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Vampiric Fops: Lestat: How did you manage to slip through the 50's in red velvet? Marius: I slept.

Oh, and how could I have failed to mention the 8th Doctor, Paul McGann: Okay, granted, his clothing is stylistically too late for true Foppishness, but look at that velvet and brocade and the curling locks. Honourable mention at least!

''We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven? —Is he in hell? That demmed, elusive Pimpernel.'' ~Sir Percy Blakeney Leslie Howard, 1934 Anthony Andrews, 1982 Richard E. Grant 1999 (Hey Reggie, another Dr. Who connection!)

Well, Reggie, here's Eccleston in a sumptuous Elizabethan outfit, but I think it's actually more Machiavellian than foppish:

Oh, and how about the slightly post-GAoP Venetian dandy, Casanova, who has recently been portrayed in screen versions [which would probably give the Twill set hives] by Heath Ledger and David Tennant: Someone has even posted a fanvid for the Tennant Casanova production on YouTube, coincidentally setting it to the music of "Prince Charming", by that post-punk Fop we've already mentioned, Adam Ant: "Prince Charming -- ridicule is nothing to be scared of! Don't you ever, don't you ever, Stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome." [Oops, I see Bloody Jack Madd already beat me to the "Prince" connection.]

Hi, Reggie: I'm really enjoying reading this thread. And let's not forget the modern image of the Fop in popular music either: "The pretty things are going to hell, They wore it out, but they wore it well." "I'm the dandy highwayman who you're too scared to mention, I spend my cash on looking flash and grabbing your attention!"

Adam Ant

CD of Mr. H's colleague's nephew's Heavy Metal band. Blech ... Heavy Metal! As a child of the punk generation myself, I can't understand why the current crop of 20-somethings is so enamoured with this boring old dinosaur rock. I'll pass this CD on to my own nephew, who plays in a similar band and actually wears a Black Sabbath t-shirt in a non-ironic way. (How the hell could Ozzy Osbourne be the musical hero of any current young person? He was already a has-been when I was a teenager!)

Thoroughly dispirited by family politics, and feeling like I'm getting the short end of the stick -- yet again! And angry at my in-laws, who've behaved in a very thoughtless manner towards my husband and have really hurt his feelings.

In a mid-17th century broadside ballad entitled Robin Hood's Fishing, Robin uses his longbow to defend a Yorkshire fishing vessel from maurading French pirates: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/fishing.htm Robin Hood asks the captain of the fishing vessel to tie him to the mast (echoing the tale of Odysseus, another famous archer) in order to steady his aim. He then shoots the helmsman of the pirate ship through the heart. The tone of the ballad suggests that the use of a bow and arrow on a ship in this manner would have been considered a very unusual and surprising tactic.

Roast chicken on chipotle tostadas Beach Party movie s-i-l -- oh, great ... sigh! Mr. H -- honey, your sister called!

Drinking Pimm's and lemonade and watching the original Beach Party movie on local cable TV. Well, that's unbelievable -- the cable station is actually running a "Parental Guidance" warning at the commercial breaks, claiming the movie may not be suitable for younger viewers. Goddess grace, it's Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon! How much more "G" rated can you possibly get? I used to watch these movies on Saturday afternoon TV when I was a little girl in the 70s.

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^ Fascinated by genealogy, but not just the names and dates. I'm interested in the social history of my ancestors, and trying to understand what their lives might have been like. I did recently meet a British woman who professed to be totally uninterested in finding out about her ancestors. She seemed to think Family History research was a pointless and peculiarly North American obsession. I thought that showed a total lack of curiosity/imagination on her part. < My Scottish side is great fun to research. They were so ill-behaved! Rowdy bloody pub-keepers amidst all the dour Presbyterians. V Passing on the Q -- Are you interested in genealogy?

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^ I don't mind sand. Surfer Joe leaves a trail of it everywhere he goes. < "My fingernails are filthy, I've got beach tar on my feet..." V Do your standards of grooming and personal hygiene get somewhat lax in the summertime?

Mock crab and blue cheese omelette, with fresh pineapple on the side C.T. on his Vespa Mr. H. Mr. H's pertinacious sibs

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Yesterday: Duck liver pate & honey-flax lavash crackers Black bear at the dump Gary the wildman Gruff Mike -- hope your eye feels better!

Been pretty dead around the pub lately, dontcha think?

On watch for what?

Coleslaw Flyer for a dance studio in the neighbourhood that offers belly dancing. I'm considering taking a course in the autumn. My mom J.C.