What the Heck is CD Tate Going to do Now?

Hey gang,

You know, I've been concerned just how Charles Delaware Tate has been doing, since Count Petofi stripped him of his amazing artistic abilities.  When we saw Charles the other day, the poor guy was really down in the dumps.

I tell you, I was glad to see Pansy Faye drop by the cottage to say hello and, hopefully, brighten Charles' day.  (Did you notice that Charles seemed so despondent and out of it, that he hardly reacted when that chintzy window shade fell down?)

Perhaps Charles should start selling off the paintings that he completed before Petofi pulled the plug on his artistic talent.  (In retrospect, Charles should have jumped on that offer from the Rev. Trask to paint Charity's portrait for a hefty commission fee before Charity/Pansy went through her own "change of life.")  I'd hate to see Charles devolve into an embittered, alcoholic artist ala the late, lamented Sam Evans.

Hopefully, Charles has amassed sufficient funds from the sale of his earlier works to permit him to lead a sybaritic existence, traveling the world in search of fine wine, fine women and good song.  You know, sort of like the lifestyle that Hugh Hefner and Teddy Kennedy have pursued throughout much of their adult lives.

Then again, Charles may devote the rest of his years on Earth to finding the one, true love of his life.  Of course, you all know that I'm referring to the "Kathie Lee Gifford of the Nineteenth Century," that selfless vision of loveliness, Ms. Amanda Harris!

Can you think of any other similarly "noble" endeavors that Charles might pursue in an attempt to bring meaning and dignity to his life?

Bob the Bartender, hopeless believer in happy endings.     

open up a barber shop and help other men achieve
that wonderful look of his!
teach others how to talk without the use of a megaphone
good trick when one is caught in fog or the woods![crazy]

jennifer
heehee but i love Ted Bob he has done a lot for nurses!
(don't say it anyone i mean jobwise!)

You know, I've been concerned just how Charles Delaware Tate has been doing, since Count Petofi stripped him of his amazing artistic abilities.

LOL.  I'm glad SOMEONE is concerned 'cause I'm sure as hell not.

(Did you notice that Charles seemed so despondent and out of it, that he hardly reacted when that chintzy window shade fell down?)

Seems the director and crew didn't notice it either.  How tacky.  Now THAT'S where I'd have drawn the line.  The scene should have been re-shot.  (Did they have shades like that in 1897?)

Of course, you all know that I'm referring to the "Kathie Lee Gifford of the Nineteenth Century," that selfless vision of loveliness, Ms. Amanda Harris!

LOL.  I don't think I'd go as far as comparing her to Kathie Lee.  THAT nauseating woman is in a league of her own.

Can you think of any other similarly "noble" endeavors that Charles might pursue in an attempt to bring meaning and dignity to his life?

Not a one!!  He was mediocre even with the Petofi-endowed talent.  I really think he'd be better suited as a stable boy or maybe he could paint houses for a living.

-CLC
Who gives the "Most Boring In 1897" Award to C.D. Tate 

Maybe CDT has enough talent left to paint himself a personality, LOL!   

Hey gang,

Okay, so Charles can't literally create living, breathing people by "conjuring" them up on his artist's canvas anymore.  Nevertheless, when you consider the wealth of knowledge that Charles has undoubtedly accumulated over the years, wouldn't Charles make the perfect art teacher for young and aspiring artists?

In fact, Charles could share his considerable artistic knowledge/tips with an enormous class/audience of students.  That's it!  Charles could replace the late, beloved Bob Ross of PBS on that "Adventures in Painting" TV show.

Of course, Charles would have to grow a thick beard and let his lustrous head of hair grow out into an Afro.  But, I think that Charles could pull it off.  I can almost see Charles "conducting" a televised class on landscapes right now...

"Okay, everybody, we'll mix some azure blue right up there with those thick white cumulus clouds over that big old mountain.  The combination of light blue with white makes a beautiful and striking contrast, just like the beautiful and striking contrast of my piercing blue eyes with my formerly luxuriant flaxen-golden hair."

I'm sure that you will agree that C.D. Tate could prove to be an enormous inspiration for young people who are intent about honing their nascent artistic skills.

Bob the Bartender, former John Nagy Learn to Draw student.

       

 I dunno, Bob.....with his palette in one hand and a brush in the other the entire time he's on camera, what appendage is he going to use to rake through his hair? 

rainey

Well, Chuckie's got no one to blame but himself for his "de-talented" situation.  We've mentioned before that if wanted his Amanda, he coulda just whipped up another one, along with oodles of loot, palatial mansions, a staff of servants, his own private railroad car, a Newport "cottage", and throw in a luxury yacht, and get the heck outta Collinsport, but he didn't do it.

Now, if the guy's got an ounce of ingenuity, he can still paint.  He's already got a name made for himself, so he can use that.  All he hasta do is just slap any old thing on canvas and call it a "new movement", saying that he will no longer paint according to his old style, acting like a spoiled, temperamental, flakey "artist".  There were more than enough wealthy patrons out there too dumb to have taste, and too easily taken in by some bohemian with the ability to pass himself off as a genius.

Gerard

In fact, Charles could share his considerable artistic knowledge/tips with an enormous class/audience of students.  That's it!  Charles could replace the late, beloved Bob Ross of PBS on that "Adventures in Painting" TV show.

Nah.....he could never replace Bob Ross.  He's not serene enough.  Ya gotta be a happy fellow to paint all those "happy little clouds and happy trees".

Hey, ya know who I used to love to watch?  That painter with the German accent - Alexander I think his name was - the guy who used to "FIRE IN the colors".  LOL  What a pisser.

Nope.  I still say CD Tate ("master of realism") would do better as a stable boy, or maybe even a male prostitute.

-CLC 

Connie dear,

Dear Charles might just have a shot at a career as a male escort.  If he wore really tight pants, and practiced leaning against brick walls with face in shadow and his behind pushed WAY out.

That could be the ticket.

I was surprised to see another fan mention all the fanfic about Charles.  First I'd ever heard of it.

Gothick

Dear Charles might just have a shot at a career as a male escort.  If he wore really tight pants, and practiced leaning against brick walls with face in shadow and his behind pushed WAY out.

Dearest Steve,
THAT imagery is a bit more than I can grapple with.

-CLC 

Bob Ross, I used to watch him for the same reason I will sometimes catch Matt and Sheri on HGTV.....watch and wonder just how in hell he landed with a tv show.

If Tate were Bob Ross and wanted another Amanda he could just paint himself a happy little ho who would live right there....by him.  There's an image not even Matt and Sheri would try to incorporate into an over all design.

n

Bob Ross, I used to watch him for the same reason I will sometimes catch Matt and Sheri on HGTV.....watch and wonder just how in hell he landed with a tv show.

If Tate were Bob Ross and wanted another Amanda he could just paint himself a happy little ho who would live right there....by him.  There's an image not even Matt and Sheri would try to incorporate into an over all design.

n

ROTFLMAO![clap]
the guy was a loser!but to paint another
Amanda the thought makes one want to hurl![puke]

jennifer

Gothick and Connie,

Charles Delaware Tate as a male escort.  That's a tremendous idea!  I can see it now:

Charles, rakishly attired in some sharp-looking suit, driving a snazzy horse and buggy along Collinsport Drive with the wind blowing his usually perfectly coiffed hair, on his way to a rendezvous with Magda Racosi (or some other affluent and prominent local lady), and we hear the sultry sound of Blondie as she intones "Call Me"!

Yes, it's C.D.Tate, a/k/a: AMERICAN GIGOLO!!!

or maybe: C.D. Tate a/k/a: COLLINSPORT GIGOLO!!!

Bob the Bartender, who wonders if Richard Gere ever got "agita" as he hung from those gravity boots in the film of the same name?

 

Personally, I think the ONLY route for Charles Delaware Tate is a monastery. A vow of celibacy will save future generations much grief... AND, think of the many blessings of vow of SILENCE would bring!

I'd hate to see Charles devolve into an embittered, alcoholic artist ala the late, lamented Sam Evans.

Since I'm more inclined toward the camp pithily described by Connie¢â‚¬¦

I'm glad SOMEONE is concerned 'cause I'm sure as hell not.

(LOL!) I think this fate would suit CD well.

ALSO, it could have been utilized as another interesting haunted house story...the cynical and revengeful ghost of CD Tate somehow bringing bad fortune to all other future artistically inclined inhabitants of the cottage including the ill fated Sam.