I'm having a very quiet weekend; just me and my rash. I'm all greased up with cortisone ointment, and right now the only thing itching is my right cheekbone, but I feel unfit for any company, and somewhat grumpy. I read yesterday and watched an old movie "Body Heat". It holds up, with a well written script and a nice twist. The woman, Maddie, knows just what to say to get the guy to fall hook, line and sinker. And she has the body to back it up. There are several morals to the story: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, and don't mess with married women. William Hurt and Kathleen Turner make the whole thing work, and one is aware and admiring of the wit of the story. This time it is the guy who's the dumb blond, and she's the shark you should never swim with.
I saw Kathleen Turner recently in a play about Molly Ivins, and she was terrific. I'm not sure what took her out of the Oscar track. Maybe the weight gain, maybe personal problems, but she's quite a talent. Her husky voice is mesmerizing, and she has charisma a mile long. It almost doesn't matter what she says, in her case, it's how she says it. Words are good, but there is a whole lot more about the voice that repels or attracts us. Deepness, raspyness, tremor, accent. We respond to everything. So when we're working with right speech, we should also be cognizant of tone and pitch and all the other factors in play.
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