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I can happily report that I am a "Windie." That is the official name for someone who is crazy about Gone With The Wind, a wonderfully romantic period movie based on the best-selling novel by Atlanta belle Margaret Mitchell. Miss Mitchell’s story introduced the world to the Southern way of living, albeit, translated onto the Hollywood silver screen. I first saw this movie with my father when I was nine years old. At such a young age, I didn’t understand all the historical nuances of characters living during and after the Civil War. As I grew up, I realized how their complicated times and personalities developed the story of a willful teenage girl, Scarlett O’Hara. Scarlett grew up to marry and marry and … you get the idea. Miss Scarlett was a pip. The only man who could tame her (don’t you love that kind of talk?) was the rogue blockade runner, Rhett Butler, played by the gloriously handsome Clark Gable. I was struck by the sheer masculinity of Gable way back when and am to this day. Yes, his character, Rhett, was a rat at times. Yes, he had other women. Yes, he drank and gambled too much, but when he loved Scarlett, he loved her hard. It’s as simple as that. So many scenes are memorable. When Rhett kicks in Scarlett’s bedroom door telling her no lock will keep him out, I nearly get the vapors. How about the kiss on the bridge when he’s going off to war? "Kiss me. Once," he tells her. What about the famous trot up the stairs where he carries Scarlett into the darkness, two steps at a time no less, while she’s beating his chest? Upon awakening, she has a smile on her face and sings a song. He must have done something right. My husband and I were fortunate to attend the 50th anniversary costume ball of the publication of the book and then three years later, the 50th anniversary costume ball of the original release of the movie, both held in Atlanta. We also attended the re-premiere of the movie at the fabulous Fox Theatre the next night and saw the remaining members of the cast, including Butterfly McQueen who played the part of the ditsy maid, Prissy. It was a magical experience. If I may say such a thing without sounding immodest, we looked and felt spectacular. I’d transformed a full-length, ivory lace prom dress with hoops beneath the full skirt, fringed drop shoulders, pantalets, pale pink roses and ecru ribbons. I wore mitts (fingerless gloves), carried a reticule (drawstring purse) and covered it all with a short black velvet cape. My husband, in his rented Confederate officer’s uniform, completed his outfit with a yellow plumed hat. We caught the eye of the cameraman from Entertainment Tonight and were on the small screen all of about three seconds, but my cousin called later saying she saw us. It was a ton of fun - one of those times you identify as a highlight of your life.
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