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Jsteinfan 06:49 pm UTC 10/29/14 |
| In reply to: | The Wagnerian King - fnord 05:35 pm UTC 10/29/14 |
Thanks... you just made me go to homo history on my work comp... good think I am comfortable enough with whatever I am > I recently picked up a manga on the life of King Ludwig II > of Bavaria. It is quite interesting, if a bit > fictionalized; the pacing could be slowed a bit as well to > get more in depth. It has prompted me to do a little more > research on Ludwig and his life. I already knew that > Ludwig was a great fan and patron of Richard Wagner. > > I have just run across the linked article (URL below). > This is a fascinating summary of Ludwig's love life. But > what especially struck me is the first photo of Ludwig in > the article, under the painted portrait. Ludwig seems to > my eye to look a lot like Jim Steinman. Compare to Jim's > yearbook photo on the News & Notes page. Do you see it? > > While we're at it, I've always though Wagner himself looks > like actor Robert Vaughn. And actor Josef Kainz reminds me > of actor Barry Pearl in this photo, or singer Barry Hay > from Golden Earring. > > I especially love the photo of Ludwig at the bottom. > That's how I want to remember him. > > | |
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