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Aloysius J. Gleek:
Rachel and Kurt face-off separately singing 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina'
(again, sadly, Fox will shortly pull these two, so listen quickly)!
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqvgCZHYlhs&feature[/youtube]
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb6ciEQ5Gps&feature[/youtube]
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on November 29, 2010, 08:05:13 am ---[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12rmX_d8L2U&feature[/youtube]
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Hey hey hey
Tonight
Hey hey hey
Hey
Your lipstick stains
On the front lobe of my
Left side brains
I knew I wouldn't forget you
and so I went and let you
Blow my mind
Your sweet moonbeam
The smell of you in every
Single dream I dream
I knew when we collided
You're the one I have decided
Who's one of my kind
Hey Soul Sister
Ain't that Mr. Mister
On the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair, you know
Hey Soul Sister
I don't want to miss
A single thing you do
Tonight
The way you can cut a rug
Watching you is the only drug I need
So gangsta, I'm so thug
You're the only one I'm dreaming of
I can be myself now finally
In fact there's nothing I can't be
I want the world to see you be
With me
Hey Soul Sister
Ain't that Mr. Mister
On the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair, you know
Hey Soul Sister
I don't want to miss
A single thing you do
Tonight
Hey
Hey hey hey
Tonight
Hey
Hey hey hey
Tonight
Thomasray:
one of my favorite TV show . . . :D
Aloysius J. Gleek:
New York Magazine 's Year End Wrap-Up
A Very, Very Big Year
In 2010, over-the-top was often just right.
By Adam Sternbergh
Published Dec 5, 2010
If you were to gather the culture stars of 2010 in a room and ask them to retroactively pitch their biggest ideas, it would sound like an inmate’s meeting at an asylum for the delusionally grandiose....Yet if there was one thread that connected the highlights (and a few failures) of the last year, it was this: the Grand Gesture, the Big Gamble, the all-out Swing for the Fences....
Lea Michele
In its second season, Glee ’s crowd-pleasing engine began to run at high efficiency, fueled by the teeny-tiny Lea Michele and her great big voice. For her, 2010 will be remembered for two big gambles: a risqué photo shoot with Terry Richardson and a lollipop. And, more in the spirit of the Grand Theatrical Gesture, a balls-out rendition of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” on the 2010 Tony Awards. Michele chose to wrestle a legend (Barbra Streisand), and she not only held her own—she brought down the house.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://www.towleroad.com/2010/11/darren-criss-i-define-myself-as-a-straight-male.html
Glee's Darren Criss:
'I Define Myself as a Straight Male'
Vanity Fair 's Brett Berk asks Glee actor Darren Criss in a roundabout way if he's gay.
VF:
Chris [Colfer] told me one of the times we talked that some of the power in his performances is from having personally experienced many of the things his character goes through as a gay teen. Not that this is in any way necessary for an actor playing any kind of role, but I’m wondering about your own personal connection to the character of Blaine and the subject matter you’re addressing.
CRISS:
It’s a subject that’s very near and dear to my heart, simply because I grew up in such an open community—doing theater in San Francisco. I mean, it doesn’t get much, stereotypically, “gayer.” I was inadvertently raised in the “gay community.” I had straight parents, but I spent massive amounts of time at a very early age with gay, theater-hopeful thirty-somethings. And those were the people I spent time with early on, so my whole perception of “sexuality” just wasn’t there. It just...was. It even got to the point where, later in life... I had all the components in place. I was, well, not super effeminate, but I was into girly things—I liked musical theater, all the stereotypical things. I had to come out and say, well, I’m sorry, but I think I’m straight. And people were like, say it ain’t so! And I would say, “It’s been a secret too long, but I’m actually a straight male.”
And so for the longest time when people asked me about Blaine, I wanted to say It doesn’t matter. And it doesn’t. But I don’t want to devalue it, because it’s a very earnest question, and I can see why people would want to know. And I realized that if I said, It doesn’t matter, that immediately means that I’m gay. So I do define myself as a straight male, but it really doesn’t come into play with me in this role. As an actor, your objective is always to play the scene. And this case, he happens to be a gay teen.
Criss also talked with Popwrap about gay teen bullying (which was addressed on last night's episode - spoiler warning) and his character:
"Blaine is a year ahead of Kurt, both literally and figuratively – so when they meet, Blaine immediately connects with him and feels the need to impart his knowledge. He has gone through the same trials and tribulations Kurt has been feeling at McKinley. He wants to help Kurt. It’s a beautiful message that gives hope to Kurt, and hopefully everyone watching. Gay or straight, I think it’s superfluous – teens in general struggle with discrimination and this is a great coloring on the show. [As far as the current rash of gay teen suicides] Like any tragedy, it’s all about bringing attention to it and addressing the issue. It’s not new. This has been happening for years and I think the gay teen component is at the forefront, but it’s so much bigger than that. So yes, it’s heightened the stakes, but in a weird way, it’s inspiring us to be a lot stronger about what we’re saying. I’m no longer just acting opposite Chris Colfer, I’m also talking to the bullied teens and the parents who’ve lost kids to this. There’s people listening now, it’s kind of empowering."
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