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"As I have mentioned, the Bear and I were introduced through Sam, perhaps as a means to get me off his (Sam's) back, but I suspect more as a goodwill gesture toward Bear, whom even Sam kissed up to.
"Our first encounter in the spring of 1979, was a trifle tense, predominantly due to Bear's surprising shyness, but also due to the fact that I was genuinely in awe of this one. This was not simply a fixation for Jewish patriarchs—this was Mr. Hollywood. But even more, this was a man who actually did impress me, with both his intelligence and suavity and his size, hirsuteness, daddy-hood. A hug from him was like the embrace of the entire Prussian army.
"For Bear it was a relief to take the passenger seat and pretend that he was mortal from time to time. Granted, he was still who he was, still paid all the bills, still received the curtsies and prostrations of the Streisands, the Beattys, the Nicholsons. Yet he was mine in bed.
"Bear and I, I should say, have remained friends. He became fascinated by my assorted spiritual quests, vicariously thrilled to see me grow and change. I believe he was, like my dad, envious of the freedom and the anonymity that I was still able to enjoy. Money, he always asserted, was not what life was about, and fame was hideous (he avoided it where possible)."
[From the autobiography of Gavin Dillard, the 1970s gay porn star.]
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Not Spielberg?
Yogi.
"...like the embrace of the entire Prussian army."
The thought of this does not quite bring to mind a warm-cuddly feeling.
Or Bryant.
Dom DeLuise?
Kathleen Turner?
"For Bear it was a relief to take the passenger seat and pretend that he was mortal from time to time."
I would be envious of anyone in a position to take a day off from divine gallivanting to play mortal for a while.
@MyCubeHas3Sides: No, but if you like men in uniform, well, that's another matter altogether.
Jerry Lewis
Darry Biller?
Wasn't Barry Diller CEO of Paramount in 1979?
@MyCubeHas3Sides: Frederick The Great?
@TheUSEFULfailure: ah, true that...SIR, YES SIR!
:-)
Governor Spitzer?
@Nard38: LEAVE JERRY ALOOOONNEE! *SOB*
Francis Ford Coppola?
Come to think of it, who wasn't hirsute in 1979?
@Conbon: Maybe...but probably more along the lines of "of Hollywood."
Barry Diller?
When Barry and I were married, I used to shave his back with a straight razor and use the fur to stuff these needle-point neck-support pillows that I made for Barry to give to his A-list friends.
This was of course back before airplanes had "lay flat" seats and my Barry-filled neck-support pillows were a *much-coveted* item, a status symbol, really, on both coasts.
1979 studio heads:
MGM: Kerkorian not Jewish
Paramount: Barry Diller
Universal: Dunno, but was doing more TV then (other than Jaws)
Warner: Ashley not Jewish
Columbia: don't know who was in charge
Diller is also not a small guy.
@Hamud:
Wow. Just wow.
ah, all i can think of is this:
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The J. Giles Band?
Wait, google? [www.queerculturalcenter.org]
"Barricade wasn't too concerned but we ended up giving "The Bear" and "Sam" those names…instead of oh…say Barry and David. We also changed their recognized girlfriends at this time; they became "a fashion mogul from New York" and "a former TV sitcom star"."
Are we missing an obvious one?
@Hamud:
Hmmm.And your fabulous meds are?
Bear = Bare = Barry = The guy writing this could take some blind item naming lessons from Ted Casablanca. Sam would appear to be Sandy Gallin.
@mitchel_stevens:
What brilliance is this?Where the , what the..
Evans?
@fiveinchtaint: Ha! The rest of my coworkers look at CuteOverload for their spiritual breaks, I just watch this on repeat:
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@bugupit: He retired as head of pictures in 1974, so sayeth [en.wikipedia.org]
@Calraigh:
when in doubt, clerks: the animated series clips will save the day.
and bear will drive the car.
@fiveinchtaint: I can only watch that show with the sound off. I like my dialog better.
I saw Barry Diller in this from the get go. I mean, he and his "wife" both moved their hq's to Chelsea... he's getting more comfortable indeed.
@MyCubeHas3Sides: Maybe he likes to invade neutral territory, if you know what I mean (I don't).
@MattGaymon: @Itsjustcatnip: I was a big fan of the show until I saw this (which might have been part of a post some time ago):
And doesn't this Dillard guy look like a young Joel Silver? Or Michael Bay?
Who are any of these people?
Why is this writer so loquacious?
Who bought this book?
Who read this book?
Who admitted to reading this book?
Where is Hollywood?
Why do NY gays generally dislike LA gays?
... Oh. You sort of answered that last one.
Bear Force One
Hirsute? It's gotta be Robin Williams. 'Good Will Humping'. 'Shaved Patch Adams'. 'What Wet Dreams May Come'. 'Mr Crotchfire'. It's like he's sending us a message.
@BalknChain: Still with the star, I see? Did you ever find out what it means?
@8Millionth: Dang! Guess I'll pile on the Diller bandwagon...
@mitchel_stevens:
Excellence in animated form.Bear is now the screensaver of my mind.
@htotheomo: No more than what we see when we scroll over it. It's sorta like having a birthmark or mole.
@fiveinchtaint: WTF:
It's Diller. Everything fits, including his 'size'. Which means he has a huge penis, which looks bigger when you're that short.
@fiveinchtaint: son of a...one last try at youtube url. It shows to be working in my preview, so what in the ever-loving fuck?
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Gavin is also called "The Naked Poet". And has many books besides this one.
@mitchel_stevens:Marry me.
@maevemealone: Lol. I thought Diller simply because it was Denton wondering aloud. Everyone has a little Eve Harrington in them, it's charming.
MattGaymon, excellent job there.
@fiveinchtaint: I really want this to happen, don't give up.
@MattGaymon: OK, testing. Here is a link to the list of weapons for Call of Duty 4: [callofduty.wikia.com]
OK, that seemed to work. Now, here's the clip I was trying to post (so anti-climactic):
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T n A, man.
Jon Lovitz?
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