Flabbergasted I entered the
dressing room while she gently
swung her head in my direction.
Her staggering eyes, like bright
shiny emeralds, gave me a
hearty welcome.
"Take a seat"; a calm voice and a gracious hand directed me to the seat in front of her.
"That human astonishment really turns me on, it makes me feel even more alive!"
Relying on that, I recovered my state of mind and launched my first question, knowing that
5 minutes was all I got.
Who is your icon?
"Linda Evangelista!" she
enthuses, "She is fashion from
head to toe and she will never
lose her appeal, she could be my
sister...older sister..." she
corrects, "there's a big
advantage in being a toon-
model. I don't have to be content
with natural laws like she has to,
I've always been almost twenty
and I always will be."
But what about Jessica Rabbit?
"What about her? She is a charming lady, very sexy,
but a rabbits-playmate...she serves a complete
different audience, don't you think. Besides all that
she's a toon herself".
Be a toon, be bold, be bright , in these days of media mania to be a toon is
the measure of success...
"That's a typical human point of view,
which I feel grateful for.
Let's be realistic,
it made my career possible."
"It opened new dimensions for all the toons who have great ambitions in the real-world , it is a break-through in cartoon-emancipation...I love that... and I truly admire all those living breathing cartoonesque personalities who worship toon-status."
What does it mean to be a cartoon?
"It means I'm capable of
amazingly complex features,
all the while remaining
appealingly simple... I must
admit, I haven't shown all
the spectacular features yet,
but it's just a matter of
time.... it also means to
have a limitless wardrobe."
What about feelings, love, is
there a boyfriend?
"Who wants to know?"
A naughty sparkle raises her
vivid eyes and like a
professional she resumes
"I do have feelings."
"It's a misconception to think that cartoons don't have feelings.
I'm immune to catwalk-catastrophes, I can
handle impossible high stiletto-heels like a
graceful flamingo or bounce back elastic
when I run into a mirror...which I do on purpose from
time to time, the audience loves that..."
"behind the
surface hides a lot of female sensitivity and desires."
Her big well-shaped head slightly enlarges and I notice that I might have touched a tender spot here...
"Holy Mickey"
she yells while she perked up from her seat...
"I almost forgot... Time for my salad."
What do you mean?
YOU'RE ON A DIET ?
"Yes, the out-line diet program...3D is hot, 2D
is not, I'm on a diet to reduce these out-lines".
And while she delicately picks at her salad,
her dog and mental coach, Pollo,
brings me back to reality.
"your last question, please"
Can you tip our visitors on how to exposen themselves as a cartoon?
"Watch me, watch Betty Boop and all the others!
Don't focus on the breasts, silicone your head and make it gigantic!".
Deeply impressed I left the lady whose endless charms no-one can deny.
When I looked back over my shoulder to catch a final glimpse of this new-
born icon, her red bob twirls to a giant Kelley-roll...even this world might not
be big enough for this red-ambition.
