tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post6492430469224537999..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: Cary Grant Has A ColdMythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-36784302150800943562022-06-23T21:48:56.619-04:002022-06-23T21:48:56.619-04:00I found this because I had brook trout for dinner ...I found this because I had brook trout for dinner and kept thinking "a bit trouty, but good" .. so of course had to google the phrase. Fun piece! And E.M. Saint was one of the lovliest people I ever had the good fortune to interviewUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039510281688825918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-51011444001371019592012-01-10T10:20:23.636-05:002012-01-10T10:20:23.636-05:00Are these actual quotes from Cary Grant? Or from h...<i>Are these actual quotes from Cary Grant? Or from his movies, maybe??</i><br /><br />Some are from his movies (mostly <i>North by Northwest</i>), some are actual quotes (like the "Irene Dunne was the sweetest smelling actress" one), some are made up (like Katharine Hepburn smelling of old money).<br /><br />The Irene Dunne quote made me think of a fetishist who likes to sniff actresses and the notion of him having a cold -- being deprived of that one thing that makes him who he is -- inspired the rest of it.<br /><br />Mostly, I was feeling deprived of my ability to write that week. If I couldn't write, I wouldn't know who I am.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-65580470323063756582012-01-10T06:48:36.130-05:002012-01-10T06:48:36.130-05:00Oh, I love this post, too. You did a wonderful job...Oh, I love this post, too. You did a wonderful job!!<br /><br />Are these actual quotes from Cary Grant? Or from his movies, maybe??<br /><br />I don't know a lot about him -- or even like him very much -- but this was perfect. The best, most entertaining thing I've ever read in reference to him, or, I should say, involving him. Starring him. Perfect!<br /><br />My favorite: when he said Katharine Hepburn smelt of old money, so a man could used to it, "...if he grew up as poor as I did."<br /><br />Through your fiction, you made him seem more human.Ginger Ingenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904339551806493214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-42093978049424834682011-07-31T10:57:49.361-04:002011-07-31T10:57:49.361-04:00I'm holding out for "Barney Rubble Has a ...<i>I'm holding out for "Barney Rubble Has a Cold"</i><br /><br />Barney Rubble was the only man I ever met who drank his pterodactyl juice out of a tea cup and he had already poured himself three shots of the potent Cretaceous Period brandy when he finally slurred, "It's Wilma, it's been Wilma all along."Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-46627834315686419532011-07-29T18:06:46.182-04:002011-07-29T18:06:46.182-04:00I'm holding out for "Barney Rubble Has a ...I'm holding out for "Barney Rubble Has a Cold"<br /><br />Barney Rubble...what an actorUncle Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928846509441045279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-18172234043970335802011-07-28T22:02:29.212-04:002011-07-28T22:02:29.212-04:00Actually is there any chance you might write somet...<i>Actually is there any chance you might write something like this again?</i><br /><br />I'll probably try, although I'm not sure when. This was actually prompted by Monty's post at All Good Things about celebrating Cary Grant's victory in the best actor tournament. Coupled with a sprained ankle that's kept me cooped up and the Chaplin essay that apparently won't finish itself, I found myself in the mood to write fiction again. I started Monday morning and worked on it off and on until Tuesday afternoon.<br /><br />It was fun. I might just have to sprain the other ankle ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-35343151750014590612011-07-28T21:23:34.634-04:002011-07-28T21:23:34.634-04:00No no, not nutty. It actually reminded me of Jan M...No no, not nutty. It actually reminded me of Jan Morris, my favourite travel writer who has this knack of bringing a scene to life. Actually is there any chance you might write something like this again?theduckthiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-18770746942794582172011-07-28T13:19:50.555-04:002011-07-28T13:19:50.555-04:00I love this. Thanks much.
Thank you, Mark!<i>I love this. Thanks much.</i><br /><br />Thank <i>you</i>, Mark!Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-65578914106263510602011-07-28T13:19:07.403-04:002011-07-28T13:19:07.403-04:00For some reason, I ended up in a fistfight with th...<i>For some reason, I ended up in a fistfight with the man sitting next to me. Apparently, according to the old man, my neighbor had insulted me deeply while I was digging through my valise.</i><br /><br />Was that you? You kept jarring me awake with all your hubbub, bub. Pipe down!Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-75247709609622299362011-07-28T09:44:55.526-04:002011-07-28T09:44:55.526-04:00I, well, goodness.
Yeah, it is a bit nutty.
What...<i>I, well, goodness.</i><br /><br />Yeah, it is a bit nutty.<br /><br />What can I tell you? I started with the title, from the <i>Esquire</i> piece about Frank Sinatra, and Cary Grant's real life quote about Irene Dunne being the "sweetest smelling actress" he'd ever worked with, which always struck me as a charmingly oddball comment. Then I just put the two together -- what if a man who loves the scent of a woman has a cold? He can't indulge his fetish, which leads to a loss of identity, which leads to a crisis of confidence.<br /><br />Okay, I <i>really</i> need to finish that Chaplin essay ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-53026325786741987522011-07-27T22:37:20.966-04:002011-07-27T22:37:20.966-04:00I, well, goodness. What an enjoyable read. Thank y...I, well, goodness. What an enjoyable read. Thank you!theduckthiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-51393492204455881192011-07-27T20:12:55.895-04:002011-07-27T20:12:55.895-04:00Sigh. I will be waiting near highway 41.
Be caref...<i>Sigh. I will be waiting near highway 41.</i><br /><br />Be careful -- if you're wearing any kind of scent, Cary Grant will start chasing you around that cornfield ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-78443869015218185232011-07-27T17:43:39.683-04:002011-07-27T17:43:39.683-04:00Sigh. I will be waiting near highway 41.
Beautifu...Sigh. I will be waiting near highway 41.<br /><br />Beautiful post, Mr. Monkey.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903678715925613725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-89712401200823237062011-07-27T13:06:12.367-04:002011-07-27T13:06:12.367-04:00I love this. Thanks much.
"Everyone wants to...I love this. Thanks much.<br /><br />"Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant."Mark Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08526985183358108540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-8136595166525090372011-07-27T08:36:41.086-04:002011-07-27T08:36:41.086-04:00I made my way to the observation car at the rear o...<i>I made my way to the observation car at the rear of the train where I put myself to sleep with a bottle of cheap blended whiskey. . .. I spotted no famous passengers back there </i><br /><br />I'm sorry that you traveled in the off-season.<br /><br />While I didn't have the occasion to speak with Mr. Grant [nor Ed Asner, for that matter], I did chat for a while with a charming, charming man. For some reason, I ended up in a fistfight with the man sitting next to me. Apparently, according to the old man, my neighbor had insulted me deeply while I was digging through my valise.<br /><br />In any event, I only mention it because while *<i>I</i>* was just rear of the observation car, I was joined by four delightful boys playing cards. They were horrible card-players (and the sly-looking one was a cheat), but they spontaneously broke into song -- and a song like I've never heard before.<br /><br />I should have known better than to leave that car, but eventually I did.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your Travels with Cary in Search of America.*<br /><br /><br />*my apologies to J. Steinbeckmister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-11077043399990702142011-07-27T07:35:02.564-04:002011-07-27T07:35:02.564-04:00The title is, of course, a reference to Gay Talese...The title is, of course, a reference to Gay Talese's groundbreaking <i>Esquire</i> story, "Frank Sinatra Has A Cold," which you can read a bit about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra_Has_a_Cold" rel="nofollow"> here</a>.<br /><br />The photograph of Princess Grace and the rest of the royal family I mentioned appeared in the <i>Bulletin</i> on January 17, 1967, if anyone wants to dig through the archives, and was indeed taken by Katie's father. Grace's sister lived nearby and once when Prince Rainier and Princess Grace were visiting, Katie's dad got a call saying he could come over a take a picture for the paper.<br /><br />We also found photos of James Cagney in a top hat, General John Eisenhower (Ike's son), several DuPonts, the Pews, and Teddy Roosevelt's grandson's wife.<br /><br />We also have a couple of very candid photos he took of James Franciscus, one of him arm wrestling, the other dancing with a pretty woman, neither of which I would think were published in the paper.<br /><br />But the best photos, of course, were of Katie-Bar-The-Door as a little girl, two of which I have on my office wall.<br /><br />By the way, it turns out I misread Monty's post about celebrating Cary Grant's victory in the best actor tournament with a Cary Grant party -- I thought he meant that he wanted all of us to conduct fictional interviews with Cary Grant, sort of a surreal blog-a-thon. But he just meant he was throwing a party over at his place.<br /><br />Well, it's not the first time I've made a mistake. It won't be the last ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.com