I actually used to have a ritual to set the scene for a rewatch. I'd wait for the hottest day, close to 100 degrees, kill the a/c hours ahead of time, so the house is sweltering hot. Just the right environment...
I posted this one at my little corner of Wonkette, like so:
Wonkpal Chris Carroll photographed Rosie Perez back in the day, and brings it back for a bit. Brief break from the fuckstickery of the news. Rosie and I actually went to high school together for a while...
𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛.
Several things come to mind when I reflect on photographing Rosie Perez. First and foremost: that voice. She sprinted up my three long flights of stairs, no mean feat, talking the whole time a mile a minute to her publicist who just tried to keep up. We could hear her coming all the way up the stairs. And when I say talking, remember we’re talking Rosie Perez here, of Do the Right Thing and White Men Can’t Jump. She is a stunner, gorgeous, but it’s her aural aura that compels you to pay attention. Whether it’s sassing Spike Lee or Woody Harelson or ordering lunch, you can’t take your ears off her. The way other stars use their gaze, Rosie envelops you with her voice.
Fun fact: I went to high school for a while with Rosie, though I didn't really know her. She was in a group home for a while up here, Wappingers Falls, also famous as the home of Tawana Brawley.
Her dancing in the i tro to Do the Right Thing was AMAZING!
Just telling Craig, haven't seen this movie in decades. I will, now!
There is no limit to the times I can watch Do The Right Thing. None. I'm due...maybe on Thanksiving.
I will cop to not having seen it in decades. I too am due, thanks for the heads up...
I actually used to have a ritual to set the scene for a rewatch. I'd wait for the hottest day, close to 100 degrees, kill the a/c hours ahead of time, so the house is sweltering hot. Just the right environment...
Dude, you're hardcore.
Lol. I 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 be hardcore. Now I'm just old.
I posted this one at my little corner of Wonkette, like so:
Wonkpal Chris Carroll photographed Rosie Perez back in the day, and brings it back for a bit. Brief break from the fuckstickery of the news. Rosie and I actually went to high school together for a while...
𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛.
Several things come to mind when I reflect on photographing Rosie Perez. First and foremost: that voice. She sprinted up my three long flights of stairs, no mean feat, talking the whole time a mile a minute to her publicist who just tried to keep up. We could hear her coming all the way up the stairs. And when I say talking, remember we’re talking Rosie Perez here, of Do the Right Thing and White Men Can’t Jump. She is a stunner, gorgeous, but it’s her aural aura that compels you to pay attention. Whether it’s sassing Spike Lee or Woody Harelson or ordering lunch, you can’t take your ears off her. The way other stars use their gaze, Rosie envelops you with her voice.
https://chrisxcarroll.substack.com/p/rosie-is-riveting
Thaks Craig. I gotta learn to work substack better. For reasons lost to the mists of history I'm not even me on Wonkette. Go figure.
Fun fact: I went to high school for a while with Rosie, though I didn't really know her. She was in a group home for a while up here, Wappingers Falls, also famous as the home of Tawana Brawley.