Monday, January 24, 2011

The naked truth!


Let me introduce you to... Jean Baucher. Or rather his replica, as the real one died in 1995... He was - among many other things - the head of Le Moulin Rouge for sometime and he is now buried in the Montmartre cemetery in a grave, that, to say the least, is not exactly discrete! I thought of posting this photo because I just read Le Moulin Rouge is on the verge of being totally transformed; there will be a new glass entrance, a brasserie on the rooftop, a new, smaller cabaret spaceinside... These are the plans of Jean-Jacques Clérico, the new owner. I don't know if he already reserved a slot at the Montmartre cemetery and if he had his statue already made ;-)

20 comments:

  1. Is all life-size statue? ;) I hope the new owner takes a slightly more modest grave. Any previous owner lies in Montmartre?

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  2. I had no idea about the Moulin Rouge.
    What a guy, naked truth and all. :p

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  3. Renovated, OK, I can see that but do you mean demolished and rebuilt from the ground up?!!

    I can't imagine the area without its Moulin Rouge. Kind of like San Francisco without cable cars. And can you imagine all these post cards having to be retouched? ;)

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  4. "A new glass entrance" is worrisome, also, Tomate, though I do not know the details, of course. A brasserie on the roof is a great idea, as long as the view of the moulin rouge itself is not obscured too much.

    By the way, referring to a previous post: it warmed up today, it's about 10 F. I did not even go outside except to get the newspaper from the front door. (But I was tired: I saw Mozart's "Magic Flute" last night. What fun!)

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  5. Must change come to the Moulin Rouge? I suppose the new owner wants to keep business good, and keep the building in good shape. Still, the idea makes me feel a bit wistful.

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  6. "...not exactly discrete!" Oui, that would be Le Moulin Rouge. During the 1950's there was a Moulin Rouge in Hollywood. It was on Sunset Boulevard near Vine. I use to hang-out back stage when I was a child. I have been to Le Moulin Rouge in Paris and yes, she does need a face-lift. ;-) LOL I totally agree with the current owner. There is a website that sells really cute Moulin Rouge jewelry (and other stuff). http://www.souvenirsofparis.com/moulin-rouge/index.html

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  7. That's what I call planning ahead! I mean, he must have posed for this statue for his own grave—and do you suppose he worked out for that six-pack? Very interesting news about the Moulin Rouge.

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  8. BTW, Eric—right now, at midnight in NYC, it's -9°C.

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  9. Not crazy about the statue. Looks a little stiff to me.

    Just got to NY and you are right, Alexa.

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  10. Oh PHX, you can do better than that! LOL And Tomate, you're right, the postcards, t-shirts, posters, dog sweaters and more will all need to be retouched!

    Great find Eric...and what WERE you doing wandering through the cemetary pray tell?

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  11. He must have felt that he had nothing to hide, not even after his dead.

    I just can't imagine changing anything at Le Moulin Rouge.
    Tsk..tsk..what will come next...?

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  12. LOL He looks like he has back trouble or somthing. Not exactly how I would like to be remembered, but to each his own, I guess.

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  13. That's a pretty intimidating presentation of someone I've never heard of before but nice to meet him... hmm ;)

    LOOOL Christie!

    Flore

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  14. We have a heat wave: 27 F. wow, It think I'll go hang out in a cemetery and strip off some clothes!

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  15. I hope the Moulin Rouge isn't changed too much. During my 2005 visit, I really felt transported back to the days of Lautrec. I dare say I liked my daydreams about that era better than the show itself.

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  16. It seems to me that the nattily attired Gentleman in the bust over Monsieur Baucher's shoulder is smirking at his audacity! Hmmm...

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  17. Whoa, the very definition of "six pack abs"! But the upper chest is verging on alien anatomy . . .
    Love your framing here.
    -Kim

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  18. And they will have a new logo too

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