"The Confession"/ But I Must Digress

Syl Says: Ok--Who the hell IS Stanley Tucci? Ivan, I had NO idea so I did a little GOOGLE search and came up with the following: a picture of a tall, balding ,middle-aged guy with a bio. that reads: "...upstate NY native began his career when Colleen Dewhurst , the mother of Tucci's high school pal -Campbell Scott, helped him land a role as a soldier ..." And among his film acting credits were: "The Lucky Number Slevin" --a movie I'll probably not see solely due to the title and "Shall We Dance?"--a movie I now remember I really wanted to (and will) see.

Ok,ok--but now, as I read the name Colleen Dewhurst, I MUST digress (I can because I have ADHD and it's my nature you know).

Sooo here it is--the "movie confession" I must make at this time; a movie I absolutely love but never told anyone about for fear of a raised eyebrow or two, or perhaps a snicker, chortle or guffaw. So "The Lake Of Shining Waters" is actually a reference to two movies I just love to get lost in: "Anne Of Green Gables" and "Anne of Avonlea." With the great (late) Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert and the sweet Megan Follows as Anne Shirley--the charming little orphan girl with the colorful imagination and the fiery temper (and hair)-- I am always magically whisked away to the beautiful Prince Edward Island of 1908--replete with the the "White Way of Delight" and, yes, "The Lake Of Shining Waters" --not to mention readings of "The Lady of Shalott" and" The Highwayman."

Finally--how I relate to the aforementioned movies--I do not know; I just know that they enchant me. Personally,of course, I would have chosen to marry the distinguished Mr. Harris over the dumb bumpkin Gilbert Blythe--but,hey--that's just me.

Also--now I know who Stanley Tucci is.

* On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the world and meet the sky; And through the field the road runs by To many-tower'd Camelot...*

Good Night.

Posted by Syl 5/22/06