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nickelchief

the master

Feb 03, 2014 23:14

In October of 2002, Karina and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary with a vacation not far from our apartment in the Bronx: up the Hudson River valley, through tiny Hudson River towns, west to the Shawangunk Mountains, and ending a week later in the piny hilltops of the Delaware Water Gap. A great fall trip: chilly, leafy, brisk. We ( Read more... )

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gurdonark February 4 2014, 05:55:42 UTC

Thanks for sharing this story. Damn it all. Such a sad ending to a fascinating fellow.

nickelchief February 4 2014, 20:00:54 UTC

well said, and thanks for reading the thing ...

ghostsandrobots February 4 2014, 13:58:54 UTC

Twenty-three years is a blessed long run, but not long enough. Also, what you wrote is very good.

nickelchief February 4 2014, 20:01:43 UTC

Thanks, I am not sure if I did justice to the tale, surely there is so much more to say, but I wanted to capture the memory of the moment before it's gone for good.

theotoky February 6 2014, 10:55:26 UTC

This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.

nickelchief February 6 2014, 21:38:07 UTC

Thank you for reading it.

theotoky February 6 2014, 21:47:35 UTC

Always a pleasure to read what you write.

nickelchief February 9 2014, 02:55:33 UTC

Within a few minutes of receiving your comment, "Walk" came up out of the blue on the iTunes shuffle. So good.

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forioscribe February 7 2014, 11:56:08 UTC

Great story! BTW, in reading it I suddenly thought of the tremendous contrast between him in real life as you so carefully and wonderfully described him, and Freddie Miles, the character he played in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Absolutely and utterly convincing, and chilling. On the boat: "Tommy. How's the peeping? Tommy, how's the peeping? Tommy. Tommy. Tommy. Tommy. Tommy." I'm glad to read that he was a truly kind, generous and authentic human being in addition to being a world class actor.

nickelchief February 9 2014, 02:53:40 UTC

I regret to say I have never seen The Talented Mr. Ripley. I must correct this oversight as I have heard nothing but good things. PSH's death has made me want to seek out all the films of his I've missed, and, I suppose, even the ones I haven't, and see them all.

Thank you for reading, for commenting, and for your kind words. They mean a lot coming from you, a writer I hold in high esteem.

Top Ten forioscribe February 9 2014, 16:09:17 UTC

Here's a list of his top ten, as put together by The Sydney Morning Herald, which includes some YouTube clips:

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/philip-seymour-hoffmans-top-10-film-roles-20140203-31wlu.html

Ah, it's nice to be held in high esteem as a writer...you're among the few who feel this way! Thanks.