Re: The fat lady

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PODESTA,Lesley wrote:

> Personally I think that Buddy refers to Bessie as Fatty because he loved
> her and they shared an intimacy that meant the power behind those words
> was negated by their mutual bond. (Think of the things you can say only
> to your lovers, the insults you can use only with your family, the fact
> that you can walk into the bathroom while your son is in the bath and it
> means nothing apart from the fact that privacy is a foreign concept in
> your family.)

Well as I said, you caught me in deep-think mode so forgive my waffling on.
I see what you're saying. One of my favorite Morrissey songs is "You're The
One For Me, Fatty," which only a performer who has always staunchly been on
the side of the ignored can get away singing and have it be triumphant
rather than mocking. The live version really brings down the house.

Malcs

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