OMIGODDESS Rita! (We could have a thread for her alone

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I grew up a huge Fred Astaire fan (I'll save that passion for another post), so of course knew about Rita the Dancer:
You'll Never Get Rich and You Were Never Lovelier (ain't that the truth!).
Y'know, Rita's one of those women who I can say, in hindsight, "outed" me. I had this fascination for her when I was about 14-15: I flattered myself I could look like her (even parted my hair in the same place
). I told myself it was just "idol worship," but now I know that she definitely was Turning Me On.
. . . but she had a really tragic life. All those broken affairs and marriages (dammit, I can't remember where I heard Rita's famous quote referenced recently: "Men go to bed w/ 'Gilda' but they wake up w/ me."
) And then Early Onset Alzheimers: hell of a way to go.
GG Her legendary beauty, however, will Never Fade.
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