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Simon 'Blue' Robinson

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
730 total appearances

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

He had a house in Monaco, had a house in Paris, San Bart in Washington, Leesburg, Virginia, a farm there.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

Everything that he had, he'd sweated for.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

So that was his currency.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

Physical activity, physical endurance, physical performance.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

And so that was going to be my currency as well.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

It was a Greek statue of a male nude with amazing buttocks, apparently.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

Amazing bum.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

And Rudolph would lie on these long lounges overlooking Central Park on the second floor and summon myself and Robert to twist the statue so he could get good views of the buns.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

He said, move the buns, move the buns.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

No, a bit more.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

Ah, that's it, good, nice.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

50 grand for a pair of buns.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

I mean, you know, if you work for it, why not?

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

You have to understand there was nothing in his life, apart from a statue with nice buttocks, there was nothing in his life but ballet.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

Dance was everything.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

When he couldn't dance, he choreographed, and he was a brilliant choreographer.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

And so his language came from dance.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

It was very shorthand.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

He often used his hands in a very quick maneuver, and ballerinas could understand this because they'd grown up with it.

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The real Rudolf Nureyev โ€” a volatile but vulnerable genius

I couldn't.