APR
2007
19

By the Light of the Silvery Tods

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Manolo says, Your silvery beams, will bring love dreams.

APR
2007
19

Look Out!

Manolo says, even when very young, the master thespian Hasselhoff had total command of his instrument.

P.S. Many thanks to the Manolo’s internet friend Christina for finding this important artifact.

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes?
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Manolo answers, Barbara Streisand!

Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend Blackbird in Tuvalu who was the first to get the answer to this very difficult question.

Whose Shoes Wednesday… More Clues!

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Manolos says, finally, the Manolo has picked the celebrity whose shoes were not immediately identifiable by his internet friends. Here then, are the few extra hints to perhaps help them on their way.

APR
2007
18

Bettye Muller for the Summer

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Manolo says, as difficult as it may be to believe, the summer is almost here, and the Manolo has been staring at these beautiful summer sandals from the Bettye Muller trying to decide if the raffia on the heel works for him or not.

On the one of the hands, the raffia works perfectly on the rest of the shoe, but on the other of the hands, the Manolo is mostly opposed to the textural and decorated heels (except on the wedges).

Perhaps the wooden heel would have allieviated this unease.

Sanjaya

Manolo says, the Manolo does not usually follow the American Idol, as his tolerance for cheese and schmaltz is surprisingly low, however, he is now unable to ignore the rise of this Sanjaya person.

So, he has very nice hair, yes?

Unfortunately, as everyone acknowledges, his singing voice, unlike his hair, lacks texture and depth and volume, although by the usual American Idol singing standards, in which molto fortissimo fortissimo is considered just the good start, this is not necessarily the bad thing.

What he does have is the innocent and naive charm, and the undeniable stage presence that can only come from being sweet, sassy, and seventeen.

Who cares if the Sanjaya can sing? This competition is not really about the singing, it is really about the television, and the sparkly, bouncy, dippy Sanjaya is good television. Undoubtedly, he has the great future ahead of him.

Whose Shoes Wednesday

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Manolo asks, whose shoes?

APR
2007
18

Beautiful Boots from the Sergio Rossi

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Manolo says, here are the beautiful and unusual boots from the Sergio Rossi. What is unusual about them is the magnificent, hand-crafted texture which made from the interwoven suede and patent leathers.

Look! Here is the close-up.

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Of the course, such beauty and workmanship comes with the very steep price.

APR
2007
17

Young Folks


Manolo says, here is the example of the song that is amusing and catchy and perfectly wonderful in the original version, but which has been reinterpreted into something that is honest and profound and perfectly wonderful in the entirely new version.

The result is that the Manolo cannot decide which he likes better. But, does it really matter? They are both wonderful!

P.S. From the Manolo’s internet friends at the Brothers Judd.

What the Manolo Is…

Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is…

Reading…

Watching…

Listening To…

Throughout the moive Amazing Grace the Manolo kept thinking two things. The first, “no one makes the movies like this anymore.”

This was such the earnest and heartfelt movie, one that was mostly respectful of history and its subject. It was also the very intelligent movie, one which presupposed some passing knowledge of history. Because of these things the Amazing Grace seemed like the movie made forty years ago, and the Manolo means this as praise.

The second thing the Manolo was thinking, much to his shame, was “How would Mel Gibson have made this movie?”

The problem with the Amazing Grace is that it steadfastly refuses to sensationalize its subject matter. The result of this refusal is that what should be the matter of the highest moral imperative, the abolition of slavery, is reduced to the story about the parliamentary maneuvering.

This is why the Manolo kept making reference to the Mel Gibson in his mind.

Say what you will about the Crazy Mel, but you cannot deny that he has the ability to move audiences, to make them feel intensely. In the Amazing Grace we see the characters in anguish at the thought of slavery, but we feel little of what causes their torment, and none of the real torment suffered by the slaves. The movie is somewhat bloodless, and suffers because of this.

This material in the hands of the Mel Gibson would have been sensationalized beyond measure, but you would have known, with your all of your being, why William Wilburforce felt so intensely about abolition, for you, too, would have felt intensely.

So the Manolo liked the Amazing Grace very much, but wishes that it had packed more of the emotional punch.

APR
2007
17

The Consolation of the Shoes

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Manolo says, the Manolo reminds you that his new work, The Consolation of the Shoes will soon be sent out. Now is the chance to pre-order this amusing piece of writing.

APR
2007
16

Badgley Mischka for the Spring

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Manolo says, now the torrential rain has passed, perhaps it is again time to think of the beautiful shoes for the spring, such as these marvelous open-toe slingbacks from the Badgley Mischka.