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But he is ... Jan 19, 2017

... Springsteen's always been white - even during his "dark" periods when he needed to pop all those pills. Unless he did a Jacko at some point and I never realised.

 
Mervyn Henderson (X)
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Meanwhile ... Jan 19, 2017

... the glober was on his fifth Peroni:

But in this business you can’t be too careful with the top-notch job, of course. Some people can’t take it, can’t separate reality from fiction. After all, you’re only an actor, and an actor with no words to boot, and what a comedown when you leave the glitzy shoot. It goes to your head. It’s like that Martin Sheen when he was President in The West Wing or whatever it was called. You have the best suits, you have the best lines, the
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... the glober was on his fifth Peroni:

But in this business you can’t be too careful with the top-notch job, of course. Some people can’t take it, can’t separate reality from fiction. After all, you’re only an actor, and an actor with no words to boot, and what a comedown when you leave the glitzy shoot. It goes to your head. It’s like that Martin Sheen when he was President in The West Wing or whatever it was called. You have the best suits, you have the best lines, the best bubbly, the best of everything - you walk in, everyone stands up and says Good morning Mr President, you walk out, they say Good night Mr President, you give somebody something, even if it’s the empty mug of coffee they brought you half an hour ago, they say Thank you, Mr President, somebody gives you something, and even then they say This is my way of saying thank you, Mr President, for taking care of my country, you’re looking sad, your PA says Don’t worry Mr President, the day is darkest before the dawn, you’re anxious about the reaction of the Commies, and your Chief of Staff says, Mr President, he might be the Commies’ President, but that don’t mean a hill of beans to us, Mr President, because hot diggety, Mr President Sir, you’re OUR President, Sir, and doggone it, that’s all that matters to us, Mr President, Sir. Then Martin walks off set at the end of the day, treads on some dog do in the street, gets shouted at by a bag woman, has to slum it home on the subway with the rest of them, and on the way his wife rings to tell him Charlie’s been a prat again and he has to send him back into detox.

Yes, it’s tough at the top. I knew one man playing Mr Big who just couldn’t handle it. Off set he’d sit down at the table, flick out his napkin and order lightly grilled turbot and aubergine tartlets with a strawberry coulisse, only to be told: “Fred, get it together, this is our kitchen, in our council semi in Swindon, and it’s poached egg and beans on toast, like every Wednesday night. Let it go, love. Let it go.” Or he’d find himself staring in anguish at the screens overhead, yelling: “Where the hell are the Nikkei Dow numbers? Where’s the FTSE? Get them up there now, you fools, what’s the matter with you all?” and the bloke would say “Nicky ‘oo? Footsie? You got the 2.30 at Doncaster or the 3 o’clock in Leopardstown, me old son. D’you want to place a bet or wot?”
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Hooray Jan 19, 2017

Love it, Mervyn. Little Translator is not dead - he rides again in a different guise. Keep it coming.

 
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