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Halohid — Somebody hold me too close

Published: 2009-03-04 11:15:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 1167; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 0
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Description As usual, points for guessing what the title is quoting.


Photographer: Tim Smith at the MCC, November 08.

Model: Your host



Yes, I have been rather absent of late. Sorry about that. My computer broke and I'm flat out with school and theatre, as usual. My company just finished preview shows in Melbourne and we head to the Adelaide Fringe Festival on Friday morning. Mind you, this doesn't actually mean that I haven't been modeling. I have. Every Saturday. Like clockwork. But no one edits their photos.

I also was meant to be modeling at Circa Nocturna, which I'm sure you have all heard far too much about. Unfortunately, at the last minute, the designer I was walking for had to pull out due to all their outfits being locked away by the bus company. She was devastated, naturally! The effort which goes in to preparing for that sort of thing is unbelievable. So I sat in the audience, dressed like a granny and feeling a bit hard done by. If you were there and thought you saw me, you probably did. Dressed in grey. Looked something like your long lost, red-haired Nana and totally out of place in the middle of all that glamour. Congratulations to all involved. I was so very impressed! But I do think that myself and the lad could have been provided better pre-show entertainment than five girls dancing to Brittney in corsets. That was a bit silly.

In other news, I really like this photo. And the white spot on my forehead is a 16 year old scar from being hit with flying glass from a shattering window. There be a random fact for you.
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Comments: 18

Shoot-At-Everyone [2009-03-12 09:23:39 +0000 UTC]

This photograph is beautiful.

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Halohid In reply to Shoot-At-Everyone [2009-03-12 22:40:25 +0000 UTC]

I thought so! It was a very painted quality to it.

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romirose22 [2009-03-06 02:52:28 +0000 UTC]

so tragic! I continue to be enthralled with your work!

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Halohid In reply to romirose22 [2009-03-12 22:41:09 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou! That means a lot.

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clandestine-wishes [2009-03-05 08:46:42 +0000 UTC]

I've featured you here

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Halohid In reply to clandestine-wishes [2009-03-05 10:45:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Miss! Glad you like it!

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Ptollemy [2009-03-05 02:12:36 +0000 UTC]

Stunning - I love the lighting

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Halohid In reply to Ptollemy [2009-03-12 22:42:10 +0000 UTC]

Isn't it just beautiful! I appreciate good lighting.

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AzrielJohnson [2009-03-04 16:08:25 +0000 UTC]

This photo almost looks like it was actually a painting. Very good.

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Halohid In reply to AzrielJohnson [2009-03-04 19:47:56 +0000 UTC]

Cheers!

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rozekuru [2009-03-04 12:37:27 +0000 UTC]

Is the title of this a Stephen Sondheim reference, by any chance?

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Halohid In reply to rozekuru [2009-03-04 19:46:00 +0000 UTC]

Indeedy it is. I've fallen in love with this particular rendition of it: [link] I think it is a stunning arrangement.

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rozekuru In reply to Halohid [2009-03-04 23:21:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh, they played that version on Ovation the other day as part of a Sondheim revue - it also has a really excellent version of "Bang!"

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rozekuru In reply to rozekuru [2009-03-04 23:29:21 +0000 UTC]

Here it is [link] (Also loving the photograph itself, which goes without saying. The skin has this really cool human waxwork quality with the sepia tone.)

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clandestine-wishes [2009-03-04 11:22:10 +0000 UTC]

Love the emotion in this piece.

As your boy said, you're the hottest nana ever And yes, perhaps Alex could broken out a bit of Hedwig? At carnivale the next day they had a mime, a contortionist and a burlesque performer - all far better and more suited than some glorified strippers with bad fake tan - next year I'm voting you for entertainment!

PS: The play was fantastic. I didn't quite understand it fully but the performances were breathtaking. You truly have a very talented cast!

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Halohid In reply to clandestine-wishes [2009-03-04 11:32:29 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou! I came to look for you afterwards but you vanished. I'd love to hear any thoughts you have on it: what worked, what didn't, what you understood and what you didn't. It is surrealist theatre so no one is really expected to understand it all but hopefully everyone can still take something away from it.

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clandestine-wishes In reply to Halohid [2009-03-05 08:41:48 +0000 UTC]

We thought everyone would be crowded around and it was raining outside so we decided to make a move. I don't think I've seen a play before that didn't have a running plotline I could follow, it was a very interesting experience! Although if there had been a warning it was a surrealist play it I would probably not have been so confused for the first half (I take a while to cotton on).

But the performances were amazing and so full of life, which is what I think I had to rely on as the language was much clockwork-orange like. I think you used the props really well! I'm assuming the different scenes were infused with excerpts from the book he wrote? Hence the title of the play? I'm not sure. The theme of death was quite prominent in this, which supported what you wrote in the leaflet thing but I also saw it as a figurative thing.

I really enjoyed it though and here's to hoping you draw crowds in Adelaide! I'm sure all who see it though will really enjoy it

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Halohid In reply to clandestine-wishes [2009-03-29 22:44:15 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou, lovely! I'm sorry I didn't reply to this earlier but I read it out to the cast. The first part is always the hardest for audiences to get in to. The cast got better at leading them in to it later in the run but it was always going to be a challenge.

Victor Spinetti put it together from his poetry. All the words are John's and John also had a lot of say in what went in. He was there at all the early rehearsals. There was stories of Victor turning to him and saying 'We need something for a Queen to say, John.' John replied 'okay' and promptly wrote in the back of an envelope 'My housebound and eyeball take great pressure in denouncing this loyal ship. Brittian sends forth a mighty queen in the tradition of Drake and Drakes drum in the blue corner at three pound two ounces I name this ship. God bless her and all who sail in her.'

Thankyou so much for coming to see it. It meant a lot to me to get so much support from you guys.

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