tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19669102.post115428577581992383..comments2024-03-20T17:34:06.694-04:00Comments on The Land of Cerpts and Honey: Cerptshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788317865445255338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19669102.post-1154459793722992842006-08-01T15:16:00.000-04:002006-08-01T15:16:00.000-04:00Oh, and oops Cheekies, as to your question:No, no ...Oh, and oops Cheekies, as to your question:<BR/><BR/>No, no contact but yes me and a certain shit-for-brains first met ten years ago this week.<BR/><BR/>Coincidence?????<BR/><BR/>or BULLSHIT?!?!?!?!?!!!!Cerptshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788317865445255338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19669102.post-1154459691535498022006-08-01T15:14:00.000-04:002006-08-01T15:14:00.000-04:00Gee, now who could that poem POSSIBLY be directed ...Gee, now who could that poem POSSIBLY be directed towards???<BR/><BR/>Oh yes, Pax, Theda Bara is a very appropriate person to think of. The Rudyard Kipling poem is called "The Vampire" and it was written especially for the painting pictured (also called "The Vampire" by Philip Burne-Jones). It's pretty much about the heartless, predatory female who sucks all the life out of the guy (If the picture was in color you'd see a red wound in the middle of the guy's chest over his heart).<BR/><BR/>Philip Burne-Jones was Kipling's cousin and the poet composed a poem for it for it's first exhibition. The painting caused a major stir because the woman pictured is an exact likeness of one of the most famous actresses of the day: Mrs. Patrick Campbell. It was rumoured Burne-Jones had an unrequited and/or spurned love affair with the actress and this was sort of his artistic revenge since everyone immediately recognized the actress. Myth has it that Mrs. Campbell fainted upon first seeing her likeness in the painting. <BR/><BR/>See how culturally rich my blog is, folks?<BR/><BR/>Sadly, the painting itself has disappeared and we only have old photos of it to go by.Cerptshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788317865445255338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19669102.post-1154450476656809582006-08-01T12:41:00.000-04:002006-08-01T12:41:00.000-04:00Cerpts,Thank you for the lunch-time prose (I've es...Cerpts,<BR/>Thank you for the lunch-time prose (I've escaped the lunch room here at the salt mine and am eating at my desk); a lovely piece that for some reason puts me in mind of Miss Theda Bara ... I know I've heard this before, somewhere, but I can't put my finger on it...it'll drive me nuts until I think of it.Pax Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951019083510283683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19669102.post-1154388875490108162006-07-31T19:34:00.000-04:002006-07-31T19:34:00.000-04:00Hmmm me thinks this has a deeper meaning that just...Hmmm me thinks this has a deeper meaning that just a good poem on your blog. Have we been in contact with someone or just celebrating the anniversary of?Cheeks DaBellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960537418349697891noreply@blogger.com