues and questions swirl around us within the gay community in particular.

That's why this interview from a straight man is very enlightening and speaks to many truths in our society. He talks about taking on the role playing a woman in a movie and the personal epiphanies he faced as a result of the experience. It's quite moving.

 

[cumrag27]

On second thought...

Dear Tampa,

I have always been a fan of Dustin Hoffman since "The Graduate" came out in the late 60's. But, at the time of this interview, with the intensity of emotions Dustin was working through during the interview, I now have a new appreciation of the greater significance of "Tootsie" had for him, followed by his words that..."that was never a comedy for me". "Tootsie" came out around the early 80's and most of its viewership was superficial enough to write it off as "only a comedy" without looking into it more deeply.

I love a "romantic comedy" genre as much as the next person, but since I was in high school, I was deeply troubled with the notion that movies were meant only as be entertainment and not causing a seconds pause for investigating just exactly what had transpired during the scene beyond the obvious. I have always considered movies as a window into understanding humanity and an opportunity to learn about human behavior. When attending a movie, my immediate goal is to find something that broadens my understanding of life. Stupid formats such as the beach party movies and most typical Westerns of the early 1960's were always a major disappointment to me!

Thanks for sharing this interview with me! I have an even greater respect for Dustin Hoffman now.



Sincerely,


Stimpy

 

[tampa24]

I'm so glad that you found this as fascinating as I did Stimpy. It does show one that there is more to be found in cinema than just what meets the eye. The fact that the movie affected him on such a personal level gives me an even greater respect for him as an actor and a person.

 

[tampa24]

I found this really great story today that I wanted to share with you:

"Steroid scandals, murder charges and accusations of autograph peddling. Now how about a good news story from the world of sports?

Four football players from William Paterson University went shopping at a general store in Wayne, N.J., on Sunday afternoon. After spending several minutes trying to locate the store clerk, two of the players who needed sunglasses and batteries were captured on store security cameras leaving money at the register.

Buddy’s Small Lots store manager, Marci Lederman, was taken by their honesty.

“They picked up a few items, and they left cash on the counter and waved to the cameras,” Lederman told Yahoo News. “Who does that?”

Thomas James, Kell’E Gallimore, Jelani Bruce and Anthony Biondi do that.

The NCAA Division-III Pioneers haven’t had a winning season in nearly 20 years, but life’s rewards are sometimes sweeter than those earned on a football field.

“It doesn’t surprise me that they did what they did,” said Jerry Flora, the Pioneers’ head coach. “That’s the kind of kids we try and recruit in here so we can obviously deal with a lot less headaches if you know what I mean.”

As it turns out, the players had unknowingly entered a closed store. Lederman said a lock on the front door had malfunctioned and a half-lit store made it look like Buddy’s was open. Police phoned her to say an alarm had been tripped, but she found nothing amiss.

“They could have ransacked the store. They could have really done anything,” Lederman said. “They were perfect gentlemen. They were looking to see if anyone was here. They looked in the back to make sure no one was lying on the floor dead.”

Lederman was so impressed that she called a local TV station to share the surveillance video, which helped her identify the four young men. On Tuesday, she rewarded each of them with $50 shopping sprees.

“They were just very thankful and grateful,” she said. “They’re nice kids.”

A Heisman candidate might not emerge from Flora's small-school roster, but he has four on the squad who already earned preseason praise off the field.

“For me it’s the total product,” Flora said. “I’m looking for guys that will come in, be here for four years, learn, develop, graduate, become good alums, give back to the university, give back to the program and along the way hopefully have some fun and set a good example.”


Here's a link to the video if you like.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/08...istakenly-break-into-n-j-store-pay-for-goods/