tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post193682689043401096..comments2024-01-05T08:08:12.897-05:00Comments on Florian Cafe: Mae West MondayDouglas Florianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16128165816863246403noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-87271010707880881052009-02-24T21:19:00.000-05:002009-02-24T21:19:00.000-05:00Thanks for getting BACK to me, Beloved Dreamer. My...Thanks for getting BACK to me, Beloved Dreamer. My spies tell me Mae was from Brooklyn, not Astoria, Queens, though she may have partied at the Waldorf Astoria.Douglas Florianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128165816863246403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-52349578280381705002009-02-24T12:42:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:42:00.000-05:00Hello friend, love your site. Are you sure it was ...Hello friend, love your site. Are you sure it was the Bard or Edward DeVeres Earl of Oxford?<BR/>My husband and I once called Mae West in our daiting days. We first got her body guard the Mae herself. She was a great wit from Astoria.<BR/>Thanks for following me.<BR/><BR/>love-bdCassiopeia Riseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625091389788114012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-12612045820024485542009-02-24T09:22:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:22:00.000-05:00Thanks and I'll bet. She's brilliant! Mae fits rig...Thanks and I'll bet. She's brilliant! Mae fits right into the people I know from the burlesque scene in Brooklyn that star in my book, "Mermaids on Parade". They are fearless. And fashionistas. I'm a spectator type and enjoyed painting their energy. Performing is not really my thing. I put all life drama inside my books :) But totally admire that fire and moxie. To quote the philosphy of a wise playwright, actress and Dazzle Dancer who is an acrobat in my book. "We must get naked to get to the truth". All the preachers, rabbis, and gurus could not say it better. Geuax Mae, with her brains and talnet the Emperor had no clothes, literally.melanie hope greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136146444814331783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-66116456038241610722009-02-23T23:44:00.000-05:002009-02-23T23:44:00.000-05:00Most of the famous Mae West quotations are from li...Most of the famous Mae West quotations are from lines in her movies, lines which she wrote, when they got past the censors.<BR/>Notorious for rewriting lines given, her co-star George Raft said, "She stole everything but the cameras."Douglas Florianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128165816863246403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-5381460516124852052009-02-23T23:34:00.000-05:002009-02-23T23:34:00.000-05:00Mae West wrote, directed and produced her own play...Mae West wrote, directed and produced her own plays, one of which caused her to be sentenced for ten days in prison. While incarcerated on Welfare (now Roosevelt) Island, the warden took her to dinner every night. I imagine she became the first inmate to get time off for "bad behavior."Douglas Florianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128165816863246403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-13305925824904721812009-02-23T22:30:00.000-05:002009-02-23T22:30:00.000-05:00Luckily, I was too tired to stay awake ruminating ...Luckily, I was too tired to stay awake ruminating about it. ;) I should have remembered as our homeschool literary co-op just did The Tempest last year. Duh. <BR/><BR/>Gotta love the always quotable Mae West!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-86712640327695501032009-02-23T21:31:00.000-05:002009-02-23T21:31:00.000-05:00Did she write these, say them spontaneously or are...Did she write these, say them spontaneously or are these quotes from her films that used other writers? <BR/>The wordplay is so funny!melanie hope greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136146444814331783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-29797328161525309512009-02-23T20:12:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:12:00.000-05:00Ah, that Mae! Always lookin' good, that girl!Ah, that Mae! Always lookin' good, that girl!gael lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109953416971003657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-7982759653158661752009-02-23T12:53:00.000-05:002009-02-23T12:53:00.000-05:00Shakespeare, of course! Love Mae's last quote the ...Shakespeare, of course! <BR/>Love Mae's last quote the best!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-35727970949068397432009-02-23T11:05:00.000-05:002009-02-23T11:05:00.000-05:00I love Mae. Attitude with spunk.I love Mae. Attitude with spunk.Leslie Avon Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235003342775117469noreply@blogger.com