Comments on: Clubgoers ‘Gobsmacked’ To Meet Sir Ian McKellen, 85, Living His Best Life At London Gay Club /news/sir-ian-mckellen-london-gay-club-roast/233428 Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:10:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Jon "maddog" Hall /news/sir-ian-mckellen-london-gay-club-roast/233428#comment-659182 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:10:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233428#comment-659182 As a 74 YO man who came out at the age of 62 and married my husband at the age of 67, I think it is both great that Sir Ian McKellen clubs and dances at age 85.

I also appreciate that people respect him for his accomplishments in stage and film, and I hope that he keeps dancing past the age of 100.

]]> By: Michael Reid /news/sir-ian-mckellen-london-gay-club-roast/233428#comment-659081 Sat, 19 Oct 2024 02:29:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233428#comment-659081 If I had the means to jet set around the world on a whim, I would have traveled to London to see Sir Ian perform in a theatre role. Knowing full well that was where he had his initial Top Shelf experience as an actor. Anyone who has seen him in mammoth blockbusters like X-MEN or THE LORD OF THE RINGS to more substantial films like “Gods & Monsters” (which Brendan Fraser), would agree he effortlessly excelled in all of them! Drawing in your unwavering full attention! How much more essential would it be, to marvel witnessing him perfecting, another engaging character, where there are no retakes! The whole piece is one 1st take every night. Alas I do have his most recent & current cinema piece “The Critic” to highly recommend as amongst the Top 5 ‘Not To Be Missed” for 2024! Apart from anything else, I have adored the cute & gentle humour of the short Christmas videos he has been knitting new cardigans with (another beautiful man sharing & expressing his non-toxic masculinity) Bjorn Ulvaeus on a sofa by the fireplace. I hope they continue to do those. This year they could include Tom Daley, as much younger super keen knitter. They can acknowledge his well earnt success at the Olympics. He could probably embarrass them both with his (always gorgeous) disarming face with more accomplished pieces! The world needs such beautiful & non-violent (peaceful) examples of best behaviour NOW! More than ever!!!!

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