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There is some serious Gabriel zeitgeist going around these days, what with recent announcements about the release of Leningrad next year, word of his involvement in At Swim Two Birds, the Emmy awards earlier this week (which are crap, but, hey, we got to see our guy searching for his seat on live TV! ), and, the crowning touch, our very own thread sisters LadyLeslie and iamyuneek going to the Irish film festival tomorrow night to see SFH and hear MH speak! I have a strong feeling they will get to meet and personally interact with the man himself in less than 24 hours. How appropriate that at this penultimate hour of excitement, I checked my mailbox and discovered my own latest Gabriel treasure inside, 6 slides of him (purportedly original) that I bought from a collector. These were taken around the time of Defense of the Realm, a film I find woefully under-discussed in terms of his breathtaking beauty in it. If you are not of the latter conviction, you will be after you view the following scans. That is, if you are still alive after viewing the following scans. These are lethal. They CAN kill. But, fortunately, I believe they could also bring any dead woman back to life. So if you die, have your next of kin send these into the ether, and I've no doubt you will return to us. The first couple of pics suffer from motion blur/soft focus, but they get better as they go. Technical imperfections notwithstanding, viewing these photos -- and realizing that they depict only a fraction of the man's inner beauty -- emboldens me to say that he is the single best, most incontrovertible argument for the desirability of human cloning. (Just think, we could ALL have a Gabriel of our own!  ) But enough with verbal preludes. Anything I say will be excruciatingly trite and inadequate next to the pictures themselves, so, without further adieu, I offer these as a sendoff to 'neek and LL as they embark on their Gabriel adventure of tomorrow. P.S. - Don't say you weren't warned! http:/<wbr />/<wbr />amoreproductions.<wbr />com/<wbr />DOTRPics/<wbr />DOTR%20Session%201.<wbr />jpg http:/<wbr />/<wbr />amoreproductions.<wbr />com/<wbr />DOTRPics/<wbr />DOTR%20Session%202.<wbr />jpg http:/<wbr />/<wbr />amoreproductions.<wbr />com/<wbr />DOTRPics/<wbr />DOTR%20Session%203.<wbr />jpg http:/<wbr />/<wbr />amoreproductions.<wbr />com/<wbr />DOTRPics/<wbr />DOTR%20Session%204.<wbr />jpg http:/<wbr />/<wbr />amoreproductions.<wbr />com/<wbr />DOTRPics/<wbr />DOTR%20Session%205.<wbr />jpg http:/<wbr />/<wbr />amoreproductions.<wbr />com/<wbr />DOTRPics/<wbr />DOTR%20Session%206.<wbr />jpg
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Re: Prepare to faint . . .
Nov 13, 2009 8:54 PM
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Wellll, I do embroidery, and needlepoint, and all kinds of stitching like that .... but this show was ENTIRELY different. Ummm - stitching in contemporary art?!
Looked like a crowded bunch, from that last picture of the room. I can only imagine what these "works of art" go for!!
Gabe must have been having a boring night and decided to hang out at this place - yes, probably did know what of the stitchers (anyone want to do some research? Ha!).
But - bleh! He shows up to this opening night thingy, but doesn't show up to some Irish event in DC? The man is just too modest!
And WAS there stitching on that pink pillow? I'm confused (sorry - I'm slow). 
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Re: Prepare to faint . . .
Nov 13, 2009 2:37 PM
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> Did someone say embroidery? Gabriel was at the
> opening night of a new exhibition, called "In
> Stitches" last night.
Just googled it "Embroidery As Art" group show at some gallery on the upper east side...think he knows one the the stitchers?
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Nov 13, 2009 2:33 PM
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That is THE pink cushion....
AND...it is mine......just try to pry it outa my hands.....just TRY IT!!!
OH, and I really don't think he said what the embroidery was on it....maybe he did....there's a question to ask one day....hahahaha
Hi, Mr. Byrne...while humping the pink cushion....what were you reading?? 'Home Sweet Home?"...."Be Nice, I've had a Hard Day?" hahahhaa
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Nov 13, 2009 2:13 PM
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Did someone say embroidery? Gabriel was at the opening night of a new exhibition, called "In Stitches" last night.
I see that I have completely missed the reference to the pink cushion. I thought you meant the one he spent an entire day pretending to hump when filming Excalibur.
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Re: Prepare to faint . . .
Nov 12, 2009 5:11 PM
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Okay jtom now that you are "really" good and rested.. please to tell me what IS that embroidery that Gabriel said was distracting him from his duties with the pink cooshion. Either you or Jen can spill if her nose isn't out of joint....tee hee
Never say never jtom, are we all off to the Gala next year 
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Re: Prepare to faint . . .
Nov 12, 2009 4:35 PM
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> Resting on Jenlor's pink cushion, Neek.
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> Wellll, I guess I won't get to see him in a few short
> weeks - but here's hoping that he looks the SAME when
> I DO get the chance!!
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> The man is just all kinds of beautiful - inside AND
> out.
Right with you jtom, all the way!
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Nov 12, 2009 4:27 PM
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Resting on Jenlor's pink cushion, Neek.
Wellll, I guess I won't get to see him in a few short weeks - but here's hoping that he looks the SAME when I DO get the chance!!
The man is just all kinds of beautiful - inside AND out.
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Nov 12, 2009 3:05 PM
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Jenior ... that's not, by any chance THE little pink cushion? From Excalibur..?
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Re: Prepare to faint . . .
Nov 8, 2009 10:52 PM
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This is MY PADDED ROOM!! Get your OWN!!
HAHAHHAHAHHA
***rocking back and forth, smelling pink cushion***
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Nov 8, 2009 10:24 PM
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Hey jtom are you nice and rested after your trip?
Yes it is pretty much how he looks, his face may be a bit thinner today but the eyes and smile are all there
I have it on my desk top and every morning when I log on. I lovingly say "Hey Baby" and I swear those eyes sparkle just a little bit more and the smile gets a little bit brighter...okay lock me up now!.. hahaha
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Nov 8, 2009 9:51 PM
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Oh, gosh, Neek, are you actually telling us that the lavender/pink shirt shot is how he looks NOW?!? I think that was taken a year or two ago - it was used in some of the Irish Hospice advertising.
It's one of my favorites - the smile and the eyes (with the lovely little laugh lines around them) are just so sweet.
I'm just going to have to stare at this more often!!
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Re: Prepare to faint . . .
Nov 6, 2009 1:21 AM
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> That head shot of him in the pink/lavender shirt
> looks like he looked that night in santa Monica. The
> sweetness in his eyes is shining through like a
> beacon. It is now my Laptop desktop picture, I used
> stretch mode which surprisingly did not distort it
> and fills more than half the screen, almost life
> size.....a nice treat during the day to see that
> wonderful smile
Yer both makin' me crazy.
Ok, I had to check the pics again, just as a touchstone, jaysus.
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Nov 6, 2009 1:11 AM
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That head shot of him in the pink/lavender shirt looks like he looked that night in santa Monica. The sweetness in his eyes is shining through like a beacon. It is now my Laptop desktop picture, I used stretch mode which surprisingly did not distort it and fills more than half the screen, almost life size.....a nice treat during the day to see that wonderful smile
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Re: Prepare to faint . . .
Nov 6, 2009 12:14 AM
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Wonderful pics, indeed.
Please get all of your fainting out of your system while looking at these photos. Gabriel is very handsome in person, too, so kinda train yourself to look at him at the film festival next month when he's not looking. That way, you'll be delightful and relaxed when you meet him up close. He's really a very nice and sweet guy...let's not horrify the nice celebrity.
Trust me, celebrities of the canker sore variety abound, but Gabriel Byrne really is in a class by himself when it comes to sweetness and kindness. As great as these photos are, they don't capture the glow that he brings with him. I'm excited for all of you who are meeting him next month....I'm so happy for you.
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