I was thinking the same thing before I saw your post. But I voted for McQueen since Bogie was not an option.
The King of Cool
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I was thinking the same thing before I saw your post. But I voted for McQueen since Bogie was not an option.
No one mentioned Miles yet? Can't really argue with any of the selections preceding, especially Bogie and William Powell, but when I think of cool, I think of Miles.
Well here he is. One of the coolest cats to ever blow a horn.
Well here he is. One of the coolest cats to ever blow a horn.
Miles played a song directly in my ear (less than an inch away) that no one else at the concert was able to hear, including the people sitting directly next to me.
He was cool.
He was cool.
You too? Miles Davis and I have this agreement where he plays unlimited private concerts for me for a one-time $1.29 fee per song
McQueen. End of discussion.
See "The Getaway"
See "The Getaway"
You too? Miles Davis and I have this agreement where he plays unlimited private concerts for me for a one-time $1.29 fee per song
That was back in 1980 at The Savoy in NYC. Not sure if you were even around then.
It was remarkable how he was able to maintain such pristine tone at what may have been the lowest volume any musician ever achieved. Unforgettable.
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Miles was a hepcat, no doubt.
What ouch mentioned above was one his audience pleasers in small venues.
What ouch mentioned above was one his audience pleasers in small venues.
That was back in 1980 at The Savoy in NYC. Not sure if you were even around then.
It was remarkable how he was able to maintain such pristine tone at what may have been the lowest volume any musician ever achieved. Unforgettable.
Hey. HEY! HEY!!
You cannot leave the story at that. I want the whole story. Miles played a tune for you in the middle of a club? Spill, Ouch, spill.
I grew up when all mentioned were in their heyday. There were many cool stars during that time. But to choose one, I vote for Steve McQueen.
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The Savoy had long tables placed perpendicular to the stage, so you would sit at a right angle to the stage. Whose brilliant idea was that? I did work for me, though, as I had the best seat, with my right elbow right smack dab on the stage. At one point, Miles leaned down and placed his horn practically into my right ear. For about a minute he played a complicated piece so incredibly softly that my girlfriend, who was scrunched very tightly to my left side, said, "I didn't hear anything!" I replied, "I did!
Grant. No one comes close.
Incredible.
Cary Grant.
Frank
Frank
The Duke
Enough Said!!
Enough Said!!
Sinatra's is one of two restaurants on my list every time I go to Las Vegas. The other is Bartolotta di Mare, at Wynn's.
Sinatra's is small. The food is very good. The atmosphere is definitely Sinatra, but muted. But Frankie is singing all the time.
In April, Steve Wynn and his entourage came in and sat at the next table…so he must like the food. Ha, just as he came in through a back door…a dude wandered in wearing surfer shorts, flip flops, tank top, and a mullet topped by a baseball cap on sideways. He was holding a can of Coors. He said something to the effect of "Hey man, this is kinda cool…" Suddenly, he was surrounded by restaurant staff to obscure the sight of him from Mr. Wynn. Everyone was really nice and polite as they quickly escorting him out the door, quietly explaining he was welcome back if he was clad in business casual. That is one of the slickest bum's rushes I have ever seen.
Now that there is a Sinatra whiskey…BTW, the bar is nice, intimate…I want to sit at the bar and sip some sipping whiskey, Frank's way.
Sinatra's is small. The food is very good. The atmosphere is definitely Sinatra, but muted. But Frankie is singing all the time.
In April, Steve Wynn and his entourage came in and sat at the next table…so he must like the food. Ha, just as he came in through a back door…a dude wandered in wearing surfer shorts, flip flops, tank top, and a mullet topped by a baseball cap on sideways. He was holding a can of Coors. He said something to the effect of "Hey man, this is kinda cool…" Suddenly, he was surrounded by restaurant staff to obscure the sight of him from Mr. Wynn. Everyone was really nice and polite as they quickly escorting him out the door, quietly explaining he was welcome back if he was clad in business casual. That is one of the slickest bum's rushes I have ever seen.
Now that there is a Sinatra whiskey…BTW, the bar is nice, intimate…I want to sit at the bar and sip some sipping whiskey, Frank's way.
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Depends on what you mean by "cool." To me, James Dean was cool. Miles was something beyond cool. Way beyond. Brandi when he was young was cool. Not later.
Cary Grant was cool in a way. But he may have been too mainstream conventionally good looking etc. To be cool in most senses of the term. He was great. Vogue was more cool in the sense of the outsider self sufficient guy.
McQueen, as I remember him was more "hot." Conventional guy capable of violence, big emotions, leadership, etc. Toward John Wayne. Sinatra also seemed too smouldering to be exactly cool. Sinatra did have a bit of that cool psychopathic edge though.
Cool is hard to define to me.
Cary Grant was cool in a way. But he may have been too mainstream conventionally good looking etc. To be cool in most senses of the term. He was great. Vogue was more cool in the sense of the outsider self sufficient guy.
McQueen, as I remember him was more "hot." Conventional guy capable of violence, big emotions, leadership, etc. Toward John Wayne. Sinatra also seemed too smouldering to be exactly cool. Sinatra did have a bit of that cool psychopathic edge though.
Cool is hard to define to me.
Once Humphrey Bogart and James Dean were added, this poll officially became impossible to answer.
Hey Chadao, what a great story man. I'm gonna have to plan a trip there.
McQueen. Did many of his own stunts including jumping that bike over the barbed wire in The Great Escape.
And drove that Mustang in Bullitt, one of the most famous car chase scenes to date. Amazing guy.
Edited to add - I may have spoken too soon. This from Wikipedia:
McQueen, an accomplished driver, drove in the close-up scenes, while stunt coordinator Carey Loftin hired stuntman and motorcycle racer Bud Ekins and McQueen's usual stunt driver Loren Janes for the high-speed part of the chase and other dangerous stunts.[SUP][13][/SUP] Ekins, who doubled for McQueen in the The Great Escape sequence where McQueen's character jumps over a barbed wire fence on a motorcycle...
And drove that Mustang in Bullitt, one of the most famous car chase scenes to date. Amazing guy.
Edited to add - I may have spoken too soon. This from Wikipedia:
McQueen, an accomplished driver, drove in the close-up scenes, while stunt coordinator Carey Loftin hired stuntman and motorcycle racer Bud Ekins and McQueen's usual stunt driver Loren Janes for the high-speed part of the chase and other dangerous stunts.[SUP][13][/SUP] Ekins, who doubled for McQueen in the The Great Escape sequence where McQueen's character jumps over a barbed wire fence on a motorcycle...
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