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<blockquote data-quote="Mary_Crowell" data-source="post: 6091306" data-attributes="member: 6701853"><p>I don't think that 'glamourous' is necessarily defined by wanting to be near the person/entity in question.</p><p>Dictionary.com defines it as " <span style="color: #333333">charmingly</span> <span style="color: #333333">or</span> <span style="color: #333333">fascinatingly</span> <span style="color: #333333">attractive,</span> <span style="color: #333333">especially</span> <span style="color: #333333">in</span> <span style="color: #333333">a</span> <span style="color: #333333">mysterious</span> <span style="color: #333333">or</span> <span style="color: #333333">magical</span> <span style="color: #333333">way." or secondarily "</span><span style="color: #333333">full</span> <span style="color: #333333">of</span> <span style="color: #333333">excitement,</span> <span style="color: #333333">adventure,</span> <span style="color: #333333">and</span> <span style="color: #333333">unusual</span> <span style="color: #333333">activity"</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span>Merriam-webster.com goes with "Excitingly attractive."</p><p></p><p>I just rewatched "Thriller" by the way. It was so revolutionary when it came out, and it ages well as a video. Very well. There are so many parodies of it out there. I was just trying to think of a few: the Halloween episode of South Park; a climactic battle in Rob Balder's ErfWorld. I just found a Lego Thriller parody. (Master costumers at MARCON in 2007 did a fantastic reproduction of the choreography for the masquerade.) Pretty much if you're going to get a bunch of undead together, they are going to dance and dance well indeed. And yes, the dancing, the singing, the costuming are all "excitingly attractive." </p><p></p><p>Was Michael Jackson mysterious? Yep, and he got really weird and disturbing. But earlier in his career did he manage 'glamourous' for a time? Yes, I would say he did. </p><p></p><p>Michael Jackson aside--speaking more generally now:</p><p>It can be more difficult to be 'glamourous' because there is so much more social connectivity than there used to be. Also, the media does not keep its distance from one's private life. I'm not sure why "wanting to be near the person in question" is part of the definition, but certainly NOT being able to be near a person adds to their mystery. That's why there's the show biz phrase out there, "Always leave them wanting more." So, probably the more a musician and/or actor(ress) manages to keep the mundane or sordid aspects of their life out of the public eye the more they are able to achieve 'glamour.'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mary_Crowell, post: 6091306, member: 6701853"] I don't think that 'glamourous' is necessarily defined by wanting to be near the person/entity in question. Dictionary.com defines it as " [COLOR=#333333]charmingly[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]or[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]fascinatingly[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]attractive,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]especially[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]in[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]a[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]mysterious[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]or[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]magical[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]way." or secondarily "[/COLOR][COLOR=#333333]full[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]of[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]excitement,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]adventure,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]and[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]unusual[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]activity" [/COLOR]Merriam-webster.com goes with "Excitingly attractive." I just rewatched "Thriller" by the way. It was so revolutionary when it came out, and it ages well as a video. Very well. There are so many parodies of it out there. I was just trying to think of a few: the Halloween episode of South Park; a climactic battle in Rob Balder's ErfWorld. I just found a Lego Thriller parody. (Master costumers at MARCON in 2007 did a fantastic reproduction of the choreography for the masquerade.) Pretty much if you're going to get a bunch of undead together, they are going to dance and dance well indeed. And yes, the dancing, the singing, the costuming are all "excitingly attractive." Was Michael Jackson mysterious? Yep, and he got really weird and disturbing. But earlier in his career did he manage 'glamourous' for a time? Yes, I would say he did. Michael Jackson aside--speaking more generally now: It can be more difficult to be 'glamourous' because there is so much more social connectivity than there used to be. Also, the media does not keep its distance from one's private life. I'm not sure why "wanting to be near the person in question" is part of the definition, but certainly NOT being able to be near a person adds to their mystery. That's why there's the show biz phrase out there, "Always leave them wanting more." So, probably the more a musician and/or actor(ress) manages to keep the mundane or sordid aspects of their life out of the public eye the more they are able to achieve 'glamour.' [/QUOTE]
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