Sexy Hands

[Guest]

Holy Hannah! The fingers on that man are... yowza!

Yeah, unfortunately he seemed to be a non-sexual being (nothing yet known about relations w/men or women). I love his piano playing of Beethoven and Bach above all others. Listening to his versions I feel the music nearly gets translated to words. Big sigh...

Perdita

 

[Guest]

 

[McKenna]

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[shereads]

And my type of hands.

(I am in lust with the guy too. )

I can't lust for a man who would pose like that.

 

[shereads]

Yeah, unfortunately he seemed to be a non-sexual being (nothing yet known about relations w/men or women). I love his piano playing of Beethoven and Bach above all others. Listening to his versions I feel the music nearly gets translated to words. Big sigh...

Perdita

That must be what I was sensing in the pose...That, and a bit of Martin Short developing a new "sexy hands" character.

 

[damppanties]

I can't lust for a man who would pose like that.

Interesting. Why not?

I posted the pose for the hands.

 

[Guest]

Mack, a few years ago there was a very fine film made on Gould, called "32 Short Films about Glenn Gould". Rent the dvd, the film contains a good selection of his playing, plus excellent bits on and of him (the actor who plays him does a very fine job).

There are very good books on Gould too (I"ve read them all) and books that collect his interviews and writings. He's one of the most interesting men that ever lived. I love him as if I had actually known him. I have framed photographs of him in my home (as I do of authors and other artists I love).

He came to fame with the Goldberg Variations, but I love his Beethoven most.

best, Perdita

 

[Guest]

ah ...yes....between the gondola rides..

Vienna, not Venice! Schiele was Viennese.

Perdita

 

[Guest]

I can't lust for a man who would pose like that.

He did not pose. Fortunately for me one photographer began to follow him about at the beginning of Gould's career. He posed for formal portraits, but the one I enclose is not posed.

Perdita

 

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

 

[McKenna]

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[Guest]

 

[shereads]

Interesting. Why not?

I posted the pose for the hands.

Nothing against the beauty of the man or the admittedly luscious-looking digits. I tend to be attracted to men whose vanity is expressed in other ways than by body-building or obsessing with their appearance, or in this case, posing and preening.

He seems to be "vogueing" and it's a Madonna thing.

 

[Guest]

OK, my last defense of the boy. There are hundreds (perhaps thousands) of photos of him rehearsing, speaking, playing. I mentioned that I've read all there is to read of him (in English). He had no vanity that I can detect. His ego was caught up in his genius and what he could do with and for music.

Perdita

 

[shereads]

He did not pose. Fortunately for me one photographer began to follow him about at the beginning of Gould's career. He posed for formal portraits, but the one I enclose is not posed.

Perdita, you and I are looking at two different pictures. I was referring to the photo composite that dpanties posted. He's vogueing - no doubt at the direction of a photographer, but he's going along with it nevertheless and it makes him seem a bit self-absorbed. Your picture is of a man contemplating his hands, in what appears to be a candid, unposed moment.

 

[The_Fool]

My thoughts are that men are more direct in there assessment of a woman's "sexiness." We tend to concentrate on "what counts" which differs from culture to culture and even man to man. Overall we are going to be assessing a dressed woman on breasts, bottoms and beauty...oh yeah, and availability. My thoughts are that women tend to project sexiness onto other parts of the body, not that a well formed male ass doesn't get attention, but I think they do a better job of considering the whole package. I had stated that women tend to project sexiness, but how far does that go? Is that just a part of your more complex psyche or are you projecting phallic images onto a man’s fingers? The obvious answer is yes, because they can be used for that action, but I am looking for something deeper than that. Something beyond long fingers mean a long cock as well. I don’t know if I can describe what I am asking for or not. Kind of the blind man fondling the elephants….never mind. You get the picture.

I do look at a woman's hands, after I have verified that she has boobs of course. Hands, shoulders and neck speak to me on a woman's femininity. Slender, graceful, eloquent hands speak to me of elegance and grace. I used eloquent on purpose, because we speak with our hands, we speak with our bodies. Perdita's discussion of Ballet Hands is very much in line with this train of thought. In a way, a woman with hands like I have described becomes even more desirable to me because then I seek a sexual relationship with her that is more wanton, more extreme. I’ll leave the details to the imagination or the next story. The reason for this is to see someone that is so elegant and refined engaged in actions are considered coarse, rude, risqué, whatever description you want to use.

I agree wholeheartedly with Raphy and his assessment that men judge other men on there hands as well. I hate to shake hands with a man that doesn’t grip back. Honestly, I would rather not shake hands anyway, but that is more a matter of personal space and touching.

 

[McKenna]

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[Guest]

Almost forgot. James Joyce had the most beautiful hands. Here's a sample photo, couldn't find the my favorite.

Perdita

 

[Dirt Man]

Perhaps it's that men create with their hands that make men's hands seem so sensual to women who are the creators of life with their whole body.

As Always
I Am the
Dirt Man

 

[dr_mabeuse]

Yeah, unfortunately he [Glenn Gould--dr.M.] seemed to be a non-sexual being (nothing yet known about relations w/men or women). I love his piano playing of Beethoven and Bach above all others. Listening to his versions I feel the music nearly gets translated to words. Big sigh...

Perdita

You're right about this. Glenn Gould was fantastic with Bach. He was also looney. He developed that habit of unconsciously singing along with what he was playing. (Not as bad as Erroll Garner, but you can hear Gould muttering along on a lot of stuff)

I heard him once in a radio interview. He had nothing good to say about any pop musician (this was in the '80's) except for--ready for this?--Petula Clark. Glenn Gould just thought she was the nazz. Pet Clark.

As far as large hands, the ones I always noticed were on Chuck Berry. Monstrous mitts. Check it out:

http://home*******.no/~smpeders/ind-bcb1.htm

---dr.M.

 

[Guest]

Perhaps it's that men create with their hands that make men's hands seem so sensual to women who are the creators of life with their whole body.

Nope. I think of men destroying with their hands more than creating.

Perdita

 

[Guest]

Mab., you're right, Glenn was "loony" but what he did on the piano made up for it, unlike other eccentric artists. And yes, he was infatuated w/Petula Clark (to say the least).

I personally love hearing him hum in the background. He couldn't help himself. There's a similarity with Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg, the great violinist. People keep telling her to keep still while she plays, and critics deride her for her obvious passion. Fuck 'em is what Glenn and Nadia say, and me.

I love too that Gould interviewed himself. He also took on other persona (very werid characters) to speak or teach. He also wasted (in my opinion) too much time creating radio programs for the CBC (he was Canadian) on subjects like "North". But I understand it was his fine hearing that made him want to explore things like various conversations going on at once. He wanted to "conduct" them like music.

I love the boy, obviously.

Perdita

 

[Guest]

 

[Dirt Man]

Nope. I think of men destroying with their hands more than creating.

Perdita

Yes, mean created the bow, and arrow, guns, bombs, and missles. He also created the wheel, the telephone, electric lights, and some of the greatest art work in the world. Yes man can create distruction with his hands, but like your Gould, he can create something beautiful, even if it's a chiseled out bowl for his puppy.

As Always
I Am the
Dirt Man