Head to Toe
Blue Angel. 1930. Before most of our parents were born. In Europe, lusty lust was not lost, but America diluted its fire water into warm milk. I’m gonna try to capture the spirit of Frederick Hollander’s lyrics made famous by Marlene Dietrich. Apologies to the dead for this poor man’s rendering of “Falling In Love Again”. Some side-wise beauty flickers, Some “je ne sais-pas-quoi”. Like fool’s gold, a glimmer, but the shine is faint and dull. And then my eyes catch yours, and then we’re face-to-face, and...