Great Capote Story
2006-Feb-24 by Laughcalvin
Truman Capote was short -- 5 foot, 3 inches -- and spoke in a strange, high-pitched Southern accent. He was a wildly camp gay who effortlessly held whole parties in thrall with his anecdotal brilliance and cool outrageousness. I have always remem- bered one story about him, which I hope is true. At the height of his fame, a lady spotted him in a restaurant, rushed over and asked him to autograph her breast. Capote did so. Her husband, incensed, strode over, took out his penis and suggested Capote might like to autograph that too. "Well," responded Capote, "perhaps I could initial it." -- Brian Appleyard writing in the London Times about the mythology surrounding the famed nonfiction novelist. (Via HollywoodElsewhere)
2006-Feb-27 - hmmm... Posted by KYJoe
now by "initial", did he mean he'd actually put his initials on the guy's member or something else?
while we're on the subject of male genitalia- i finally saw "brokeback" which seems to be the front runner for best picture. now, it is a well told tale with gorgeous cinematography. but, i wonder if it would have garnered such acclaim had it been about the ongoing affair between a man and a woman. of course, that would alter the inner turmoil each man deals with in reard to being in love with another man. nevertheless i didn't find it to be the caliber of film as say "munich" or "walk the line". this begs the question: should oscars be awarded to very good films that are ground-breaking over excellent films that may not be?
