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  • Happy Halloween! Guess Who Darby Is…

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    This is one version of his character.

    Not sure? What about this version…

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    Another angle…

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    If you guessed…

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    …you’re right!

    Actually, these costumes were originally made by my friend Meredith and me for a trailer spoof I was making on Gladiator when it came out in 2000. Alas, I lost my financing and never finished it. Darby was such a good sport about shooting and so was his cousin, Dan (may be rest in peace), who played the Emperor…

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    Hope you and your pups have a very Happy Halloween!

    P.S. EternallyCool.net, my new favorite website about coolness in the Eternal City (Rome), reports:

    Italian archeologists have discovered the tomb of the ancient Roman hero said to have inspired the character played by Russell Crowe in the film ‘Gladiator’.

    Daniela Rossi, a Rome archeologist, said the discovery of the monumental marble tomb of Marcus Nonius Macrinus, including a large inscription bearing his name, was “an exceptional find”. She said it was “the most important ancient Roman monument to come to light for twenty or thirty years”. (read more)

  • Happy Birthday Greg!

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    Today is Greg’s birthday, but alas he is in newborn baby lockdown mode due to the awesome early gift he received last Tuesday at 11:46 A.M. when his second daughter Sabrina Dee arrived.

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    Since we can’t all come over and celebrate, I think a virtual party is in order. My virtual gift would be a full night’s sleep, a Star Trek Marathon for the whole 2 weeks you’re off, and sharing a glass of single malt Scotch together. We really must do that one of these days…

    oh yeah…

    ….and a guest appearance from…

    …wait for it…

    …can you guess…?

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    Danny Aiello!….Gotcha!

    (Photo of Greg holding the late great Danny is by Hugh Ross, whose work you may be familiar with. He recently exploded onto the big screen as the narrator of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Very cool.)

    Add your birthday greetings or virtual gift for Greg in the comments box below.

  • Good-bye Dan, The Littlest Emperor

     

    Danny was my sister Sheila's dog. Last night she said good-bye to him. He was 12 and he was sick. It was devastating. Danny was a character. Barely 4 pounds, he was absolutely adorable. Children were crazy about him — like a teddy bear come to life. But he was deceivingly powerful. Really, somehow he managed to alpha-dog his entire family. It was stunning and hilarious. Here is the photo Sheila sent an online suitor named Greg. Obviously Greg fell in love with them both and married her and adopted him. They came to have a special bond. (Sheila and Greg did too.)

     

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    Once, we made Danny an emperor's costume for a video project I was making. We thought he would be fussy wearing a fur-lined cape and a golden laurel crown. He loved it! Didn't want to take it off, and for years he wore it on his walks. He was very popular with the West Hollywood boys on Santa Monica Blvd. They admired his style.

     

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    Danny, you weren't always the easiest dog, but you brought great joy to many people. And the family you helped create by being so cute in that single photo sent to a stranger is your legacy. Our hearts are heavy that you're gone. Rest in peace, Little Guy.

     

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    (photos: Mark Jacobson, Moira McLaughlin, Greg Cameron.)