Thursday, December 29, 2016

Steve Martin's Tribute Tweet

Steve Martin seems to have ruffled more than a few delicate feathers with his tribute Tweet: “When I was a young man, Carrie Fisher was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. She turned out to be witty and bright as well.”
I was six years old, probably sitting in the New Dorp Lane Theater, Staten Island, my father to my left, his feet stretched into the aisle; and with each second of "Star Wars," my mind expanding, my imagination extending, and then Princess Leia: She was fierce, she was sharp, she was capable… but she was also beautifully adorable beyond my comprehension at the time. I was within reach of puberty when "Return of the Jedi" was released and Carrie Fisher and her character were light years more appealing to me than Farah Fawcett and Cheryl Ladd. [Lo and behold, I married a version of Jedi Organa Solo.]
I second Steve Martin’s statement, hormones and all. Get over it.

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