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Well, nothing bums this author out any more than having one of my own memes put to a stop upon barely starting out of the gate. And Jake "aka Richard Simmons" Gyllenhaal was already lined up to be of my all-time favorites. Jake's team is just a bunch of killjoys, lol.
In case you haven't seen them, we have some fine and dandy pictures to share of one of our fave guys - Mr. Jake. Courtesy of Ashley Samuel's Instagram, who is starring in the play Fun Home at the Young Vic Theater in London. The musical has been playing at the Young Vic since June 27 and closes Sept 1 and its synopsis:
SYNOPSIS: After
her father dies unexpectedly, Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story
of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets
defined her family and her life. Based on Alison Bechdel’s autobiographical
graphic novel, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic . - via Playbill
It is not surprising at all that Jake would want to see this show when you look at a better description of the book. From Publishers Weekly via Amazon:
This
autobiography by the author of the long-running strip, Dykes to Watch Out For,
deals with her childhood with a closeted gay father, who was an English teacher
and proprietor of the local funeral parlor (the former allowed him access to
teen boys). Fun Home refers
both to the funeral parlor, where he put makeup on the corpses and arranged the
flowers, and the family's meticulously restored gothic revival house, filled
with gilt and lace, where he liked to imagine himself a 19th-century
aristocrat. - Publishers Weekly
The author of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel, is a lesbian and came out to her parents while her father was still alive and his sexuality was never divulged. One can imagine the complexities and intensity of their history and since it is based on a written journal that she maintained since the age of ten, the story contains detail, some of which probably even she wouldn't remember until re-reading some of the pages. It doesn't get anymore raw and intimate than that.
[Just as an aside, the Victorian home which the patriarch Bruce Bechdel had his children decorate and help refurbish is now available on VRBO as a rental in Beech Creek, PA .]
Here is Jake while at the performance of Fun Home at the Young Vic Theater in London, England.
Okay, so one picture out of three with the obligatory "pointing" isn't too bad. lol. *sigh*
Another sighting of Jake as he is photo'd with the legendary composer Burt Bacharach at the River Cafe in London:
Beautiful and sunny evening @TheRiverCafe for dinner avec mes amis Janey, Oliver and the indefatigable Burt Bacharach.— KSH Management (@KSHmanagement) July 11, 2018
Quietly having our dinner and who trots along to meet me (or maybe Burt?!).. Jake Gyllenhaal!
Thank you Ruthie Rogers for a wonderful night 👌 pic.twitter.com/hwwcndjSAF
A short post today, although we have several in the hopper right now, particularly one which is one of the more enlightening posts I think Narnia has undertaken. Stay tuned!
Looking darn dandy, Jakers!
pic sources: Giphy, IHJ
our playlist: Coming of Age - Foster the People
Recovery - Frank Turner
Sugar on Sunday - Tommy James and the Shondells
