Re: Prince

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Good answer, makes sense, thanx much.
Thor


>Thor --
>
>"Prince" is just a colloquialism from the 40's & 50's (and maybe a bit
>earlier), a sort of wise-guy (non-gangster), quick-hip usage. If you think 
>of
>Preston Sturges -- or his most brilliant modern-day offspring, Joel & Ethan
>Coen ("Miller's Crossing") -- I think you may get a sense of this shoot 
>from
>the lip, stacatto, tommygun vocal delivery. It seems to be Holden's 
>temporary
>slide into B-movie shorthand. It seems the difference between phony and
>prince, at least in usage ... well, the former seems like the utterance of 
>a
>somewhat petulant child, while the latter sounds like the utterance of a
>somewhat delinquent juvenile.
>
>Mirjam and Rick
>


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