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| First it's nice to see Cindy and Lee back.  Sorry about Cindy's bad weather and Lee having to endure more assignments. Cindy, your husband's jealousy is too funny. You're not alone. My exes were a bit envious too.
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That's so great. Yeah, maybe someday T.R. will head to Chicago and do Goodman or Steppenwolf. But NYC is probably more doable than LA b/c I don't drive. Thanks for the news. I really like the cast they have there.
| Working in Vegas inevitably one works with the CSI production. When TR came out a number of the crew and William "Billy" Petersen reminsiced about wokring with him. They said he was very professional and prepared. The original script called for a more Q&A type interaction between him and Gary Dourdan but he embodied his character so well and could do a scene in one take the exchange was turned into more of a monologue. Billy was equally impressed and although they didn't have scenes together they chatted in between takes. They bonded on their shared Midwestern values. Ever since I always imagined them doing a play in Chicago together.
One of the most admirable qualities of the Chicago stage is its variety of storytelling and its dedication to more regular working types. The actors who emerge aren't your typical leading men or ladies but have they left an indelible mark on the craft. The NYC stage in recent years has succumb to broader entertainment with less O'Neill, Chekhov, Stoppard and more movie adaptations. TR would find a kindred spirit in the Windy City.
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T.R. did say in an interview that his brother and sister had more "normal" names.
Now that you mention the background on their names, it does seem to be more fitting if you look back on the history of the name.
| In the famous Ellen interview he said his father started calling him by his initials since he could remember. Sometimes parents do that when they're not the fondest of the first name. This makes me wonder if there's a specific reason he was named Theodore.
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Gwen, you mentioned experiencing racism yourself. I worry about this for my youngest... he is So. Korean. He's young, so I haven't had to worry too much on him being affected by it yet, but I have encountered some myself, much that is harmless or not too offensive though... usually just comments about how cute he is, or children making the "squinty eyes" or people asking me how I "got a boy", assuming that he is Chinese. The most unfortunate thing about this is that he has very little connection to his heritage, as it is, and then to have people mistake him for being Chinese (not that there's anything wrong w/ being Chinese-- it's just not his heritage) makes his strongest connection to his heritage null and void to the way others see him. Anyway, it saddens me to think that he may encounter racism one day when he's older and doesn't have me with him.
| Giving a child a loving home by far outweighs cultural/ racial concerns. There are ways to honor his heritage and keep him connected. For example you can adopt customs and food. I'm sure there are Korean festival and events in nearby cities you can attend as a family.
Racism is a sad fact of life and is heartbreaking. Despite my pessimistic nature I refuse to say there's been no progress and I'm confident some of the issues that plagued me will not be his. When I came of age at the time of rigid attitudes towards race and assimilitation. It was expected I had to discard all "non-American" habits while simultaneously being rejected just on my appearance alone. It was common for Asian customs, features, dress, religion, and languages to be ridiculed because the standard of success had a definite Aryan nature. Nowadays these notions are more flexible. Just as an example all those girls who tormented me underwent plastic surgery to obtain the physical attributes I have. However, imperfect multiculturalism is it's too pervasive to return to the dark days of complete Northern Europena worship.
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Thanks so much for this info, Gwen! I'm so excited... although I have a ways to wait... that is good, considering me getting to NY will probably be a child care logistical mess, I am determined to go!
Thanks, too for the info on Parade
| I'm still negotiating going to LA and trying to provide the care my parents need.
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Yes, I did notice that. Thinking about how upset T.R. was and how he had been hurt by this just angers me. And then to go on the internet and read comments people have made in the past about him continues to had fuel to the fire - this world can be so sickening with peoples' hate. They sometimes just cannot accept those that are different from them.
| Thankfully I've heard from people TR is technologically inept and prefers live interaction so I don't think he sits on the computer frequently reading the negativity. Nonetheless some of those are disturbing and no decent person should say those things.
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Never considered the hair bit...maybe there is a chance that he has Native American. As far as his nose goes, the dip always reminded me a bit of Patrick's.
| I agree about the nose. That's called a Roman nose and many Causcasian ethnicities have it. As for the hair on photobucket I saw a pic, which unfortunately forgot to save, of TR at a drugstore and his hair frizzed. The texture looked like mine. Many Americans have Native American ancestry in the distant past and latent traits can appear.
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Thanks for posting T.R.'s horoscope. It speaks so much truth about him That's something so admireable about T.R. - he's got that hard-working, go-getter attitude.
| In my variety of jobs over the years I worked in the New Age shops along Santa Monica-Venice. From my training TR's rising sign is probably Pisces and his sun sign-the one you're born under-is Aries. Those with that combination undergo reinvention in life and career. The symbolism is Pisces is the last in the zodiac whereas Aries is the first. Trust me it's better he has his signs in this order than the opposite. |
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