acting straight

...or straight-acting? here is a charming shot of a younger ian mckellan kissing a willing and younger francesca annis. they were putting on 'romeo and juliet,' sometime a long time ago. i like this picture. i wonder if either of them was the slightest bit turned on. but hey, like holly body said herself, 'acting is acting.'

sword

here is a gorgeous shot of ian holm... sometime in the 1960's, rehearsing shakespeare. i can't help but think of the holt-mcpherson center in downtown high point, nc... a groovy little building now that i'm picturing it. wow... how many hours did i spend there, taking art lessons, acting seminars, and other things, all the time under the age of 15. i just realized that when i imagine ian holm rehearsing, i'm actually picturing that building... with its heavy, outdated otis elevator and its plain views of the modest city from its old windows. anyway, i think ian may have been rehearsing 'macbeth,' i don't remember. still, look how young and hot he was. wow... he would've driven me completely crazy. alas...