HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

DECEMBER 31, 2013

On n'oublie rien 

Juliette Gréco

On n´oublie rien de rien
On n´oublie rien du tout
On n´oublie rien de rien
On s´habitue c´est tout

Ni ces départs, ni ces navires
Ni ces voyages qui nous chavirent
De paysages en paysages
Et de visages en visages
Ni tous ces ports, ni tous ces bars
Ni tous ces attrape-cafard
Où l´on attend le matin gris
Au cinéma de son whisky
Ni tout cela, ni rien au monde
Ne sait pas nous faire oublier
Ne peut pas nous faire oublier
Qu´aussi vrai que la Terre est ronde.

On n´oublie rien de rien
On n´oublie rien du tout
On n´oublie rien de rien
On s´habitue c´est tout

Ni ces jamais ni ces toujours
Ni ces "je t´aime" ni ces amours
Que l´on poursuit à travers cœurs
De gris en gris de pleurs en pleurs
Ni ces bras blancs d´une seule nuit
Collier de femme pour notre ennui
Que l´on dénoue au petit jour
Par des promesses de retour
Ni tout cela ni rien au monde
Ne sait pas nous faire oublier
Ne peut pas nous faire oublier
Qu´aussi vrai que la Terre est ronde

On n´oublie rien de rien
On n´oublie rien du tout
On n´oublie rien de rien
On s´habitue c´est tout

Ni même ce temps où j´aurais fait
Mille chansons de mes regrets
Ni même ce temps où mes souvenirs
Prendront mes rides pour un sourire
Ni ce grand lit où mes remords
Ont rendez-vous avec la mort
Ni ce grand lit que je souhaite
A certains jours comme une fête
Ni tout cela ni rien au monde
Ne sait pas nous faire oublier
Ne peut pas nous faire oublier
Qu´aussi vrai que la Terre est ronde

On n´oublie rien de rien
On n´oublie rien du tout
On n´oublie rien de rien
On s´habitue c´est tout

REDHEADS: QUOTES

Ode To Redheads

By Tom Robbins
 How are we to explain the power these daughters of ancient Henna have over us bemused sons of Eros?
Red hair is a woman's game.
The harsh truth is, most red-haired men look like blonds who've spoiled from lack of refrigeration. They look like brown-haired men who've been composted. Yet that same pigmentation that on a man can resemble leaf mold or junk yard rust, a woman wears like a tiara of rubies.
Not only are female redheads frequently lovely but theirs is a loveliness that suggests both lust and danger, pleasure and violence, and is, therefore, to the male of the species virtually irresistible. Red O red were the tresses of the original femme fatale.
Of course, much of the "fatale" associated with redheads is illusory, a stereotypical projection on the part of sexually neurotic men. Plenty of redheads are as demure as rosebuds and as sweet as strawberry pie. However, the mere fact that they are perceived to be stormy, if not malicious, grants them a certain license and a certain power. It's as if bitchiness is their birthright. By virtue of their coloration, they possess an innate permit to be terrible and lascivious, which, even if never exercised, sets them apart from the remainder of womankind, who have traditionally been expected to be mild and pure.
Now that women are demolishing those old misogynistic expectations, will redheads lose their special magic, will Pippi Longstocking come to be regarded as just one of the girls? Hardly. To believe that blondes and brunettes are simply redheads in repressive drag is to believe that UFOs are kiddie balloons. All redheads, you see, are mutants.
Whether they spring from genes disarranged by earthly forces or are "planted" here by overlords from outer space is a matter for scholarly debate. It's enough for us to recognize that redheads are abnormal beings, bioelectrically connected to realms of strange power, rage, risk and ecstasy.
What is your mission among us, you daughters of ancient Henna, you agents of the harvest moon? Are those star maps that your freckles replicate? How do you explain the fact that you live longer than the average human? Where did you get such sensitive skin? And why are your curls the same shade as heartbreak?
Alas, inquiry is futile: Either they don't know or they won't say -- and who has the nerve to pressure a redhead? We may never learn their origin or meaning, but it probably doesn't matter. We will go on leaping out of our frying pans into their fire, grateful for the opportunity to be titillated by their vengeful fury, real or imagined, and to occasionally test our erotic mettle in the legendary inferno of their passion.
Redheaded women! Those blood oranges! Those cherry bombs! Those celestial shrews and queens of copper! May they never cease to stain our white-bread lives with super-natural catsup. 


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Tom Robbins's novels include Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and, most recently, Jitterbug Perfume. He is completing a new novel, to be published by Bantam Books in 1989. He has been called a redhead, but his hair is more brown.

PETS TIME: GREAT STARS - 4

Grant Williams in The Incredible Shrinking Man (J.Arnold 1957)  IMDb

2 Days in New York  (Julie Delpy 2012) IMDb

Dark Habits (Entre Tinieblas-P.Almodòvar 1984) IMDb

Emily Gault (R.Corman - Premature Burial 1962) IMDb

Grey Gardens (M.Sucsy 2009) IMDb

La Peau Douce (F.Truffaut 1964) IMDb

Last Embrace (J.Demme 1979) IMDb

Les Amours Imaginaires aka Heartbeats (X.Dolan 2010) IMDb

Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls 1948) IMDb

REDHEADS: QUOTES

“While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats.” 
 (Mark Twain)

REDHEADS: QUOTES

“Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.” 

                                                                                                (Lucille Ball)

                      

FRIDAY CASUAL IN A WHITE SHIRT FOR ...

...an unusual coffee break

REDHEADS : QUOTES

“Red hair, sir, in my opinion, is dangerous.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Very Good, Jeeves!

LINGERING

SOLE

SEASON'S GREETINGS

REDHEADS IN ART AND HISTORY

A less well-known by the wide public but not a lesser artist, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson favours
a classical but soft style.
You can discover more about him HERE and view more of his works HERE

Sleeping Psyche.

PETS TIME: GREAT STARS - 3

Children of Men 2006 (Dir. Alfonso Cuaròn) IMDb

Patrick Swayze in Ghost 1990 (Dir. Jerry Zucker) IMDb

Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada in Hiroshima mon Amour (Dir. Alain Resnais) 1959 IMDb

Ania Pieroni in Inferno (Dir.Dario Argento) 1980 IMDb

Katharine Ross in The Legacy 1978 (Dir. Richard Marquand) IMDb

Kiss me Deadly 1955 (Dir. Robert Aldrich) IMDb

Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita 1960 (Dir. Federico Fellini) IMDb

Eva Ras in Love Affair or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator 1967 (Dir.D. Makavejev) IMDb

The Third Man 1949 (Dir. Carol Reed) IMDb

REDHEADS IN ART AND HISTORY

Among the multitude of  redheads admirers, we can say that Pierre-Auguste Renoir tops the list.
Redheads in all shades of red can be see in most of his portraits.
You can find information and more pictures of his works HERE.

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE WEEK: ALICE SPRINGS

To the "layperson", the name perhaps doesn't mean much, although it's certainly well known to all those who love the art of photograph.
But even the non-experts shall say "But of course !" when they  look at this brief pre-view:

 Mode Paris 1971

 Sozzani 291

Yves St.Laurent & Hazel

If you like these photos (how could you not?) you can view more of them HERE and HERE , where you will discover some interesting facts.