Blues for David Rappaport

Blues for David Rappaport

Your bio mentions an incident on the set of "The Bride", when,

playing the role of "Rinaldo the Midget" you were tied, left hoisted

in the air while a circus tent burned around you and no one heard

your screams. I remember seeing "Time Bandits"

as a child, and again as an adult, and wondering

why this wise-eyed man was relegated to children's movies,

a Mantan Moreland cast as comic relief and outshining the lead,

dancing to "Me and My Shadow" for Napoleon, roly-poly, playing

the child, aged but not grown. You seemed more at ease sipping

champagne on the Titanic, cigar in hand, saying this is the life, boys,

enjoy it while you can, and not spilling a drop

even as the ship shifted and began to sink.