Remembering Paul Newman (Chris M)

Soon I will submit my usual post, but first I wanted to at least briefly mention the recent passing of Paul Newman.  There are so many ways you can remember him, both on and off the screen.  You can remember him for all the changes he brought to the world; in total, his donations to a number of charities have exceeded two hundred million dollars.  His “Hole in the Wall Gang” camps have brought happiness to thousands and thousands of seriously ill children.  You can remember him for his numerous memorable roles on screen.  I love to talk about how characters can touch us deeply.  Newman, always an actor before a movie star, had an incredible way of making the viewer attach to his characters.  Hud (“Hud,” Ritt, 1963) was one such character (one of my favorites).  Hud is a young, rough and tough, hot tempered cowboy that drives a pink Cadillac.  He’s the kind of character you hate to love.  To me, Hud stands out as one of the most lovable, conflicting characters in cinema.  Hud was just one of many of Paul Newman’s unforgettable roles.  We will all have our own ways of remembering him.  I will remember how he used his smile, his perfectly delivered lines, and his true ability to act, to make his characters connect to his viewers.

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[PierceD]

nobody ever eat fifty eggs

but paul newman did

[PE]

While I will remember Paul Newman fondly in his role as the protagonist in Cool Hand Luke, I doubt nobody will ever remember him for the sexually suggestive legends on the back of his salad dressing bottles. Here is an excerpt from Newman's Own Light Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing bottle,

"medium light Italian Starlet, daughter of Butch Cassidini, named Bitch Cassidini, leaps into the balloon basket, kisses Piloto, her lips smeared with Newman's Own Light Balsamic Vinaigrette, she murmurs "You taste of Sicily...of Naples baby," and patting his fanny she whispers, "and no fat!""